diff -r d4e08e83f4fa -r e69b70e188a9 src/sim/stat_control.cc
--- a/src/sim/stat_control.cc	Thu Dec 01 00:15:26 2011 -0800
+++ b/src/sim/stat_control.cc	Thu Dec 01 00:29:45 2011 -0800
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
 
 Stats::Formula simSeconds;
 Stats::Value simTicks;
+Stats::Value simCurTicks;
 Stats::Value simFreq;
 
 namespace Stats {
@@ -85,6 +86,12 @@
     return curTick() - startTick;
 }
 
+Tick
+statCurTicks()
+{
+    return curTick();
+}
+
 SimTicksReset simTicksReset;
 
 struct Global
@@ -126,6 +133,13 @@
         .desc("Number of ticks simulated")
         ;
 
+    simCurTicks
+        .functor(statCurTicks)
+        .name("sim_cur_ticks")
+        .desc("Number of ticks from beginning of simulation \
+(restored from checkpoints and never reset)")
+        ;
+
     hostInstRate
         .name("host_inst_rate")
         .desc("Simulator instruction rate (inst/s)")