[gem5-users] Simulation get significantly more slower with more guest cores using X86KvmCPU

2020-05-12 Thread Wenqi Yin via gem5-users
Hello all, I am running FS simulation to boot a linux with the cpu type of X86KvmCPU. However, I observed the simulation get significantly slower once the number of cores of the guest exceed some value. I am using the config/example/fs.py with the linux kernel and disking prepared according

[gem5-users] Question about Ruby cache latencies

2020-05-12 Thread Tiago Muck via gem5-users
Hi Shehab, Your understanding is correct, there are some cases that are not being handled. This https://gem5-review.googlesource.com/c/public/gem5/+/18414 patched MOESI_CMP_directory to some extent (there was no cache latency being considered before) but was not a complete solution. Other then

[gem5-users] Gem5 build on MAC

2020-05-12 Thread Nivedita Gaur via gem5-users
Hello all, I am getting started with the gem5 simulator on my Mac 10.15.3. I started with "Building gem5" using commands mentioned on " https://www.gem5.org/documentation/learning_gem5/part1/building/";. However, I am having issues building it. Since the commands mentioned on the page are for Ubu