Re: [Gems-users] defining new actions in *.sm file

["Mike Marty" <mikem@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Make a transition that only executes your action and nothing else.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: gems-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:gems-users-
> bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dave Z.
> Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 6:30 PM
> To: Gems Users
> Subject: Re: [Gems-users] defining new actions in *.sm file
> 
> I see what you mean. But I just want some action to
> get executed by the cache controller when a particular
> magic instruction is called in the program, not when a
> transition takes place. Is there a way to work around
> this problem? Any ideas? Thanks.
> 
> DZ
> 
> --- Greg Byrd <gbyrd@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> >
> > You can't "call" an action.  Actions happen as a
> > result of a
> > transition.  And transitions happen
> > as a result of an event.  To cause your cache
> > component to wake up and
> > do something,
> > you need to schedule an event.
> >
> > ...gb
> >
> >
> > Dave Z. wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > Here is what I'm planning to do to send requests
> > from
> > > a program to Ruby cache controller. Please correct
> > me
> > > if I'm wrong.
> > >
> > > - I'll define a magic instruction in commands.C.
> > This
> > > instruction will be called in the program.
> > > - I'll define an action in *.sm file This action
> > will
> > > be handled when the magic instruction is called.
> > >
> > > My question is: how should I define the action in
> > > commands.C so that it's get called when the magic
> > > instruction is called? For example, if my action's
> > > name is aa_myAction, would it work if I do the
> > > following in commands.C?
> > >
> > > else if (val == 61) { // my magic number
> > >   printf("My magic instruction\n");
> > >   L1Cache_Controller::aa_myAction;
> > > }
> > >
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