[Gems-users] Where to start: a different memory system

[Oliver Mattes <mattes@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

Sorry for my 'stupid' newbie-question, but I'm new with GEMS and the
documentation on the web is not so comprehensive.

I'd like to test a different way of connecting memory to a system. The
memory-modules should be autonomic and manage themselves. This means,
that access to the memory-modules is achieved through requests and answers.

I think I have to change the memory hierarchy and add a
controller/requester after the Caches which generates the requests and
sends them to controllers attached in front of the memory-modules. For
the communication beetween these controllers another protocol is used.

Do you think it is possible to implement this with GEMS?
Where should I start? What do I have to change? Where can I iplement
these controllers and where the protocol?

Do you have a hint for me?

Thanks in advance!
Oliver