Re: [Gems-users] Simulated machine execution time

[Mike Marty <mikem@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I tend to use the "sarek" configuration.  In 
> $SIMICS/home/sarek/sarek-common.simics, there's a python variable "cpu_freq" 
> that sets this parameter.  It defaults to 75.
> Also, at least for the Ultrasparc processor, it's saved when you do a simics 
> checkpoint.  Look for the string "freq_mhz".  You can just change this (for all 
> processors) in the checkpoint file directly.
> Note that changing this only affects time from the Simics point of view.  It 
> doesn't have any effect on Ruby cycles.
>   
Except that it could change the execution path that a program takes

--mike