Re: [Gems-users] Problems starting simics after loading ruby

[Byn Choi <bynchoi1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This is just a wild guess, but maybe decrease the memory size?

I use 268435456 (256MB), you seem to be using 4294967296 (4GB).

Byn

On Apr 13, 2010, at 9:58 AM, Crispin wrote:

> Hi there.
>
> As stated in the subject of the mail I'm having problems to continue
> with the simics simulation after loading the ruby module. Following, I
> paste the log of the execution:
>
> ************************************************************************************
> ./simics -stall -x entrada.simics -no-win
> Checking out a license... done: academic license.
>
>  +----------------+    Copyright 1998-2007 by Virtutech, All Rights
> Reserved
>  |   Virtutech    |    Version: Simics 3.0.31
>  |     Simics     |    Build: 1406  Host: x86-linux
>  +----------------+
>    www.simics.com      "Virtutech" and "Simics" are trademarks of
> Virtutech AB
>
> Use of this software is subject to appropriate license.
> Type 'copyright' for details on copyright.
> Type 'help help' for info on the on-line documentation.
>
> [cpu0 info] Note that on this cpu, instruction-fetch-trace is
> implemented using instruction-cache-access-trace with a suitable cache
> line size.
> [cpu1 info] Note that on this cpu, instruction-fetch-trace is
> implemented using instruction-cache-access-trace with a suitable cache
> line size.
> [cpu2 info] Note that on this cpu, instruction-fetch-trace is
> implemented using instruction-cache-access-trace with a suitable cache
> line size.
> [cpu3 info] Note that on this cpu, instruction-fetch-trace is
> implemented using instruction-cache-access-trace with a suitable cache
> line size.
> Turning I-STC off and flushing old data
> Turning D-STC off and flushing old data
> The switch time will change to 1 cycles (for CPU-0) once all  
> processors
> have synchronized.
> successful installation of the ruby timing model.
> Ruby Timing Mode
> Warning: optimizations not enabled.
> Creating event queue...
> Creating event queue done
> Creating system...
>  Processors: 4
> Creating system done
> Ruby initialization complete
> fork failed: Cannot allocate memory
> Unable to start readhist; only limited command line editing available
> ************************************************************************************
>
> I have searched for this error on the list, and I haven't found  
> anything
> about it. The input file "entrada-simics" contains the following:
>
> ************************************************************************************
> read-configuration
> /raid/urano/crigore/simics/2010-03/generated/fft-p4-s16/fft-p4- 
> s16.checkpoint
> instruction-fetch-mode instruction-fetch-trace
> istc-disable
> dstc-disable
> cpu-switch-time 1
> load-module ruby
> ruby0.setparam g_NUM_PROCESSORS 4
> ruby0.setparam g_PROCS_PER_CHIP 4
> ruby0.setparam g_NUM_L2_BANKS 4
> ruby0.setparam g_NUM_MEMORIES 4
> ruby0.setparam g_endpoint_bandwidth 1000
> ruby0.setparam g_MEMORY_SIZE_BYTES 4294967296
> ruby0.setparam_str g_CACHE_DESIGN MESH_2D
> ruby0.setparam_str g_GARNET_NETWORK true
> ruby0.setparam_str g_DETAIL_NETWORK false
> ruby0.init
> ************************************************************************************
>
> The checkpoint is a valid checkpoint that we have used on other works.
> If it helps, I'm also using a script that sets the following  
> environment
> vars:
>
> ************************************************************************************
> export
> LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${HOME}/simics/gems-2-2/simicsfromhell/simics-3.0.31/ 
> x86-linux/sys/lib/
> export LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
> export SIMICS_EXTRA_LIB=./modules
> export LANG=C
> export
> SIMICS_INCLUDE_ROOT=${HOME}/simics/gems-2-2/simicsfromhell/ 
> simics-3.0.31/src/include/
> export SIMICS_INSTALL=${HOME}/simics/gems-2-2/simicsfromhell/ 
> simics-3.0.31/
> export GEMS=${HOME}/simics/gems-2-2/gems-2.1.1/
> ************************************************************************************
>
> Does someone know what's going on?
>
> Thanks, sincerely.
> Cris.
>
>
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