diff --git a/src/arch/alpha/ev5.cc b/src/arch/alpha/ev5.cc
index 6a5d6af..cc0c583 100644
--- a/src/arch/alpha/ev5.cc
+++ b/src/arch/alpha/ev5.cc
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
     // (no longer very clean due to the change in setIntReg() in the
     // cpu model.  Consider changing later.)
     cpu->thread->setIntReg(ZeroReg, 0);
-    cpu->thread->setFloatRegBits(ZeroReg, 0);
+    cpu->thread->setFloatReg(ZeroReg, 0);
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/src/arch/alpha/registers.hh b/src/arch/alpha/registers.hh
index 2183905..07c0bee 100644
--- a/src/arch/alpha/registers.hh
+++ b/src/arch/alpha/registers.hh
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 typedef RegVal IntReg;
 
 // floating point register file entry type
-typedef RegVal FloatRegBits;
+typedef RegVal FloatReg;
 
 // control register file contents
 typedef RegVal MiscReg;
diff --git a/src/arch/alpha/remote_gdb.cc b/src/arch/alpha/remote_gdb.cc
index f3eafc0..9e87f17 100644
--- a/src/arch/alpha/remote_gdb.cc
+++ b/src/arch/alpha/remote_gdb.cc
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
 
     for (int i = 0; i < 32; ++i)
 #ifdef KGDB_FP_REGS
-       r.fpr[i] = context->readFloatRegBits(i);
+       r.fpr[i] = context->readFloatReg(i);
 #else
        r.fpr[i] = 0;
 #endif
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@
 
 #ifdef KGDB_FP_REGS
     for (int i = 0; i < NumFloatArchRegs; ++i) {
-        context->setFloatRegBits(i, gdbregs.regs64[i + KGDB_REG_F0]);
+        context->setFloatReg(i, gdbregs.regs64[i + KGDB_REG_F0]);
     }
 #endif
     context->pcState(r.pc);
diff --git a/src/arch/alpha/utility.cc b/src/arch/alpha/utility.cc
index de4b4e3..c03e7b0 100644
--- a/src/arch/alpha/utility.cc
+++ b/src/arch/alpha/utility.cc
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     const int NumArgumentRegs = 6;
     if (number < NumArgumentRegs) {
         if (fp)
-            return tc->readFloatRegBits(16 + number);
+            return tc->readFloatReg(16 + number);
         else
             return tc->readIntReg(16 + number);
     } else {
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 
     // Then loop through the floating point registers.
     for (int i = 0; i < NumFloatRegs; ++i)
-        dest->setFloatRegBits(i, src->readFloatRegBits(i));
+        dest->setFloatReg(i, src->readFloatReg(i));
 
     // Would need to add condition-code regs if implemented
     assert(NumCCRegs == 0);
diff --git a/src/arch/arm/kvm/arm_cpu.cc b/src/arch/arm/kvm/arm_cpu.cc
index 69d6f8c..4d6b9a1 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm/kvm/arm_cpu.cc
+++ b/src/arch/arm/kvm/arm_cpu.cc
@@ -697,8 +697,8 @@
         const unsigned idx_hi(idx_base + 1);
         const unsigned idx_lo(idx_base + 0);
         uint64_t value(
-            ((uint64_t)tc->readFloatRegBitsFlat(idx_hi) << 32) |
-            tc->readFloatRegBitsFlat(idx_lo));
+            ((uint64_t)tc->readFloatRegFlat(idx_hi) << 32) |
+            tc->readFloatRegFlat(idx_lo));
 
         setOneReg(id, value);
     } else if (REG_IS_VFP_CTRL(id)) {
@@ -839,8 +839,8 @@
         const unsigned idx_lo(idx_base + 0);
         uint64_t value(getOneRegU64(id));
 
-        tc->setFloatRegBitsFlat(idx_hi, (value >> 32) & 0xFFFFFFFF);
-        tc->setFloatRegBitsFlat(idx_lo, value & 0xFFFFFFFF);
+        tc->setFloatRegFlat(idx_hi, (value >> 32) & 0xFFFFFFFF);
+        tc->setFloatRegFlat(idx_lo, value & 0xFFFFFFFF);
     } else if (REG_IS_VFP_CTRL(id)) {
         MiscRegIndex idx(decodeVFPCtrlReg(id));
         if (idx == NUM_MISCREGS) {
diff --git a/src/arch/arm/kvm/armv8_cpu.cc b/src/arch/arm/kvm/armv8_cpu.cc
index bfd447a..3757e26 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm/kvm/armv8_cpu.cc
+++ b/src/arch/arm/kvm/armv8_cpu.cc
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@
         const RegIndex reg_base(i * FP_REGS_PER_VFP_REG);
         KvmFPReg reg;
         for (int j = 0; j < FP_REGS_PER_VFP_REG; j++)
-            reg.s[j].i = tc->readFloatRegBits(reg_base + j);
+            reg.s[j].i = tc->readFloatReg(reg_base + j);
 
         setOneReg(kvmFPReg(i), reg.data);
         DPRINTF(KvmContext, "  Q%i: %s\n", i, getAndFormatOneReg(kvmFPReg(i)));
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@
         DPRINTF(KvmContext, "  Q%i: %s\n", i, getAndFormatOneReg(kvmFPReg(i)));
         getOneReg(kvmFPReg(i), reg.data);
         for (int j = 0; j < FP_REGS_PER_VFP_REG; j++)
-            tc->setFloatRegBits(reg_base + j, reg.s[j].i);
+            tc->setFloatReg(reg_base + j, reg.s[j].i);
     }
 
     for (const auto &ri : getSysRegMap()) {
diff --git a/src/arch/arm/tracers/tarmac_parser.cc b/src/arch/arm/tracers/tarmac_parser.cc
index 67bbb14..860bb1b 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm/tracers/tarmac_parser.cc
+++ b/src/arch/arm/tracers/tarmac_parser.cc
@@ -647,35 +647,35 @@
             break;
           case REG_S:
             if (instRecord.isetstate == ISET_A64)
-                value_lo = thread->readFloatRegBits(it->index * 4);
+                value_lo = thread->readFloatReg(it->index * 4);
             else
-                value_lo = thread->readFloatRegBits(it->index);
+                value_lo = thread->readFloatReg(it->index);
             break;
           case REG_D:
             if (instRecord.isetstate == ISET_A64)
-                value_lo = thread->readFloatRegBits(it->index * 4) |
-                    (uint64_t) thread->readFloatRegBits(it->index * 4 + 1) <<
+                value_lo = thread->readFloatReg(it->index * 4) |
+                    (uint64_t) thread->readFloatReg(it->index * 4 + 1) <<
                     32;
             else
-                value_lo = thread->readFloatRegBits(it->index * 2) |
-                    (uint64_t) thread->readFloatRegBits(it->index * 2 + 1) <<
+                value_lo = thread->readFloatReg(it->index * 2) |
+                    (uint64_t) thread->readFloatReg(it->index * 2 + 1) <<
                     32;
             break;
           case REG_Q:
             check_value_hi = true;
             if (instRecord.isetstate == ISET_A64) {
-                value_lo = thread->readFloatRegBits(it->index * 4) |
-                    (uint64_t) thread->readFloatRegBits(it->index * 4 + 1) <<
+                value_lo = thread->readFloatReg(it->index * 4) |
+                    (uint64_t) thread->readFloatReg(it->index * 4 + 1) <<
                     32;
-                value_hi = thread->readFloatRegBits(it->index * 4 + 2) |
-                    (uint64_t) thread->readFloatRegBits(it->index * 4 + 3) <<
+                value_hi = thread->readFloatReg(it->index * 4 + 2) |
+                    (uint64_t) thread->readFloatReg(it->index * 4 + 3) <<
                     32;
             } else {
-                value_lo = thread->readFloatRegBits(it->index * 2) |
-                    (uint64_t) thread->readFloatRegBits(it->index * 2 + 1) <<
+                value_lo = thread->readFloatReg(it->index * 2) |
+                    (uint64_t) thread->readFloatReg(it->index * 2 + 1) <<
                     32;
-                value_hi = thread->readFloatRegBits(it->index * 2 + 2) |
-                    (uint64_t) thread->readFloatRegBits(it->index * 2 + 3) <<
+                value_hi = thread->readFloatReg(it->index * 2 + 2) |
+                    (uint64_t) thread->readFloatReg(it->index * 2 + 3) <<
                     32;
             }
             break;
diff --git a/src/arch/arm/tracers/tarmac_record.cc b/src/arch/arm/tracers/tarmac_record.cc
index 5dbb847..51fbf2c 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm/tracers/tarmac_record.cc
+++ b/src/arch/arm/tracers/tarmac_record.cc
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@
 
     regValid = true;
     regName  = "f" + std::to_string(regRelIdx);
-    valueLo = bitsToFloat32(thread->readFloatRegBits(regRelIdx));
+    valueLo = bitsToFloat32(thread->readFloatReg(regRelIdx));
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/arch/arm/utility.cc b/src/arch/arm/utility.cc
index 11c3479..bee8013 100644
--- a/src/arch/arm/utility.cc
+++ b/src/arch/arm/utility.cc
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
         dest->setIntRegFlat(i, src->readIntRegFlat(i));
 
     for (int i = 0; i < NumFloatRegs; i++)
-        dest->setFloatRegBitsFlat(i, src->readFloatRegBitsFlat(i));
+        dest->setFloatRegFlat(i, src->readFloatRegFlat(i));
 
     for (int i = 0; i < NumCCRegs; i++)
         dest->setCCReg(i, src->readCCReg(i));
diff --git a/src/arch/mips/isa/formats/fp.isa b/src/arch/mips/isa/formats/fp.isa
index f4f05ea..59dba68 100644
--- a/src/arch/mips/isa/formats/fp.isa
+++ b/src/arch/mips/isa/formats/fp.isa
@@ -139,12 +139,12 @@
 
                 //Read FCSR from FloatRegFile
                 uint32_t fcsr_bits =
-                    cpu->tcBase()->readFloatRegBits(FLOATREG_FCSR);
+                    cpu->tcBase()->readFloatReg(FLOATREG_FCSR);
 
                 uint32_t new_fcsr = genInvalidVector(fcsr_bits);
 
                 //Write FCSR from FloatRegFile
-                cpu->tcBase()->setFloatRegBits(FLOATREG_FCSR, new_fcsr);
+                cpu->tcBase()->setFloatReg(FLOATREG_FCSR, new_fcsr);
 
                 if (traceData) { traceData->setData(mips_nan); }
                 return true;
@@ -157,13 +157,13 @@
         fpResetCauseBits(ExecContext *cpu)
         {
             //Read FCSR from FloatRegFile
-            uint32_t fcsr = cpu->tcBase()->readFloatRegBits(FLOATREG_FCSR);
+            uint32_t fcsr = cpu->tcBase()->readFloatReg(FLOATREG_FCSR);
 
             // TODO: Use utility function here
             fcsr = bits(fcsr, 31, 18) << 18 | bits(fcsr, 11, 0);
 
             //Write FCSR from FloatRegFile
-            cpu->tcBase()->setFloatRegBits(FLOATREG_FCSR, fcsr);
+            cpu->tcBase()->setFloatReg(FLOATREG_FCSR, fcsr);
         }
 }};
 
diff --git a/src/arch/mips/registers.hh b/src/arch/mips/registers.hh
index 633199c..46f81d5 100644
--- a/src/arch/mips/registers.hh
+++ b/src/arch/mips/registers.hh
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@
 typedef RegVal IntReg;
 
 // floating point register file entry type
-typedef RegVal FloatRegBits;
+typedef RegVal FloatReg;
 
 // cop-0/cop-1 system control register
 typedef RegVal MiscReg;
diff --git a/src/arch/mips/remote_gdb.cc b/src/arch/mips/remote_gdb.cc
index d490fa5..435bc00 100644
--- a/src/arch/mips/remote_gdb.cc
+++ b/src/arch/mips/remote_gdb.cc
@@ -180,9 +180,9 @@
     r.badvaddr = context->readMiscRegNoEffect(MISCREG_BADVADDR);
     r.cause = context->readMiscRegNoEffect(MISCREG_CAUSE);
     r.pc = context->pcState().pc();
-    for (int i = 0; i < 32; i++) r.fpr[i] = context->readFloatRegBits(i);
-    r.fsr = context->readFloatRegBits(FLOATREG_FCCR);
-    r.fir = context->readFloatRegBits(FLOATREG_FIR);
+    for (int i = 0; i < 32; i++) r.fpr[i] = context->readFloatReg(i);
+    r.fsr = context->readFloatReg(FLOATREG_FCCR);
+    r.fir = context->readFloatReg(FLOATREG_FIR);
 }
 
 void
@@ -197,9 +197,9 @@
     context->setMiscRegNoEffect(MISCREG_BADVADDR, r.badvaddr);
     context->setMiscRegNoEffect(MISCREG_CAUSE, r.cause);
     context->pcState(r.pc);
-    for (int i = 0; i < 32; i++) context->setFloatRegBits(i, r.fpr[i]);
-    context->setFloatRegBits(FLOATREG_FCCR, r.fsr);
-    context->setFloatRegBits(FLOATREG_FIR, r.fir);
+    for (int i = 0; i < 32; i++) context->setFloatReg(i, r.fpr[i]);
+    context->setFloatReg(FLOATREG_FCCR, r.fsr);
+    context->setFloatReg(FLOATREG_FIR, r.fir);
 }
 
 BaseGdbRegCache*
diff --git a/src/arch/mips/utility.cc b/src/arch/mips/utility.cc
index c8163b7..bb20c4c 100644
--- a/src/arch/mips/utility.cc
+++ b/src/arch/mips/utility.cc
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
     // (no longer very clean due to the change in setIntReg() in the
     // cpu model.  Consider changing later.)
     cpu->thread->setIntReg(ZeroReg, 0);
-    cpu->thread->setFloatRegBits(ZeroReg, 0);
+    cpu->thread->setFloatReg(ZeroReg, 0);
 }
 
 void
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@
 
     // Then loop through the floating point registers.
     for (int i = 0; i < NumFloatRegs; i++)
-        dest->setFloatRegBitsFlat(i, src->readFloatRegBitsFlat(i));
+        dest->setFloatRegFlat(i, src->readFloatRegFlat(i));
 
     // Would need to add condition-code regs if implemented
     assert(NumCCRegs == 0);
diff --git a/src/arch/null/registers.hh b/src/arch/null/registers.hh
index ff9e0cd..e53cc45 100644
--- a/src/arch/null/registers.hh
+++ b/src/arch/null/registers.hh
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 namespace NullISA {
 
 typedef RegVal IntReg;
-typedef RegVal FloatRegBits;
+typedef RegVal FloatReg;
 typedef uint8_t CCReg;
 typedef RegVal MiscReg;
 const RegIndex ZeroReg = 0;
diff --git a/src/arch/power/registers.hh b/src/arch/power/registers.hh
index e8de218..909c24e 100644
--- a/src/arch/power/registers.hh
+++ b/src/arch/power/registers.hh
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 typedef RegVal IntReg;
 
 // Floating point register file entry type
-typedef RegVal FloatRegBits;
+typedef RegVal FloatReg;
 typedef RegVal MiscReg;
 
 // dummy typedef since we don't have CC regs
diff --git a/src/arch/power/remote_gdb.cc b/src/arch/power/remote_gdb.cc
index b4082e0..c8a71c5 100644
--- a/src/arch/power/remote_gdb.cc
+++ b/src/arch/power/remote_gdb.cc
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
         r.gpr[i] = htobe((uint32_t)context->readIntReg(i));
 
     for (int i = 0; i < NumFloatArchRegs; i++)
-        r.fpr[i] = context->readFloatRegBits(i);
+        r.fpr[i] = context->readFloatReg(i);
 
     r.pc = htobe((uint32_t)context->pcState().pc());
     r.msr = 0; // Is MSR modeled?
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
         context->setIntReg(i, betoh(r.gpr[i]));
 
     for (int i = 0; i < NumFloatArchRegs; i++)
-        context->setFloatRegBits(i, r.fpr[i]);
+        context->setFloatReg(i, r.fpr[i]);
 
     context->pcState(betoh(r.pc));
     // Is MSR modeled?
diff --git a/src/arch/power/utility.cc b/src/arch/power/utility.cc
index c8ff999..6738c12 100644
--- a/src/arch/power/utility.cc
+++ b/src/arch/power/utility.cc
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 
     // Then loop through the floating point registers.
     for (int i = 0; i < NumFloatRegs; ++i)
-        dest->setFloatRegBits(i, src->readFloatRegBits(i));
+        dest->setFloatReg(i, src->readFloatReg(i));
 
     // Would need to add condition-code regs if implemented
     assert(NumCCRegs == 0);
diff --git a/src/arch/riscv/registers.hh b/src/arch/riscv/registers.hh
index a672742..7f7cefe 100644
--- a/src/arch/riscv/registers.hh
+++ b/src/arch/riscv/registers.hh
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 const int MaxMiscDestRegs = 1;
 
 typedef RegVal IntReg;
-typedef RegVal FloatRegBits;
+typedef RegVal FloatReg;
 typedef uint8_t CCReg; // Not applicable to Riscv
 typedef RegVal MiscReg;
 
diff --git a/src/arch/riscv/remote_gdb.cc b/src/arch/riscv/remote_gdb.cc
index 6d56a93..fe339ff 100644
--- a/src/arch/riscv/remote_gdb.cc
+++ b/src/arch/riscv/remote_gdb.cc
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
         r.gpr[i] = context->readIntReg(i);
     r.pc = context->pcState().pc();
     for (int i = 0; i < NumFloatRegs; i++)
-        r.fpr[i] = context->readFloatRegBits(i);
+        r.fpr[i] = context->readFloatReg(i);
 
     r.csr_base = context->readMiscReg(0);
     r.fflags = context->readMiscReg(CSR_FFLAGS);
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
         context->setIntReg(i, r.gpr[i]);
     context->pcState(r.pc);
     for (int i = 0; i < NumFloatRegs; i++)
-        context->setFloatRegBits(i, r.fpr[i]);
+        context->setFloatReg(i, r.fpr[i]);
 
     context->setMiscReg(0, r.csr_base);
     context->setMiscReg(CSR_FFLAGS, r.fflags);
diff --git a/src/arch/riscv/remote_gdb.hh b/src/arch/riscv/remote_gdb.hh
index 739cb5a..adb438d 100644
--- a/src/arch/riscv/remote_gdb.hh
+++ b/src/arch/riscv/remote_gdb.hh
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
         struct {
             IntReg gpr[NumIntArchRegs];
             IntReg pc;
-            FloatRegBits fpr[NumFloatRegs];
+            FloatReg fpr[NumFloatRegs];
 
             MiscReg csr_base;
             uint32_t fflags;
diff --git a/src/arch/sparc/utility.cc b/src/arch/sparc/utility.cc
index 8f997aa..8b0b4ab 100644
--- a/src/arch/sparc/utility.cc
+++ b/src/arch/sparc/utility.cc
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@
 
     // Then loop through the floating point registers.
     for (int i = 0; i < SparcISA::NumFloatArchRegs; ++i) {
-        dest->setFloatRegBits(i, src->readFloatRegBits(i));
+        dest->setFloatReg(i, src->readFloatReg(i));
     }
 
     // Would need to add condition-code regs if implemented
diff --git a/src/arch/x86/insts/micromediaop.hh b/src/arch/x86/insts/micromediaop.hh
index 5cb0bdb..1fe8717 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86/insts/micromediaop.hh
+++ b/src/arch/x86/insts/micromediaop.hh
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
         int
         numItems(int size) const
         {
-            return scalarOp() ? 1 : (sizeof(FloatRegBits) / size);
+            return scalarOp() ? 1 : (sizeof(FloatReg) / size);
         }
 
         bool
diff --git a/src/arch/x86/isa/microops/mediaop.isa b/src/arch/x86/isa/microops/mediaop.isa
index f9c6a9f..b8ceb02 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86/isa/microops/mediaop.isa
+++ b/src/arch/x86/isa/microops/mediaop.isa
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@
                     src2, size, destSize, srcSize, ext)
         op_class = 'SimdMiscOp'
         code = '''
-            int items = sizeof(FloatRegBits) / srcSize;
+            int items = sizeof(FloatReg) / srcSize;
             int offset = imm8;
             if (bits(src1, 0) && (ext & 0x1))
                 offset -= items;
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@
                     src2, size, destSize, srcSize, ext)
         op_class = 'SimdMiscOp'
         code = '''
-            int items = sizeof(FloatRegBits) / destSize;
+            int items = sizeof(FloatReg) / destSize;
             int offset = imm8;
             if (bits(dest, 0) && (ext & 0x1))
                 offset -= items;
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@
                     "InstRegIndex(0)", size, destSize, srcSize, ext)
         op_class = 'SimdMiscOp'
         code = '''
-            int items = sizeof(FloatRegBits) / srcSize;
+            int items = sizeof(FloatReg) / srcSize;
             uint64_t result = 0;
             int offset = (ext & 0x1) ? items : 0;
             for (int i = 0; i < items; i++) {
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@
             assert(srcSize == destSize);
             int size = srcSize;
             int sizeBits = size * 8;
-            int items = sizeof(FloatRegBits) / size;
+            int items = sizeof(FloatReg) / size;
             int options;
             int optionBits;
             if (size == 8) {
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@
             for (int i = 0; i < items; i++) {
                 uint64_t resBits;
                 uint8_t lsel = sel & mask(optionBits);
-                if (lsel * size >= sizeof(FloatRegBits)) {
+                if (lsel * size >= sizeof(FloatReg)) {
                     lsel -= options / 2;
                     resBits = bits(FpSrcReg2_uqw,
                             (lsel + 1) * sizeBits - 1,
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@
         code = '''
             assert(srcSize == destSize);
             int size = destSize;
-            int items = (sizeof(FloatRegBits) / size) / 2;
+            int items = (sizeof(FloatReg) / size) / 2;
             int offset = ext ? items : 0;
             uint64_t result = 0;
             for (int i = 0; i < items; i++) {
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@
         op_class = 'SimdMiscOp'
         code = '''
             assert(srcSize == destSize * 2);
-            int items = (sizeof(FloatRegBits) / destSize);
+            int items = (sizeof(FloatReg) / destSize);
             int destBits = destSize * 8;
             int srcBits = srcSize * 8;
             uint64_t result = 0;
@@ -1091,7 +1091,7 @@
         op_class = 'SimdAddOp'
         code = '''
             int srcBits = srcSize * 8;
-            int items = sizeof(FloatRegBits) / srcSize;
+            int items = sizeof(FloatReg) / srcSize;
 
             uint64_t sum = 0;
             for (int i = 0; i < items; i++) {
diff --git a/src/arch/x86/nativetrace.cc b/src/arch/x86/nativetrace.cc
index d7472ef..142a51c 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86/nativetrace.cc
+++ b/src/arch/x86/nativetrace.cc
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@
     rip = tc->pcState().npc();
     //This should be expanded if x87 registers are considered
     for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++)
-        mmx[i] = tc->readFloatRegBits(X86ISA::FLOATREG_MMX(i));
+        mmx[i] = tc->readFloatReg(X86ISA::FLOATREG_MMX(i));
     for (int i = 0; i < 32; i++)
-        xmm[i] = tc->readFloatRegBits(X86ISA::FLOATREG_XMM_BASE + i);
+        xmm[i] = tc->readFloatReg(X86ISA::FLOATREG_XMM_BASE + i);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/arch/x86/registers.hh b/src/arch/x86/registers.hh
index 8938222..8b1d594 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86/registers.hh
+++ b/src/arch/x86/registers.hh
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
 
 //These floating point types are correct for mmx, but not
 //technically for x87 (80 bits) or at all for xmm (128 bits)
-typedef RegVal FloatRegBits;
+typedef RegVal FloatReg;
 
 } // namespace X86ISA
 
diff --git a/src/arch/x86/utility.cc b/src/arch/x86/utility.cc
index 33b53ca..b430124 100644
--- a/src/arch/x86/utility.cc
+++ b/src/arch/x86/utility.cc
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@
          dest->setIntRegFlat(i, src->readIntRegFlat(i));
     //copy float regs
     for (int i = 0; i < NumFloatRegs; ++i)
-         dest->setFloatRegBitsFlat(i, src->readFloatRegBitsFlat(i));
+         dest->setFloatRegFlat(i, src->readFloatRegFlat(i));
     //copy condition-code regs
     for (int i = 0; i < NumCCRegs; ++i)
          dest->setCCRegFlat(i, src->readCCRegFlat(i));
diff --git a/src/cpu/checker/cpu.hh b/src/cpu/checker/cpu.hh
index 9d6061a..30d17bd 100644
--- a/src/cpu/checker/cpu.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/checker/cpu.hh
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@
     {
         const RegId& reg = si->srcRegIdx(idx);
         assert(reg.isFloatReg());
-        return thread->readFloatRegBits(reg.index());
+        return thread->readFloatReg(reg.index());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@
     {
         const RegId& reg = si->destRegIdx(idx);
         assert(reg.isFloatReg());
-        thread->setFloatRegBits(reg.index(), val);
+        thread->setFloatReg(reg.index(), val);
         setScalarResult(val);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/cpu/checker/cpu_impl.hh b/src/cpu/checker/cpu_impl.hh
index f6c3543..86f022d 100644
--- a/src/cpu/checker/cpu_impl.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/checker/cpu_impl.hh
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@
         // maintain $r0 semantics
         thread->setIntReg(ZeroReg, 0);
 #if THE_ISA == ALPHA_ISA
-        thread->setFloatRegBits(ZeroReg, 0);
+        thread->setFloatReg(ZeroReg, 0);
 #endif
 
         // Check if any recent PC changes match up with anything we
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@
             break;
           case FloatRegClass:
             panic_if(!mismatch_val.isScalar(), "Unexpected type of result");
-            thread->setFloatRegBits(idx.index(), mismatch_val.asInteger());
+            thread->setFloatReg(idx.index(), mismatch_val.asInteger());
             break;
           case VecRegClass:
             panic_if(!mismatch_val.isVector(), "Unexpected type of result");
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@
             break;
           case FloatRegClass:
             panic_if(!res.isScalar(), "Unexpected type of result");
-            thread->setFloatRegBits(idx.index(), res.asInteger());
+            thread->setFloatReg(idx.index(), res.asInteger());
             break;
           case VecRegClass:
             panic_if(!res.isVector(), "Unexpected type of result");
diff --git a/src/cpu/checker/thread_context.hh b/src/cpu/checker/thread_context.hh
index 8ce5a74..99506c1 100644
--- a/src/cpu/checker/thread_context.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/checker/thread_context.hh
@@ -209,9 +209,9 @@
     RegVal readIntReg(int reg_idx) { return actualTC->readIntReg(reg_idx); }
 
     RegVal
-    readFloatRegBits(int reg_idx)
+    readFloatReg(int reg_idx)
     {
-        return actualTC->readFloatRegBits(reg_idx);
+        return actualTC->readFloatReg(reg_idx);
     }
 
     const VecRegContainer& readVecReg(const RegId& reg) const
@@ -280,10 +280,10 @@
     }
 
     void
-    setFloatRegBits(int reg_idx, RegVal val)
+    setFloatReg(int reg_idx, RegVal val)
     {
-        actualTC->setFloatRegBits(reg_idx, val);
-        checkerTC->setFloatRegBits(reg_idx, val);
+        actualTC->setFloatReg(reg_idx, val);
+        checkerTC->setFloatReg(reg_idx, val);
     }
 
     void
@@ -404,15 +404,15 @@
     }
 
     RegVal
-    readFloatRegBitsFlat(int idx)
+    readFloatRegFlat(int idx)
     {
-        return actualTC->readFloatRegBitsFlat(idx);
+        return actualTC->readFloatRegFlat(idx);
     }
 
     void
-    setFloatRegBitsFlat(int idx, RegVal val)
+    setFloatRegFlat(int idx, RegVal val)
     {
-        actualTC->setFloatRegBitsFlat(idx, val);
+        actualTC->setFloatRegFlat(idx, val);
     }
 
     const VecRegContainer &
diff --git a/src/cpu/kvm/x86_cpu.cc b/src/cpu/kvm/x86_cpu.cc
index 268fb9e..681e142 100644
--- a/src/cpu/kvm/x86_cpu.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/kvm/x86_cpu.cc
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@
     for (int i = 0; i < 8; ++i) {
         const unsigned reg_idx((i + top) & 0x7);
         const double value(bitsToFloat64(
-                    tc->readFloatRegBits(FLOATREG_FPR(reg_idx))));
+                    tc->readFloatReg(FLOATREG_FPR(reg_idx))));
         DPRINTF(KvmContext, "Setting KVM FP reg %i (st[%i]) := %f\n",
                 reg_idx, i, value);
         X86ISA::storeFloat80(fpu.fpr[i], value);
@@ -848,9 +848,9 @@
 
     for (int i = 0; i < 16; ++i) {
         *(uint64_t *)&fpu.xmm[i][0] =
-            tc->readFloatRegBits(FLOATREG_XMM_LOW(i));
+            tc->readFloatReg(FLOATREG_XMM_LOW(i));
         *(uint64_t *)&fpu.xmm[i][8] =
-            tc->readFloatRegBits(FLOATREG_XMM_HIGH(i));
+            tc->readFloatReg(FLOATREG_XMM_HIGH(i));
     }
 }
 
@@ -1050,7 +1050,7 @@
         const double value(X86ISA::loadFloat80(fpu.fpr[i]));
         DPRINTF(KvmContext, "Setting gem5 FP reg %i (st[%i]) := %f\n",
                 reg_idx, i, value);
-        tc->setFloatRegBits(FLOATREG_FPR(reg_idx), floatToBits64(value));
+        tc->setFloatReg(FLOATREG_FPR(reg_idx), floatToBits64(value));
     }
 
     // TODO: We should update the MMX state
@@ -1068,10 +1068,8 @@
     tc->setMiscRegNoEffect(MISCREG_FOP, fpu.last_opcode);
 
     for (int i = 0; i < 16; ++i) {
-        tc->setFloatRegBits(FLOATREG_XMM_LOW(i),
-                            *(uint64_t *)&fpu.xmm[i][0]);
-        tc->setFloatRegBits(FLOATREG_XMM_HIGH(i),
-                            *(uint64_t *)&fpu.xmm[i][8]);
+        tc->setFloatReg(FLOATREG_XMM_LOW(i), *(uint64_t *)&fpu.xmm[i][0]);
+        tc->setFloatReg(FLOATREG_XMM_HIGH(i), *(uint64_t *)&fpu.xmm[i][8]);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/cpu/minor/exec_context.hh b/src/cpu/minor/exec_context.hh
index 4cb6737..051cf41 100644
--- a/src/cpu/minor/exec_context.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/minor/exec_context.hh
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
         setPredicate(true);
         thread.setIntReg(TheISA::ZeroReg, 0);
 #if THE_ISA == ALPHA_ISA
-        thread.setFloatRegBits(TheISA::ZeroReg, 0);
+        thread.setFloatReg(TheISA::ZeroReg, 0);
 #endif
     }
 
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
     {
         const RegId& reg = si->srcRegIdx(idx);
         assert(reg.isFloatReg());
-        return thread.readFloatRegBits(reg.index());
+        return thread.readFloatReg(reg.index());
     }
 
     const TheISA::VecRegContainer &
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@
     {
         const RegId& reg = si->destRegIdx(idx);
         assert(reg.isFloatReg());
-        thread.setFloatRegBits(reg.index(), val);
+        thread.setFloatReg(reg.index(), val);
     }
 
     void
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@
                 return other_thread->readIntReg(reg.index());
                 break;
             case FloatRegClass:
-                return other_thread->readFloatRegBits(reg.index());
+                return other_thread->readFloatReg(reg.index());
                 break;
             case MiscRegClass:
                 return other_thread->readMiscReg(reg.index());
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@
                 return other_thread->setIntReg(reg.index(), val);
                 break;
             case FloatRegClass:
-                return other_thread->setFloatRegBits(reg.index(), val);
+                return other_thread->setFloatReg(reg.index(), val);
                 break;
             case MiscRegClass:
                 return other_thread->setMiscReg(reg.index(), val);
diff --git a/src/cpu/o3/cpu.cc b/src/cpu/o3/cpu.cc
index ef3b172..0cea748 100644
--- a/src/cpu/o3/cpu.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/o3/cpu.cc
@@ -1328,10 +1328,10 @@
 
 template <class Impl>
 RegVal
-FullO3CPU<Impl>::readFloatRegBits(PhysRegIdPtr phys_reg)
+FullO3CPU<Impl>::readFloatReg(PhysRegIdPtr phys_reg)
 {
     fpRegfileReads++;
-    return regFile.readFloatRegBits(phys_reg);
+    return regFile.readFloatReg(phys_reg);
 }
 
 template <class Impl>
@@ -1396,10 +1396,10 @@
 
 template <class Impl>
 void
-FullO3CPU<Impl>::setFloatRegBits(PhysRegIdPtr phys_reg, RegVal val)
+FullO3CPU<Impl>::setFloatReg(PhysRegIdPtr phys_reg, RegVal val)
 {
     fpRegfileWrites++;
-    regFile.setFloatRegBits(phys_reg, val);
+    regFile.setFloatReg(phys_reg, val);
 }
 
 template <class Impl>
@@ -1448,13 +1448,13 @@
 
 template <class Impl>
 RegVal
-FullO3CPU<Impl>::readArchFloatRegBits(int reg_idx, ThreadID tid)
+FullO3CPU<Impl>::readArchFloatReg(int reg_idx, ThreadID tid)
 {
     fpRegfileReads++;
     PhysRegIdPtr phys_reg = commitRenameMap[tid].lookup(
         RegId(FloatRegClass, reg_idx));
 
-    return regFile.readFloatRegBits(phys_reg);
+    return regFile.readFloatReg(phys_reg);
 }
 
 template <class Impl>
@@ -1531,13 +1531,13 @@
 
 template <class Impl>
 void
-FullO3CPU<Impl>::setArchFloatRegBits(int reg_idx, RegVal val, ThreadID tid)
+FullO3CPU<Impl>::setArchFloatReg(int reg_idx, RegVal val, ThreadID tid)
 {
     fpRegfileWrites++;
     PhysRegIdPtr phys_reg = commitRenameMap[tid].lookup(
             RegId(FloatRegClass, reg_idx));
 
-    regFile.setFloatRegBits(phys_reg, val);
+    regFile.setFloatReg(phys_reg, val);
 }
 
 template <class Impl>
diff --git a/src/cpu/o3/cpu.hh b/src/cpu/o3/cpu.hh
index 30ed4ef..9612b36 100644
--- a/src/cpu/o3/cpu.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/o3/cpu.hh
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@
 
     RegVal readIntReg(PhysRegIdPtr phys_reg);
 
-    RegVal readFloatRegBits(PhysRegIdPtr phys_reg);
+    RegVal readFloatReg(PhysRegIdPtr phys_reg);
 
     const VecRegContainer& readVecReg(PhysRegIdPtr reg_idx) const;
 
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@
 
     void setIntReg(PhysRegIdPtr phys_reg, RegVal val);
 
-    void setFloatRegBits(PhysRegIdPtr phys_reg, RegVal val);
+    void setFloatReg(PhysRegIdPtr phys_reg, RegVal val);
 
     void setVecReg(PhysRegIdPtr reg_idx, const VecRegContainer& val);
 
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@
 
     RegVal readArchIntReg(int reg_idx, ThreadID tid);
 
-    RegVal readArchFloatRegBits(int reg_idx, ThreadID tid);
+    RegVal readArchFloatReg(int reg_idx, ThreadID tid);
 
     const VecRegContainer& readArchVecReg(int reg_idx, ThreadID tid) const;
     /** Read architectural vector register for modification. */
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@
      */
     void setArchIntReg(int reg_idx, RegVal val, ThreadID tid);
 
-    void setArchFloatRegBits(int reg_idx, RegVal val, ThreadID tid);
+    void setArchFloatReg(int reg_idx, RegVal val, ThreadID tid);
 
     void setArchVecPredReg(int reg_idx, const VecPredRegContainer& val,
                            ThreadID tid);
diff --git a/src/cpu/o3/dyn_inst.hh b/src/cpu/o3/dyn_inst.hh
index 9793f4e..e6dffc8 100644
--- a/src/cpu/o3/dyn_inst.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/o3/dyn_inst.hh
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@
                 break;
               case FloatRegClass:
                 this->setFloatRegOperandBits(this->staticInst.get(), idx,
-                               this->cpu->readFloatRegBits(prev_phys_reg));
+                               this->cpu->readFloatReg(prev_phys_reg));
                 break;
               case VecRegClass:
                 this->setVecRegOperand(this->staticInst.get(), idx,
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@
     RegVal
     readFloatRegOperandBits(const StaticInst *si, int idx)
     {
-        return this->cpu->readFloatRegBits(this->_srcRegIdx[idx]);
+        return this->cpu->readFloatReg(this->_srcRegIdx[idx]);
     }
 
     const VecRegContainer&
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@
     void
     setFloatRegOperandBits(const StaticInst *si, int idx, RegVal val)
     {
-        this->cpu->setFloatRegBits(this->_destRegIdx[idx], val);
+        this->cpu->setFloatReg(this->_destRegIdx[idx], val);
         BaseDynInst<Impl>::setFloatRegOperandBits(si, idx, val);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/cpu/o3/regfile.hh b/src/cpu/o3/regfile.hh
index 4077c99..163a13a 100644
--- a/src/cpu/o3/regfile.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/o3/regfile.hh
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
     }
 
     RegVal
-    readFloatRegBits(PhysRegIdPtr phys_reg) const
+    readFloatReg(PhysRegIdPtr phys_reg) const
     {
         assert(phys_reg->isFloatPhysReg());
 
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@
     }
 
     void
-    setFloatRegBits(PhysRegIdPtr phys_reg, RegVal val)
+    setFloatReg(PhysRegIdPtr phys_reg, RegVal val)
     {
         assert(phys_reg->isFloatPhysReg());
 
diff --git a/src/cpu/o3/thread_context.hh b/src/cpu/o3/thread_context.hh
index 7858f5a..1ab1a08 100644
--- a/src/cpu/o3/thread_context.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/o3/thread_context.hh
@@ -189,10 +189,10 @@
     }
 
     virtual RegVal
-    readFloatRegBits(int reg_idx)
+    readFloatReg(int reg_idx)
     {
-        return readFloatRegBitsFlat(flattenRegId(RegId(FloatRegClass,
-                                                 reg_idx)).index());
+        return readFloatRegFlat(flattenRegId(RegId(FloatRegClass,
+                                             reg_idx)).index());
     }
 
     virtual const VecRegContainer &
@@ -284,10 +284,10 @@
     }
 
     virtual void
-    setFloatRegBits(int reg_idx, RegVal val)
+    setFloatReg(int reg_idx, RegVal val)
     {
-        setFloatRegBitsFlat(flattenRegId(RegId(FloatRegClass,
-                                               reg_idx)).index(), val);
+        setFloatRegFlat(flattenRegId(RegId(FloatRegClass,
+                                           reg_idx)).index(), val);
     }
 
     virtual void
@@ -391,8 +391,8 @@
     virtual RegVal readIntRegFlat(int idx);
     virtual void setIntRegFlat(int idx, RegVal val);
 
-    virtual RegVal readFloatRegBitsFlat(int idx);
-    virtual void setFloatRegBitsFlat(int idx, RegVal val);
+    virtual RegVal readFloatRegFlat(int idx);
+    virtual void setFloatRegFlat(int idx, RegVal val);
 
     virtual const VecRegContainer& readVecRegFlat(int idx) const;
     /** Read vector register operand for modification, flat indexing. */
diff --git a/src/cpu/o3/thread_context_impl.hh b/src/cpu/o3/thread_context_impl.hh
index 59562ba..2f653fa 100644
--- a/src/cpu/o3/thread_context_impl.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/o3/thread_context_impl.hh
@@ -205,9 +205,9 @@
 
 template <class Impl>
 RegVal
-O3ThreadContext<Impl>::readFloatRegBitsFlat(int reg_idx)
+O3ThreadContext<Impl>::readFloatRegFlat(int reg_idx)
 {
-    return cpu->readArchFloatRegBits(reg_idx, thread->threadId());
+    return cpu->readArchFloatReg(reg_idx, thread->threadId());
 }
 
 template <class Impl>
@@ -264,9 +264,9 @@
 
 template <class Impl>
 void
-O3ThreadContext<Impl>::setFloatRegBitsFlat(int reg_idx, RegVal val)
+O3ThreadContext<Impl>::setFloatRegFlat(int reg_idx, RegVal val)
 {
-    cpu->setArchFloatRegBits(reg_idx, val, thread->threadId());
+    cpu->setArchFloatReg(reg_idx, val, thread->threadId());
 
     conditionalSquash();
 }
diff --git a/src/cpu/simple/base.cc b/src/cpu/simple/base.cc
index c597ac9..f71277d 100644
--- a/src/cpu/simple/base.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/simple/base.cc
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@
     // maintain $r0 semantics
     thread->setIntReg(ZeroReg, 0);
 #if THE_ISA == ALPHA_ISA
-    thread->setFloatRegBits(ZeroReg, 0);
+    thread->setFloatReg(ZeroReg, 0);
 #endif // ALPHA_ISA
 
     // check for instruction-count-based events
diff --git a/src/cpu/simple/exec_context.hh b/src/cpu/simple/exec_context.hh
index d2107b8..3090f38 100644
--- a/src/cpu/simple/exec_context.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/simple/exec_context.hh
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
         numFpRegReads++;
         const RegId& reg = si->srcRegIdx(idx);
         assert(reg.isFloatReg());
-        return thread->readFloatRegBits(reg.index());
+        return thread->readFloatReg(reg.index());
     }
 
     /** Sets the bits of a floating point register of single width
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@
         numFpRegWrites++;
         const RegId& reg = si->destRegIdx(idx);
         assert(reg.isFloatReg());
-        thread->setFloatRegBits(reg.index(), val);
+        thread->setFloatReg(reg.index(), val);
     }
 
     /** Reads a vector register. */
diff --git a/src/cpu/simple_thread.hh b/src/cpu/simple_thread.hh
index 00355c6..5c52ba2 100644
--- a/src/cpu/simple_thread.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/simple_thread.hh
@@ -255,11 +255,11 @@
     }
 
     RegVal
-    readFloatRegBits(int reg_idx)
+    readFloatReg(int reg_idx)
     {
         int flatIndex = isa->flattenFloatIndex(reg_idx);
         assert(flatIndex < TheISA::NumFloatRegs);
-        RegVal regVal(readFloatRegBitsFlat(flatIndex));
+        RegVal regVal(readFloatRegFlat(flatIndex));
         DPRINTF(FloatRegs, "Reading float reg %d (%d) bits as %#x.\n",
                 reg_idx, flatIndex, regVal);
         return regVal;
@@ -406,14 +406,14 @@
     }
 
     void
-    setFloatRegBits(int reg_idx, RegVal val)
+    setFloatReg(int reg_idx, RegVal val)
     {
         int flatIndex = isa->flattenFloatIndex(reg_idx);
         assert(flatIndex < TheISA::NumFloatRegs);
         // XXX: Fix array out of bounds compiler error for gem5.fast
         // when checkercpu enabled
         if (flatIndex < TheISA::NumFloatRegs)
-            setFloatRegBitsFlat(flatIndex, val);
+            setFloatRegFlat(flatIndex, val);
         DPRINTF(FloatRegs, "Setting float reg %d (%d) bits to %#x.\n",
                 reg_idx, flatIndex, val);
     }
@@ -558,8 +558,8 @@
     RegVal readIntRegFlat(int idx) { return intRegs[idx]; }
     void setIntRegFlat(int idx, RegVal val) { intRegs[idx] = val; }
 
-    RegVal readFloatRegBitsFlat(int idx) { return floatRegs[idx]; }
-    void setFloatRegBitsFlat(int idx, RegVal val) { floatRegs[idx] = val; }
+    RegVal readFloatRegFlat(int idx) { return floatRegs[idx]; }
+    void setFloatRegFlat(int idx, RegVal val) { floatRegs[idx] = val; }
 
     const VecRegContainer &
     readVecRegFlat(const RegIndex& reg) const
diff --git a/src/cpu/thread_context.cc b/src/cpu/thread_context.cc
index 7597dbf..3f5781b 100644
--- a/src/cpu/thread_context.cc
+++ b/src/cpu/thread_context.cc
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@
 
     // Then loop through the floating point registers.
     for (int i = 0; i < TheISA::NumFloatRegs; ++i) {
-        RegVal t1 = one->readFloatRegBits(i);
-        RegVal t2 = two->readFloatRegBits(i);
+        RegVal t1 = one->readFloatReg(i);
+        RegVal t2 = two->readFloatReg(i);
         if (t1 != t2)
             panic("Float reg idx %d doesn't match, one: %#x, two: %#x",
                   i, t1, t2);
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
 
     RegVal floatRegs[NumFloatRegs];
     for (int i = 0; i < NumFloatRegs; ++i)
-        floatRegs[i] = tc.readFloatRegBitsFlat(i);
+        floatRegs[i] = tc.readFloatRegFlat(i);
     // This is a bit ugly, but needed to maintain backwards
     // compatibility.
     arrayParamOut(cp, "floatRegs.i", floatRegs, NumFloatRegs);
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@
     // compatibility.
     arrayParamIn(cp, "floatRegs.i", floatRegs, NumFloatRegs);
     for (int i = 0; i < NumFloatRegs; ++i)
-        tc.setFloatRegBitsFlat(i, floatRegs[i]);
+        tc.setFloatRegFlat(i, floatRegs[i]);
 
     std::vector<TheISA::VecRegContainer> vecRegs(NumVecRegs);
     UNSERIALIZE_CONTAINER(vecRegs);
diff --git a/src/cpu/thread_context.hh b/src/cpu/thread_context.hh
index 6dde686..098fe3b 100644
--- a/src/cpu/thread_context.hh
+++ b/src/cpu/thread_context.hh
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@
     //
     virtual RegVal readIntReg(int reg_idx) = 0;
 
-    virtual RegVal readFloatRegBits(int reg_idx) = 0;
+    virtual RegVal readFloatReg(int reg_idx) = 0;
 
     virtual const VecRegContainer& readVecReg(const RegId& reg) const = 0;
     virtual VecRegContainer& getWritableVecReg(const RegId& reg) = 0;
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@
 
     virtual void setIntReg(int reg_idx, RegVal val) = 0;
 
-    virtual void setFloatRegBits(int reg_idx, RegVal val) = 0;
+    virtual void setFloatReg(int reg_idx, RegVal val) = 0;
 
     virtual void setVecReg(const RegId& reg, const VecRegContainer& val) = 0;
 
@@ -338,8 +338,8 @@
     virtual RegVal readIntRegFlat(int idx) = 0;
     virtual void setIntRegFlat(int idx, RegVal val) = 0;
 
-    virtual RegVal readFloatRegBitsFlat(int idx) = 0;
-    virtual void setFloatRegBitsFlat(int idx, RegVal val) = 0;
+    virtual RegVal readFloatRegFlat(int idx) = 0;
+    virtual void setFloatRegFlat(int idx, RegVal val) = 0;
 
     virtual const VecRegContainer& readVecRegFlat(int idx) const = 0;
     virtual VecRegContainer& getWritableVecRegFlat(int idx) = 0;
@@ -467,8 +467,8 @@
     RegVal readIntReg(int reg_idx)
     { return actualTC->readIntReg(reg_idx); }
 
-    RegVal readFloatRegBits(int reg_idx)
-    { return actualTC->readFloatRegBits(reg_idx); }
+    RegVal readFloatReg(int reg_idx)
+    { return actualTC->readFloatReg(reg_idx); }
 
     const VecRegContainer& readVecReg(const RegId& reg) const
     { return actualTC->readVecReg(reg); }
@@ -528,8 +528,8 @@
     void setIntReg(int reg_idx, RegVal val)
     { actualTC->setIntReg(reg_idx, val); }
 
-    void setFloatRegBits(int reg_idx, RegVal val)
-    { actualTC->setFloatRegBits(reg_idx, val); }
+    void setFloatReg(int reg_idx, RegVal val)
+    { actualTC->setFloatReg(reg_idx, val); }
 
     void setVecReg(const RegId& reg, const VecRegContainer& val)
     { actualTC->setVecReg(reg, val); }
@@ -590,11 +590,11 @@
     void setIntRegFlat(int idx, RegVal val)
     { actualTC->setIntRegFlat(idx, val); }
 
-    RegVal readFloatRegBitsFlat(int idx)
-    { return actualTC->readFloatRegBitsFlat(idx); }
+    RegVal readFloatRegFlat(int idx)
+    { return actualTC->readFloatRegFlat(idx); }
 
-    void setFloatRegBitsFlat(int idx, RegVal val)
-    { actualTC->setFloatRegBitsFlat(idx, val); }
+    void setFloatRegFlat(int idx, RegVal val)
+    { actualTC->setFloatRegFlat(idx, val); }
 
     const VecRegContainer& readVecRegFlat(int id) const
     { return actualTC->readVecRegFlat(id); }