config: Cleanup CPU configuration

The CPUs supported by the configuration scripts used to be
hard-coded. This was not ideal for several reasons. For example, the
configuration scripts depend on all CPU models even though only a
subset might have been compiled.

This changeset adds a new module to the configuration scripts that
automatically discovers the available CPU models from the compiled
SimObjects. As a nice bonus, the use of introspection allows us to
automatically generate a list of available CPU models suitable for
printing. This list is augmented with the Python doc string from the
underlying class if available.

configs/common/CpuConfig.py

@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2012 ARM Limited
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# The license below extends only to copyright in the software and shall
+# not be construed as granting a license to any other intellectual
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+# this software without specific prior written permission.
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+# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+#
+# Authors: Andreas Sandberg
+
+import m5.objects
+import inspect
+import sys
+from textwrap import  TextWrapper
+
+# Dictionary of mapping names of real CPU models to classes.
+_cpu_classes = {}
+
+# CPU aliases. The CPUs listed here might not be compiled, we make
+# sure they exist before we add them to the CPU list. A target may be
+# specified as a tuple, in which case the first available CPU model in
+# the tuple will be used as the target.
+_cpu_aliases_all = [
+    ("timing", "TimingSimpleCPU"),
+    ("atomic", "AtomicSimpleCPU"),
+    ("inorder", "InOrderCPU"),
+    ("detailed", "DerivO3CPU"),
+    ]
+
+# Filtered list of aliases. Only aliases for existing CPUs exist in
+# this list.
+_cpu_aliases = {}
+
+
+def is_cpu_class(cls):
+    """Determine if a class is a CPU that can be instantiated"""
+
+    # We can't use the normal inspect.isclass because the ParamFactory
+    # and ProxyFactory classes have a tendency to confuse it.
+    try:
+        return issubclass(cls, m5.objects.BaseCPU) and \
+            not cls.abstract and \
+            not issubclass(cls, m5.objects.CheckerCPU)
+    except TypeError:
+        return False
+
+def get(name):
+    """Get a CPU class from a user provided class name or alias."""
+
+    real_name = _cpu_aliases.get(name, name)
+
+    try:
+        cpu_class = _cpu_classes[real_name]
+        return cpu_class
+    except KeyError:
+        print "%s is not a valid CPU model." % (name,)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+def print_cpu_list():
+    """Print a list of available CPU classes including their aliases."""
+
+    print "Available CPU classes:"
+    doc_wrapper = TextWrapper(initial_indent="\t\t", subsequent_indent="\t\t")
+    for name, cls in _cpu_classes.items():
+        print "\t%s" % name
+
+        # Try to extract the class documentation from the class help
+        # string.
+        doc = inspect.getdoc(cls)
+        if doc:
+            for line in doc_wrapper.wrap(doc):
+                print line
+
+    if _cpu_aliases:
+        print "\nCPU aliases:"
+        for alias, target in _cpu_aliases.items():
+            print "\t%s => %s" % (alias, target)
+
+def cpu_names():
+    """Return a list of valid CPU names."""
+    return _cpu_classes.keys() + _cpu_aliases.keys()
+
+# The ARM detailed CPU is special in the sense that it doesn't exist
+# in the normal object hierarchy, so we have to add it manually.
+try:
+    from O3_ARM_v7a import O3_ARM_v7a_3
+    _cpu_classes["arm_detailed"] = O3_ARM_v7a_3
+except:
+    pass
+
+# Add all CPUs in the object hierarchy.
+for name, cls in inspect.getmembers(m5.objects, is_cpu_class):
+    _cpu_classes[name] = cls
+
+for alias, target in _cpu_aliases_all:
+    if isinstance(target, tuple):
+        # Some aliases contain a list of CPU model sorted in priority
+        # order. Use the first target that's available.
+        for t in target:
+            if t in _cpu_classes:
+                _cpu_aliases[alias] = t
+                break
+    elif target in _cpu_classes:
+        # Normal alias
+        _cpu_aliases[alias] = target

configs/common/Options.py

@@ -31,11 +31,19 @@ from m5.defines import buildEnv
 from m5.objects import *
 from Benchmarks import *
 
+import CpuConfig
+
+def _listCpuTypes(option, opt, value, parser):
+    CpuConfig.print_cpu_list()
+    sys.exit(0)
+
 def addCommonOptions(parser):
     # system options
+    parser.add_option("--list-cpu-types",
+                      action="callback", callback=_listCpuTypes,
+                      help="List available CPU types")
     parser.add_option("--cpu-type", type="choice", default="atomic",
-                      choices = ["atomic", "timing", "detailed", "inorder",
-                                 "arm_detailed"],
+                      choices=CpuConfig.cpu_names(),
                       help = "type of cpu to run with")
     parser.add_option("--checker", action="store_true");
     parser.add_option("-n", "--num-cpus", type="int", default=1)

configs/common/Simulation.py

@@ -43,28 +43,19 @@ import sys
 from os import getcwd
 from os.path import join as joinpath
 
+import CpuConfig
+
 import m5
 from m5.defines import buildEnv
 from m5.objects import *
 from m5.util import *
-from O3_ARM_v7a import *
 
 addToPath('../common')
 
 def getCPUClass(cpu_type):
-    """Returns the required cpu class and the mode of operation.
-    """
-
-    if cpu_type == "timing":
-        return TimingSimpleCPU, 'timing'
-    elif cpu_type == "detailed":
-        return DerivO3CPU, 'timing'
-    elif cpu_type == "arm_detailed":
-        return O3_ARM_v7a_3, 'timing'
-    elif cpu_type == "inorder":
-        return InOrderCPU, 'timing'
-    else:
-        return AtomicSimpleCPU, 'atomic'
+    """Returns the required cpu class and the mode of operation."""
+    cls = CpuConfig.get(cpu_type)
+    return cls, cls.memory_mode()
 
 def setCPUClass(options):
     """Returns two cpu classes and the initial mode of operation.