scons: Also build param struct .cc files using a helper script.

There was a comment in the SConscript talking about building a single
.cc file for all the param structs, but that's not what the code was
actually doing. This change drops that misleading comment.

Change-Id: I3a5e4424e1021d6dfbdeafcef7709dae988747a4
Reviewed-on: https://gem5-review.googlesource.com/c/public/gem5/+/49425
Reviewed-by: Jason Lowe-Power <power.jg@gmail.com>
Maintainer: Jason Lowe-Power <power.jg@gmail.com>
Tested-by: kokoro <noreply+kokoro@google.com>
diff --git a/build_tools/sim_object_param_struct_cc.py b/build_tools/sim_object_param_struct_cc.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7266556
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build_tools/sim_object_param_struct_cc.py
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+# Copyright 2021 Google, Inc.
+#
+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+# modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+# met: redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer;
+# redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+# notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+# documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution;
+# neither the name of the copyright holders nor the names of its
+# contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+# this software without specific prior written permission.
+#
+# THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+# "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+# A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+# OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+# SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+# LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+# DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+# THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+# (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+import argparse
+import importlib
+import os.path
+import sys
+
+import importer
+
+from code_formatter import code_formatter
+
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+parser.add_argument('modpath', help='module the simobject belongs to')
+parser.add_argument('param_cc', help='parameter cc file to generate')
+parser.add_argument('use_python',
+        help='whether python is enabled in gem5 (True or False)')
+
+args = parser.parse_args()
+
+use_python = args.use_python.lower()
+if use_python == 'true':
+    use_python = True
+elif use_python == 'false':
+    use_python = False
+else:
+    print(f'Unrecognized "use_python" value {use_python}', file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+basename = os.path.basename(args.param_cc)
+no_ext = os.path.splitext(basename)[0]
+sim_object_name = '_'.join(no_ext.split('_')[1:])
+
+importer.install()
+module = importlib.import_module(args.modpath)
+sim_object = getattr(module, sim_object_name)
+
+code = code_formatter()
+sim_object.params_create_decl(code, use_python)
+code.write(args.param_cc)
diff --git a/src/SConscript b/src/SConscript
index 97214a4..7eb810a 100644
--- a/src/SConscript
+++ b/src/SConscript
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@
 
     sim_objects = dict()
     enums = dict()
+    tags = dict()
 
     def __init__(self, source, *, sim_objects=[], enums=[],
             tags=None, add_tags=None):
@@ -158,6 +159,7 @@
 
         SimObject.sim_objects[self.modpath] = sim_objects
         SimObject.enums[self.modpath] = enums
+        SimObject.tags[self.modpath] = self.tags
 
 # This regular expression is simplistic and assumes that the import takes up
 # the entire line, doesn't have the keyword "public", uses double quotes, has
@@ -665,16 +667,33 @@
 # Generate all of the SimObject param C++ struct header files
 
 for module, simobjs in sorted(SimObject.sim_objects.items()):
+    tags = SimObject.tags[module]
     for simobj in simobjs:
-        gem5py_env.Command(f'params/{simobj}.hh',
+        gem5py_env.Command([ "${PARAMS_HH}" ],
                 [ Value(module), Value(simobj),
                     "${GEM5PY_M5}", "${PARAMSTRUCT_PY}" ],
                 MakeAction('"${GEM5PY_M5}" "${PARAMSTRUCT_PY}" "${MODULE}" ' \
-                        '"${TARGET}"',
+                        '"${PARAMS_HH}"',
                     Transform("SO Param", 2)),
+                MODULE=module,
+                SIMOBJ=simobj,
                 PARAMSTRUCT_PY=build_tools.File(
                     'sim_object_param_struct_hh.py'),
-                MODULE=module)
+                PARAMS_HH=File(f'params/{simobj}.hh'))
+        cc_file = File(f'python/_m5/param_{simobj}.cc')
+        gem5py_env.Command([ "${PARAMS_CC}" ],
+                [ Value(module), Value(simobj),
+                    "${GEM5PY_M5}", "${PARAMSTRUCT_PY}" ],
+                MakeAction('"${GEM5PY_M5}" "${PARAMSTRUCT_PY}" "${MODULE}" ' \
+                        '"${PARAMS_CC}" "${USE_PYTHON}"',
+                    Transform("SO Param", 2)),
+                PARAMSTRUCT_PY=build_tools.File(
+                    'sim_object_param_struct_cc.py'),
+                MODULE=module,
+                SIMOBJ=simobj,
+                PARAMS_CC=cc_file,
+                USE_PYTHON=env['USE_PYTHON'])
+        Source(cc_file, tags=tags, add_tags='python')
 
 # C++ parameter description files
 if GetOption('with_cxx_config'):
@@ -778,28 +797,6 @@
                 MakeAction(createEnumDecls, Transform("ENUMDECL")))
     env.Depends(hh_file, depends + extra_deps)
 
-# Generate SimObject Python bindings and create method wrapper files
-def createSimObjectWrappers(target, source, env):
-    name = source[0].get_text_contents()
-    obj = sim_objects[name]
-
-    code = code_formatter()
-    # We want to generate a single .cc file which contains most of the
-    # SimObject autogenerated code to reduce the number of files to compile and
-    # link. We need to pass in whether python is enabled so that the pybind
-    # wrappers are only generated when python is enabled
-    obj.params_create_decl(code, env['USE_PYTHON'])
-    code.write(target[0].abspath)
-
-for name,simobj in sorted(sim_objects.items()):
-    py_source = PySource.modules[simobj.__module__]
-    extra_deps = [ py_source.tnode ]
-    cc_file = File('python/_m5/param_%s.cc' % name)
-    env.Command(cc_file, Value(name),
-                MakeAction(createSimObjectWrappers,
-                            Transform("SO PyB/C")))
-    env.Depends(cc_file, depends + extra_deps)
-    Source(cc_file, add_tags='python')
 
 # version tags
 tags = \