src/python/gem5/components/boards/se_binary_workload.py

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from .abstract_board import AbstractBoard
from ...resources.resource import AbstractResource
from gem5.utils.simpoint import SimPoint

from m5.objects import SEWorkload, Process

from typing import Optional, List, Union
from m5.util import warn
from pathlib import Path


class SEBinaryWorkload:
    """
    This class is used to enable simple Syscall-Execution (SE) mode execution
    of a binary.

    For this to function correctly the SEBinaryWorkload class should be added
    as a superclass to a board (i.e., something that inherits from
    AbstractBoard).

    **Important Notes:** At present this implementation is limited. A single
    process is added to all cores as the workload. Therefore, despite allowing
    for multi-core setups, multi-program workloads are not presently supported.
    """

    def set_se_binary_workload(
        self,
        binary: AbstractResource,
        exit_on_work_items: bool = True,
        stdin_file: Optional[AbstractResource] = None,
        stdout_file: Optional[Path] = None,
        stderr_file: Optional[Path] = None,
        arguments: List[str] = [],
    ) -> None:
        """Set up the system to run a specific binary.

        **Limitations**
        * Only supports single threaded applications.
        * Dynamically linked executables are partially supported when the host
          ISA and the simulated ISA are the same.

        :param binary: The resource encapsulating the binary to be run.
        :param exit_on_work_items: Whether the simulation should exit on work
        items. True by default.
        :param stdin_file: The input file for the binary
        :param arguments: The input arguments for the binary
        """

        # We assume this this is in a multiple-inheritance setup with an
        # Abstract board. This function will not work otherwise.
        assert isinstance(self, AbstractBoard)

        # If we are setting a workload of this type, we need to run as a
        # SE-mode simulation.
        self._set_fullsystem(False)

        binary_path = binary.get_local_path()
        self.workload = SEWorkload.init_compatible(binary_path)

        process = Process()
        process.executable = binary_path
        process.cmd = [binary_path] + arguments
        if stdin_file is not None:
            process.input = stdin_file.get_local_path()
        if stdout_file is not None:
            process.output = stdout_file.as_posix()
        if stderr_file is not None:
            process.errout = stderr_file.as_posix()

        for core in self.get_processor().get_cores():
            core.set_workload(process)

        # Set whether to exit on work items for the se_workload
        self.exit_on_work_items = exit_on_work_items

    def set_se_simpoint_workload(
        self,
        binary: AbstractResource,
        arguments: List[str] = [],
        simpoint: Union[AbstractResource, SimPoint] = None,
    ) -> None:
        """Set up the system to run a SimPoint workload.

        **Limitations**
        * Only supports single threaded applications.
        * Dynamically linked executables are partially supported when the host
          ISA and the simulated ISA are the same.

        **Warning:** SimPoints only works with one core

        :param binary: The resource encapsulating the binary to be run.
        :param arguments: The input arguments for the binary
        :param simpoint: The SimPoint object or Resource that contains the list of
        SimPoints starting instructions, the list of weights, and the SimPoints
        interval
        """

        # convert input to SimPoint if necessary
        if isinstance(simpoint, AbstractResource):
            simpoint_object = SimPoint(simpoint)
        else:
            assert isinstance(simpoint, SimPoint)
            simpoint_object = simpoint

        if self.get_processor().get_num_cores() > 1:
            warn("SimPoints only works with one core")
        self.get_processor().get_cores()[0].set_simpoint(
            inst_starts=simpoint_object.get_simpoint_start_insts(), init=True
        )

        # Call set_se_binary_workload after SimPoint setup is complete
        self.set_se_binary_workload(
            binary=binary,
            arguments=arguments,
        )