mem-cache: Create cache compressor

Create basic template for cache compressors. A basic compressor
must implement a compression and a decompression method.

Change-Id: I83dc4d2b8d2bc5ed9f760c938edfa4ebdd6b8583
Reviewed-on: https://gem5-review.googlesource.com/c/public/gem5/+/11100
Tested-by: kokoro <noreply+kokoro@google.com>
Maintainer: Nikos Nikoleris <nikos.nikoleris@arm.com>
Reviewed-by: Nikos Nikoleris <nikos.nikoleris@arm.com>

1 files changed, 35 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/mem/cache/compressors/SConscript b/src/mem/cache/compressors/SConscript
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+# -*- mode:python -*-
+
+# Copyright (c) 2018 Inria
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# 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.
+#
+# Authors: Daniel Carvalho
+
+Import('*')
+
+SimObject('Compressors.py')
+
+Source('base.cc')