Add PORT_PROXY_ATTRS deprecation

lib/1.2/dml-builtins.dml

@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ template device {
     parameter simics_api_version auto;
 
     parameter _deprecate_port_proxy_ifaces auto;
+    parameter _deprecate_port_proxy_attrs auto;
 
     // automatic parameters
     parameter obj                       auto;

lib/1.4/dml-builtins.dml

@@ -544,6 +544,7 @@ template device {
     param _api_6_or_older = simics_api_version == "6" || _api_5_or_older;
 
     param _deprecate_port_proxy_ifaces auto;
+    param _deprecate_port_proxy_attrs auto;
 
     // automatic parameters
     param obj                       auto;

py/dml/deprecations.py

@@ -40,3 +40,18 @@ class port_proxy_ifaces(DeprecatedFeature):
     '''
     short = "Don't generate proxy port interfaces for banks and ports"
     last_api_version = "6"
+
+
+@deprecation
+class port_proxy_attrs(DeprecatedFeature):
+    '''In Simics 5, configuration attributes for `connect`,
+    `attribute` and `register` objects inside banks and ports were
+    register on the device object, named like
+    <code><em>bankname</em>_<em>attrname</em></code>. Such proxy
+    attributes are only created When this deprecation is not enabled.
+    Proxy attributes are not created for all banks and ports, in the
+    same manner as documented in the `port_proxy_ifaces` deprecation.
+    '''
+    short = ("Don't generate top-level proxy attributes"
+             + " for attributes in banks and ports")
+    last_api_version = "6"

py/dml/structure.py

@@ -2605,7 +2605,9 @@ def need_port_proxy_attrs(port):
     assert port.objtype in {'port', 'bank', 'subdevice'}
     return (port.objtype in {'port', 'bank'}
             and port.dimensions <= 1
-            and port.parent is dml.globals.device)
+            and port.parent is dml.globals.device
+            and (deprecations.port_proxy_attrs
+                 not in dml.globals.enabled_deprecations))
 
 class ConfAttrParentObjectProxyInfoParamExpr(objects.ParamExpr):
     '''The _parent_obj_proxy_info parameter of a attribute, register, or

test/1.4/legacy/T_port_proxy_attrs_disabled.dml

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+  © 2023 Intel Corporation
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
+*/
+dml 1.4;
+
+device test;
+
+/// DMLC-FLAG --simics-api=6
+/// DMLC-FLAG --deprecate=port_proxy_attrs
+
+import "port_proxy_attrs.dml";
+
+method init() {
+    test(true);
+}

test/1.4/legacy/T_port_proxy_attrs_enabled.dml

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/*
+  © 2023 Intel Corporation
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
+*/
+dml 1.4;
+
+device test;
+
+/// DMLC-FLAG --simics-api=6
+
+import "port_proxy_attrs.dml";
+
+method init() {
+    test(false);
+}

test/1.4/legacy/port_proxy_attrs.dml

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+  © 2023 Intel Corporation
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
+*/
+dml 1.4;
+
+import "simics/simulator/conf-object.dml";
+
+saved bool raised = false;
+
+port p {
+    attribute a is uint64_attr;
+}
+
+method test(bool proxies_deprecated) {
+    assert _deprecate_port_proxy_attrs == proxies_deprecated;
+    assert SIM_class_has_attribute(SIM_object_class(dev.obj), "p_a")
+        == !proxies_deprecated;
+}