i#7832: Add random layout drmemtrace scheduler feature (#7833) Adds a new drmemtrace scheduler option and command-line flag to use a random assignment of inputs to outputs instead of the default round robin, to provide more variety in scheduling. Adds a unit test of the option. The command-line flag was tested manually (it is not easy to make automated tests of randomness). Run round-robin default: ``` $ bin64/drrun -t drmemtrace -indir ../src/clients/drcachesim/tests/drmemtrace.threadsig.x64.tracedir -cores 6 -tool schedule_stats Core #0 schedule: CB_____CB______ Core #1 schedule: DF_____D_F_D_F Core #2 schedule: EA__A_A__A_A_E_A______ Core #3 schedule: G____________________________________ Core #4 schedule: H__H______________________________ Core #5 schedule: I_____________________________________ ``` Now run twice with a clock seed, showing the varying layout each time: ``` $ bin64/drrun -t drmemtrace -indir ../src/clients/drcachesim/tests/drmemtrace.threadsig.x64.tracedir -cores 6 -tool schedule_stats -sched_random_initial_layout 0 Core #0 schedule: A__A_A__A_A__A______________ Core #1 schedule: CB_____CB Core #2 schedule: HI__H__________________________ Core #3 schedule: E_____E______________ Core #4 schedule: GF_____F__F_________ Core #5 schedule: D_____D_D_______________ $ bin64/drrun -t drmemtrace -indir ../src/clients/drcachesim/tests/drmemtrace.threadsig.x64.tracedir -cores 6 -tool schedule_stats -sched_random_initial_layout 0 Core #0 schedule: C_____C_____________________ Core #1 schedule: H__H________________________________ Core #2 schedule: A__A_A__A_A__A__________________ Core #3 schedule: EI_____E____________________ Core #4 schedule: DF_____D_F_D_F Core #5 schedule: GB_____B________________________ ``` Now run twice with the same seed, showing repeatable randomness (though we have record-replay for repeating the entire scheme, there can be times where we want to fix a particular random outcome while varying other unrelated parameters, so it is useful to be able to set the seed): ``` $ bin64/drrun -t drmemtrace -indir ../src/clients/drcachesim/tests/drmemtrace.threadsig.x64.tracedir -cores 6 -tool schedule_stats -sched_random_initial_layout 1 Core #0 schedule: DE_____D_E_D Core #1 schedule: CG_____C________________ Core #2 schedule: HF__H____F__F______ Core #3 schedule: A__A_A__A_A__A______________ Core #4 schedule: I______________________________ Core #5 schedule: B_____B__________________ $ bin64/drrun -t drmemtrace -indir ../src/clients/drcachesim/tests/drmemtrace.threadsig.x64.tracedir -cores 6 -tool schedule_stats -sched_random_initial_layout 1 Core #0 schedule: DE_____D_E_D Core #1 schedule: CG_____C_______________ Core #2 schedule: HF__H____F__F________ Core #3 schedule: A__A_A__A_A__A______________ Core #4 schedule: I______________________________ Core #5 schedule: B_____B__________________ ``` Fixes #7832

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