diff --git a/vvp/README.txt b/vvp/README.txt index 92040d7b3..23bd990b8 100644 --- a/vvp/README.txt +++ b/vvp/README.txt @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ /* * Copyright (c) 2001 Stephen Williams (steve@icarus.com) * - * $Id: README.txt,v 1.8 2001/03/24 22:59:28 steve Exp $ + * $Id: README.txt,v 1.9 2001/03/26 04:00:39 steve Exp $ */ VVP SIMULATION ENGINE @@ -186,6 +186,28 @@ position for that bit blank. Bits of .nets are initialized to z. Unconnected bits keep the value z throughout the simulation. +EVENT STATEMENTS + +Threads need to interact with the functors of a netlist synchronously, +as well as asynchronously. There are cases where the web of functors +needs to wake up a waiting thread. The web of functors signals threads +through .event objects, that are declare like so: + +