To implement the $countdrivers system function, we need to be able to
find all the driver values for a given wire. Currently, if a wire has
has more than four drivers, the compiler builds a resolver tree out
of 4-input nodes to resolve the driven values, and there is no way at
run time to work back from the output node to the original driver
values. This patch moves the implementation of the resolver tree into
a single vvp functor (using a mechanism similar to wide functors to
support more than 4 inputs), thus gathering all the driver values into
a single place.
Implement through the ivl core to the ivl_target.h API.
Also draft implementation of creating and storing arrays
in the vvp runtime and code generator.
When string[x] is an l-value, generate code to implement something
like the string.putc(x, ...) method.
Also handle when string[x] is the argument of a system task. In that
case resort to treating it as a calculated 8-bit vector, because that
is what it is.
This also advances support for string expressions in general.
Handle assignments to string variables in the code generator by
trying to calculate a string expression. This involves the new
string object thread details.
In vvp, create the .var/str variable for representing strings, and
handle strings in the $display system task.
Add to vvp threads the concept of a stack of strings. This is going to
be how complex objects are to me handled in the future: forth-like
operation stacks. Also add the first two instructions to minimally get
strings to work.
In the parser, handle the variable declaration and make it available
to the ivl_target.h code generator. The vvp code generator can use this
information to generate the code for new vvp support.
Added: basic vpiPort VPI Objects for vpiModulkes
vpiDirection, vpiPortIndex, vpiName, vpiSize attributes
Since ports do not exist as net-like entities (nets either side
module instance boundaries are in effect connect directly in
the language front-ends internal representation) the port information
is effectively just meta-data passed through t-dll interface and
output as a additional annotation of module scopes in vvp.
Added: vpiLocalParam attribute for vpiParameter VPI objects
Added: support build for 32-bit target on 64-bit host (--with-m32
option to configure.in and minor tweaks to Makefiles and systemc-vpi).
The fork/join list did not adequately support the tree of processes
that can happen in Verilog, so this patch reworks that support to
make it all more natural.
The IEEE standard does not specify the behaviour of a tranif primitive
when its control input is an 'x' or 'z'. vvp currently treats these as
if the tran was turned off, but it would be better to propagate the
uncertainty to the tran bi-directional ports. For compatibility with
other simulators, we adopt the behaviour specified for MOS primitives.
The standard specifies that the size of a vecval should be calculated as
(size - 1)/32 + 1. When size is a PLI_INT32 this is needed to prevent an
overflow, but when the size is unsigned this can be simplified to
(size + 31)/32 since the size must fit into an integer, but we have an
extra significant bit in an unsigned so no overflow can happen.
This patch changes the code to use the correct version of the equation
depending on the context.
The previous patch does this in vvp/vpi_priv.cc
When vpi_put_value() is asked to delay the assignment any pointer data
needs to be duplicated so that the caller can clean up the locally
allocated memory without causing memory access problems.
Also update word calculation to match the next patch.
If a tranif gate has a delay, the vvp code generator needs to generate
a unique label for the island port used for the tranif enable, to
prevent a name collision if the undelayed signal is also connected
to the island.
Also add an assertion in vvp to catch bugs like this.
The clang compiler does not like using struct to reference a class object.
This patch removes all the struct keywords for __vpiNamedEvent objects
since they are now a class and can be called without a struct/class
qualifier.
This patch also removes all the extra class qualifiers from the rest of
the source code.
When looking for a value change on a part select of an array word,
the callback handle has to save the current value and test it with
the new value to see if there is an actual change. If not, then
suppress the callback.
The clang compiler does not like mixing class and struct references. This
patch updates all the struct __vpiHandle, etc. to use class since that is
how they are now defined.
All the methods that this structure supported are now pulled
into the __vpiHandle class as virtual methods. This includes
the vpi_free_object_ method, which required some extra trickery.
Instead of C-like data structures where the __vpiHandle base is a
leading member, make the __vpiHandle a derived class. Give the base
class a virtual destructor so that dynamic_cast works reliably, and
now pretty much all of the junk for testing if an object really is
of the derived class goes away. Also, problems with casting up to
a vpiHandle become trivial non-issues.
Full vector assigns are able to short circuit the propagation of
the value if it finds that there are no value changes. This patch
supports that behavior in writes to parts as well. Put this change
to use in logic devices as well.
Not all the lex/yacc (flex/bison) targets were using a consistent syntax.
This patch fixes that and explicitly serializes the *.c/*.cc and *.h build.
Not doing this was causing problem when using make -j. The issue appears to
be that if two targets are specified for a rule (e.g. file.cc file.h: file.y)
make does not realize they are both built by the same call so the rule is
executed twice. Once for the .cc target and once for the .h target. This is
not a problem for a serial build. To work around this only use the .c/.cc
file in the main target and then make the .h file depend on the .c/.cc file
as a sub-target.
Now we have a code generator that can handle compressed assignments
as they have been re-imagined in elaboration. There are some cases
that are not yet supported, we'll patch them up in due course.
Both UDPs and system functions use the wide input functor. This patch
modified the code generator to create a local net declaration for the
output net if we have either a delay or modpath connecting the output
to the true output. This is needed so that the wide input can be
cleaned up correctly.
Local real nets were also added to the local net pool when testing with
valgrind. This allows them to be cleaned up at the end.
For a delay we do not know exactly what type we will be propagating
until the initialization event has happened. Because of this we
allocate both a vec4 and a vec8 value. Once the initialization event
has happened we can free the unneeded element(s).
When scaling a time value we would often use the power operator to
create constants 10**-N that were then multiplied with the original
value. The problem with this is that there is some errors in the
representation of the fractional number. It is better to create a
integer value 10**N and then divide the original value by this
exact constant. You still have the calculation error, but the scale
value is now an exactly real value.
The name is not currently used, but when it is it makes sense for it to
be in the base class. Also the name cannot be deleted after compiling
since it may be used later.
The VPI object data model diagrams show a one to many relationship
between the "mod path" and "path term" objects. This means that the
correct way to obtain handles to "path term" objects is to use the
vpi_iterate and vpi_scan functions.
Support for the old method of obtaining handles to "path term" objects
using the vpi_handle function is retained for backwards compatibility.
The standard defines how to calculate the name for an access function
or iterator if one is not given. It is supposed to be vpi followed by
the words in the name with each word capitalized. For the one to many
(iterator) interface from the enumeration typespec to the individual
constants this is vpiEnumConst not vpiMember.
We don't currently have the information needed to correctly provide the
base typespec, but in the next() and prev() methods I need to know if
the enumeration is two or four state. This patch sets the base typespec
for four state enumerations to vpiReg and to vpiBitVar for two state
enumerations. This provide enough information to get next() and prev()
working correctly.
This patch adds vpiEnumTypespec to the list so that vpi_get_str(vpiType, ...)
returns an appropriate string when an enum type is passed.
It also adds the initial hook to allow iteration (global) over the UDP
definitions. This along with table traversal will be needed to free the
memory allocated when the UDP definition is created. Ultimately this
will all the UDP test to be valgrind clean.
Update the line number for a couple cppcheck suppressions and add one for
the pool variable in the vvp directory.
Also move a check for null to the correct place.
This patch makes the code consistently use struct/class in the C++ files,
it removes a couple shadow warnings and where a class pointer is passed to
the C routines, it defines the pointer as a class for C++ and as struct for
C and it removes a namespace std duplication.
Add a new IVL_PR_FINAL process type.
Add a flag to NetScope in_final_ which is set when elaborating the
statement of a final procedure.
Add checks during statement elaboration for invalid statements in a
final procedure, similar to checks for statements in functions.
Do a final check to make sure no final blocks have delays.
In the vvp runtime, use "$final" as the flag for the thread created by
the final procedure. During compilation, instead of adding such a
thread to the sched_list, add it to a new schedule_final_list that
mirrors the schedule_init_list, but is run at the end of simulation.
Verilog allows user to define variables of primitive types. The patch
adds support for defining variables of type 'logic'. The data type
'logic' is the only primitive data type which supports defining ranges.
Signed-off-by: Prasad Joshi <prasadjoshi124@gmail.com>
Verilog allows user to define variables of primitive types. The patch
adds support for defining variables of type 'bit'. The data type 'bit'
is the only primitive data type which supports defining ranges.
Signed-off-by: Prasad Joshi <prasadjoshi124@gmail.com>
If a relative path name is passed to the Windows LoadModule function,
it is applied in turn to each path in the DLL search path. For the
ivl_dlopen function, we actually want to mimic the Unix behaviour,
where a relative path is relative to the current working directory.
On systems where the KB2264107 security fix has been applied, the
CWD is excluded from the DLL search path, so we no longer get the
required behaviour. This patch reworks the ivl_dlopen function to
give the correct behaviour under Windows.
This patch also adds a flush of the stderr stream after reporting
VPI call errors. This fixes a race between the stdout and stderr
streams when running the regression tests in a MinGW shell.
Added an explicit option prefix="yy" to files that were generated
without an explicit -P.
This makes the lex-generated symbol names self contained without any
help from from build system.
The power operator defines 2**-1 and -2**-1 to be zero. This patch fixes
both the procedural and continuous assignments to work correctly. It also
fixes a problem in the compiler power code so that the one constant value
always has at least two bits.
This patch adds some preliminary module port information to the ivl
interface. This may change as I investigate exactly what is needed.
It also fixes a few minor bugs (a missed local variable and spacing)
This patch adds a trace command to the interactive prompt that can be
used to control statement tracing when the code is instrumented (has
%file_line opcodes).
This patch adds support for tracing procedural statement execution in vvp.
This is accomplished by adding a new opcode that is inserted before the
code that represents a procedural statement. These opcodes also trigger
a message whenever time advances. By default these opcodes are not added.
To add them, pass the -pfileline=1 flag to the compiler. In the future we
may add support for turning the debug output on and off once the opcodes
have been added with a system task or from the interactive prompt.
Currently the vvp target emits multiple single bit %mov instructions
to perform sign extension. This patch adds a new %pad instruction
that allows sign extension to be performed with just one instruction.
This patch fixes a few compilation warnings introduced by the
enumeration code. It also updates the ivl.def file so that the
proper routines get exported under windows.
Create the v2009.vpi module to include SystemVerilog core
functions, and start out with some of the enum methods.
Add to vvp support for creating enum types, including some
vpi access methods.
In ivl_alloc.h we redefine malloc(), realloc() and calloc() to have
standard error checking. We don't want to do this for anything that
comes from the standard headers. This specifically doesn't work if
a C++ header files does std::malloc, etc.
Also change to -W instead of -Wextra since that is more portable. I
plan to add a check from -Wextra and use it when available since it
is more descriptive.
This patch changes all the iterator code to use a prefix ++ instead
of postfix since it is more efficient (no need for a temporary). It
is likely that the compiler could optimize this away, but lets make
it efficient from the start.
BOOL values have a specific cast from LOGIC, this node takes care
of it. Also arrange for the elaboration to insert them in the right
planes and for the code generator to generate them.
This patch adds -Wextra to the compilation flags for C++ files in
the vvp and vpi subdirectories. It also fixes all the problems
found while adding -Wextra. This mostly entailed removing some of
the unused arguments, removing the name for others and using the
correct number of initializers.
This patch adds support for running cppcheck from the Makefile. It also
standardizes the order of some of the targets. It renames vpip_format.c
to vpip_format.cc and fixes the size of the array tables to make room
for the trailing NULL. Found when using a C++ compiler.
This patch adds a few missing initializations to various constructors
in the vvp directory. It also enhances the array alias code to copy
more values from the aliased array.
Create the .var/2u and .var/2s variable records and give them
basic implementations. Make available to VPI the proper types
for the SystemVerilog types that these variables represent.
This patch adds support for a UDP with variable delays. In the process the
intrinsic support for delays was removed from the UDP functor and replaced
with a call to the .delay functor. Both a normal gate and a UDP now use the
same code to generate the delay.
This patch adds checks that the delay count is correct for the
various gates and adds support for a missing variable decay
time. For this case the decay time is the minimum of the rise
and fall times. This is denoted by setting the decay variable
to 0 in the vvp file. vvp notes this and sets an ignore decay
time property in the base delay. This turns off the ability
to set the decay time and the minimum delay calculation will
also update the decay time.
Elaborate conditional assignments with BUFZ devices that do *NOT*
preserve strengths. Add a BUFT (transparent) device that can be
used in those cases where I really need a transparent buffer.
A real delay must be scaled and rounded using the local precision
before it is finally scaled to the simulation time units. This
patch fixes the compiler to do this correctly or generate the
correct code for run time calculated delays. Delays in a CA
already worked correctly. The run time was also fixed to scale
modpath (SDF back annotation) delays correctly.
This patch modifies the vvp main code to cleanup if there was an
error compiling the input file. There are still a few issues, but
this takes care of most of them.
This patch adds two new opcodes and the infrastructure needed to call
system functions as tasks. The normal %vpi_call will generate an error
if a system function is called as a task. %vpi_call/w will generate a
warning and will ignore any value returned by the function. %vpi_call/i
will ignore the system function return value and will not print a
message. Adding this is a feature request and is supported in
SystemVerilog. Next I need to add flags to control this depending on
the compiler generation and possibly other flags.
I may leave the cast to void (%vpi_call/i) functionality unimplemented
for now.
This patch caches the vpi_call error messages (task/function does
not exist, task being called as a function and function being
called as a task). This allows us to display the file name and line
number information for the invalid usage.
The functions (malloc, free, etc.) that used to be provided in
malloc.h are now provided in cstdlib for C++ files and stdlib.h for
C files. Since we require a C99 compliant compiler it makes sense
that malloc.h is no longer needed.
This patch also modifies all the C++ files to use the <c...>
version of the standard C header files (e.g. <cstdlib> vs
<stdlib.h>). Some of the files used the C++ version and others did
not. There are still a few other header changes that could be done,
but this takes care of much of it.
This patch documents that the lxt2/lx2 dumper supports -speed and
-space options. It adds -speed, -space, -space-speed and
-speed-space options for the fst dumper. Here are results for a
gate level back annotated design using the fst dumper.
<none> 12.88 seconds 3.5 Meg dump file.
-space 12.89 seconds 2.9 Meg dump file.
-speed 12.36 seconds 4.6 Meg dump file.
-<both> 12.84 seconds 3.2 Meg dump file.
This patch is a slight modification to files Tony Bybell (the author of
GTKWave) send to me. We still have a few more changes we plan to make,
but this should be functional enough for initial testing. Multi-treading
and speed/size flags will be added shortly.
The SunPro compiler does not support struct definitions inside an
anonymous union. This patch moves the struct definition so that both
gcc and SunPro 12.1 compile this without issue.
gcc supports creating an array with a run time defined size. The
SunPro compiler for OpenSolaris does not. This patch converts the
array creation to use conventional (malloc based) array creation.
This patch is similar to the previous patches and cleans up a single
place in the vvp directory where an enum had a trailing ',' and a
place where a C++ routine needed extern "C".
Some new shadow issues have crept in. This patch fixes these new
issues and adds -Wshadow to the normal warning flags to keep any
new occurrences from happening.
This patch updates all the Makefile.in files and configure.in
as follows:
Do not use the -Wall warning flag when using the SunPro compiler.
The SunPro compiler uses -xMD instead of -MD.
There are still more fixes needed before Icarus will compile
on OpenSolaris.
Tran islands must do their calculations using the forced values,
if any. But the output from a port must also be subject to force
filtering. It's a little ugly, but hopefully won't hurt the more
normal case.
It is acceptable to call delete on a NULL object. It's also acceptable
to assign the value to zero if it is already zero. Removing the
superfluous if should produce slightly better code since there is no
conditional to deal with except for what is likely in the delete
implementation, but that should be highly optimized.
This patch cleans up some style issues: no need to check that a value
is defined before freeing or deleting it, use C++ style casts, make
sure to NULL terminate strncpy(), empty() is faster than size() for
size == 0 or size >= 0 checks, re-scope some variables, etc.
This patch adds support for iterating over the list of vpiUserSystf
tasks/functions that have vpiUserDefn set. The vpiUserDefn property
is true by default, but you can call vpip_make_systf_system_defined()
to set this property false (will hide the vpiUserSystf object). All
the normal system tasks/functions have been modified to call this
procedure to remove them from the list of vpiUserSystf objects. Only
user defined system tasks or functions should appear in the list.
vpi_compare_objects() is just a simple are the two pointers the
same. This works correctly for the vpiUserSystf objects, but the
other handle objects have not been checked.
This patch changes system tasks and functions to use the vpiUserSystf
property and returns this information when vpi_register_systf() is
called. It also adds the vpiUserDefn property for system tasks and
functions which for now always returns 1 (true). System task and
functions can now get a handle to this information using the
vpiUserSystf property. vpi_systf_info() returns pointers to the
real data so the user will need to be careful when using the pointer
fields (e.g. tfname, user_data, etc.). This is a shallow copy. A deep
copy would require the user to free the various fields and I'm not
certain it is even possible or desirable to copy the user_data for
all cases.
A stub for vpi_compare_objects() was also added since I will need
that when testing the second half of the patch (add iteration over
all the vpiUserSystf objects and add a method to control vpiUserDefn).
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