The vvp_fun_force node converts its input to a call to the
force method of the target node. This eliminates the need for
linking a net to a force input of a signal.
The vvp_net_t port 2 was used to implement force behavior, but that
is no longer how we plan to implement force, so remove it from the
implementation of signal nodes. This currently breaks much of the
force/release functionality, but we'll get it back by other means.
This patch adds support for the `resetall directive.
It also changes `celldefine, `endcelldefine and `resetall
to no longer grab text following them. These directives do
not take an argument so they should not be grabbing any
text and silently discarding it.
The `timescale processing was reworked to handle being
reset and hooks were added to easily change the default
time units and precision when we add that feature request.
This patch adds real functionality for `celldefine and pushes this
property to the run time which can access this with vpiCellInstance.
This is technically only available for a module, but all scopes
have the property and only modules should return true when the
'endmodule' is between a `celldefine and `endcelldefine directive.
These are not leaks in the true sense of the word, but it is
memory that is not being freed before the program finishes
so valgrind will complain about this.
It looks pretty stupid and non-c++-y, but it does remove two compiler warnings
vvp/stop.cc: In function 'void stop_handler(int)':
vvp/stop.cc:492: warning: deprecated conversion from string constant to 'char*'
vvp/stop.cc:493: warning: deprecated conversion from string constant to 'char*'
The wire base class cannot carry all the overhead for handling all
the different net types, so split it out into derived classes. This
will also move me closer to splitting wires away from variables.
This patch modifies the real parameter get_value routine to use
the standard vpip_real_get_value() routine. This routine has
support for an integer and a decimal string value.
The standard allows an output declared as "output reg" to be
given an initialization assignment in the output declaration.
this patch adds that functionality. Specifically:
output reg out = 1'b0;
works as expected.
Icarus support returning a string version of a macro ``<MACRO>.
The problem was that it did not escape '\' or '"' so if the
macro to be escaped had either of these it would create an
invalid string. This patch fixes this by translating these two
codes to their octal equivalent when the macro is converted.
This patch fixes the three %assign/v0/x1 operators to correctly
notice that the select has fallen off the start of the vector
for the case that the negative offset equaled the width.
There is no use implementing the release and deassign methods as
port commands. It's confusing and a waste of vvp_net_t functionality.
It also obscures what needs to be done to more force/release into
the filter object.
This is moving towards moving force/release out of the signal
class. The end-game is to remove all of the wire implementation
out of the functor and into the filter. Variables will remain in
the functor.
When dumping an array word the name is implicitly converted to
an escaped identifier. If this implicit name conflicts with an
explicitly created escaped identifier this patch will print a
warning message warning that the array word will conflict with
an escaped identifier.
Move the vvp_vpi_callback to the vvp_net_sig.h header file, and
collapse some useless hierarchy. (Specifically, all callbackable
items are also wordable.)
Move the run_vpi_callback invocation for wires/variables from the
output generator to the newly implemented filter object. This is
starting to get the filter class working.
This patch adds code to automatically dump the output stream
including any dump file when entering interactive mode. When
the user typed ^C or $stop was executed.
Dumping array words is an enhancement that we have added to Icarus.
The problem was that if you wanted to dump the whole array you would
like to use a for loop as follows:
for (lp = 0; lp < max ; lp = lp + 1) $dumpvars(0, array[lp]);
This used to work, but some of the VPI rework broke it because it
counted on the word select to be constant. This patch restores the
functionality by converting the variable word select into a constant
word select in the calltf routine. This is done without warning and
only for the $dumpvars() routine.
Adding this functionality necessitated adding support for vpiIndex
to the &A<> routines.
In 1364-2005 it is an explicit error to take the select of a scalar
or real value. We added the checks for real a while ago. This patch
adds the functionality for scalar values. In the future we may want
to push the scalar property to the run time.
This patch add code to print a warning message if it finds both a
default and `timescale based delays. The -Wall or more specifically
the -Wtimescale flag can be used to find the module with the missing
`timescale directive.
This patch adds interactive support for $stop and $finish.
$stop displays a message that the simulator is already stopped.
$finish acts exactly like (calls) the interactive "finish"
command. Having $stop do nothing and $finish not finish until
you exit interactive mode is not very intuitive.
This patch adds better error messages (compiletf) for the optional
system tasks and functions (Annex C 1364-2005). Doing this also
makes calling them fail more gracefully (it is no longer a RE).
This patch add a new system function $readmempath. It accepts
a ":" separated list of directories that $readmem{b,h} will
use when trying to open a given file. If the file given to
$readmem{b,h} starts with a '/' (an absolute path) the search
list will not be used. A new call to $readmempath will replace
the previous search list with the given list. The search list
elements are check to see if they exist and are directories.
If not a warning will be displayed and they will not be added
to the list.
the vvp_net.h header file is getting pretty huge. This divides
the obviously separable signal functor code out into its own
header and source files.
Also, fill out the use of the filter member of the vvp_net_t
object. Test the output of the vvp_net_t against the filter.
This patch adds support for recursive module loops if the
loop contains a generate block. The assumption is that the
user is doing the right thing in the generate block to make
the loop terminate. For this case there is also a check
that limits the number of loops (default 10). This prevents
the system from crashing when the user did not correctly
terminate the looping structure. The limit can be changed
by the user if needed.
When adding history (add_history) use both the existence of the
library and the header file to determine if history can be
supported. Add a new USE_HISTORY that is the and of these two.
Only sign extend the operands for division or modulus if
both of them are signed. Previously only the individual
operand signedness was being considered.
The standard does not allow this, but it appears that other
simulators do. This patch adds the functionality, but prints
a warning message for the invalid task definition.
The out pointer of a vvp_net_t object is going to be a bit more
sophisticated when we redo the handling of net signals. Take a step
towards this rework by making the pointer private and implementing
methods needed to access it.
Stephen Williams
Cary R
Larry Doolittle