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verilator_gantt
===============

Verilator_gantt creates a visual representation to help analyze Verilator
multithreaded simulation performance by showing when each macro-task
starts, ends, and when each thread is busy or idle.

For an overview of the use of verilator_gantt, see :ref:`Profiling`.

Gantt Chart VCD
---------------

Verilated_gantt creates a value change dump (VCD) format dump file which
may be viewed in a waveform viewer (e.g., C<GTKWave>):

.. figure:: figures/fig_gantt_min.png

   Example verilator_gantt output, as viewed with GTKWave.

The viewed waveform chart has time on the X-axis, with one unit for each
time tick of the system's high-performance counter.


Gantt Chart VCD Signals
-----------------------

In waveforms, there are the following signals. In GTKWave, use "decimal"
data format to remove the leading zeros and make the traces easier to read.

trace/section
   Shows the name of the current top of the execution section stack. Set
   GTKWave data format to "ASCII".

trace/depth
   Shows the depth of the execution section stack. Set GTKWave data format
   to "Analog".

measured_parallelism
   The number of mtasks active at this time, for best performance, this
   will match the thread count. In GTKWave, use a data format of "analog
   step" to view this signal.

predicted_parallelism
   The number of mtasks Verilator predicted would be active at this time,
   for best performance this will match the thread count. In GTKWave, use a
   data format of "analog step" to view this signal.

cpu#_thread
   For the given CPU number, the thread number measured to be executing.

cpu#_waiting
   For the given CPU number, aggregated waiting time for mtask
   dependencies. Visualized as `X` values.

mtask#_cpu
   For the given mtask id, the CPU it was measured to execute on.

thread#_mtask
   For the given thread number, the mtask id it was executing.

predicted_thread#_mtask
   For the given thread number, the mtask id Verilator predicted would be
   executing.


verilator_gantt Example Usage
-----------------------------

.. code-block:: bash

   verilator_gantt --help
   verilator_gantt --version

   verilator_gantt profile_exec.dat


verilator_gantt Arguments
-------------------------

.. program:: verilator_gantt

.. option:: <filename>

   The filename to read data from; the default is "profile_exec.dat".

.. option:: --help

   Displays a help summary, the program version, and exits.

.. option:: --no-vcd

   Disables creating a .vcd file.

.. option:: --vcd <filename>

   Sets the output filename for vcd dump; the default is "verilator_gantt.vcd".
