Re: [POSSIBLE VIRUS:###] [sv-cc] [Fwd: P1800/draft5 sv_vpi_user.h file]

 

Thanks Charles. 

I like the solution. We should just make vpiAlwaysComb 2 and so on. We need to 
change the note in the diagram also, which does not say anything about plain 
always. Given the timeline, I guess changing the header file should
be sufficient. 

- Regards,
Tapati 


>Date: Wed, 01 Jun 2005 14:13:08 -0400
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>Ouch!  Good catch Tapati.
>
>There is precedence for this.  We had vpiPortType return vpiPort when
>it was an ordinary port.  I think we should do the same in this case.
>
>Looks like we should probably re-number the return values to begin
>with 2 instead of 1.
>
>This would be one of those things that Stu would be able to go in front of
>the P1800 committee tomorrow and ask to fix.
>
>   -Chas
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>Tapati Basu wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I have a question realted to vpiAlwaysType. I have not searched our database
>> yet, but if you are already aware of this, please let me know. 
>> 
>> My understanding is, if vpi_get(vpiType, process) return vpiAlways (value = 
1) 
>> then we can  query to find out what type of always it is. 
>> 
>> vpi_get(vpiAlwaysType, process) can return only vpiAlwaysComb, vpiAlwaysFf 
and 
>> vpiAlwaysLatch. What is it supposed to return if a process is just plain and 
>> simple V2K like always block ?  I guess we can not return vpiAlways here as 
>> vpiAlwaysComb and vpiAlways both is defined as value = 1.
>> 
>> - Regards,
>> Tapati 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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>>>Hi All,
>>>
>>>I suggest trying this out ASAP to make sure it has not obvious
>>>syntax errors, ...etc.
>>>
>>>Thanks.
>>>
>>>  -Chas
>>>
>>>
>>>-------- Original Message --------
>>>Subject: P1800/draft5 sv_vpi_user.h file
>>>Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2005 08:30:18 -0700
>>>From: "Stuart Sutherland" <stuart@sutherland-hdl.com>
>>>Reply-To: <stuart@sutherland-hdl.com>
>>>Organization: Sutherland HDL, Inc.
>>>To: <chas>
>>>
>>>Chas.,
>>>
>>>I have attached a .h file with what is in the final version P1800/draft5
>>>Annex I.  Any struck-through lines have been deleted from this file, so it
>>>should be good-to-go.  Please forward this to any SV-CC committee members
>>>that may wish to test the file.  Testing should be done ASAP.  If any errors
>>>are found, we can ask the working group at tomorrow's meeting to allow me to
>>>make corrections and regenerate draft 5.
>>>
>>>Note that the attached file has Unix style carriage returns.  In case this
>>>does not e-mail well, I have also attached a zip file version (which will
>>>probably convert the file to DOS style returns).  I can create a tar file
>>>version if needed, but have to reboot my laptop into Linux to do so, and
>>>then reboot in Windows to e-mail it (and to continue editing the P1364 LRM.
>>>
>>>Stu
>>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>Stuart Sutherland
>>>stuart@sutherland-hdl.com
>>>+1-503-692-0898
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>-- 
>>>Charles Dawson
>>>Senior Engineering Manager
>>>NC-Verilog Team
>>>Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
>>>270 Billerica Road
>>>Chelmsford, MA  01824
>>>(978) 262 - 6273
>>>chas@cadence.com
>>>
>> 
>> 
>> Tapati Basu
>> 
>> 
>> 
>
>
>-- 
>Charles Dawson
>Senior Engineering Manager
>NC-Verilog Team
>Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
>270 Billerica Road
>Chelmsford, MA  01824
>(978) 262 - 6273
>chas@cadence.com
>

Tapati Basu