Re: Q: Analysis port binding

I'm good with this.

On Oct 27, 2010, at 5:28 AM, john.aynsley@doulos.com wrote:

> Philipp, David,
>
> I agree with Philipp on all counts.
>
> unbind() exists and does what you want, but is not particularly well-documented. I will try to improve the description.
>
> bind() is virtual. We should indeed make unbind() virtual too.
>
> John A
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> From: "Philipp A. Hartmann" <philipp.hartmann@offis.de>
> To: David C Black <dcblack@xtreme-eda.com>
> Cc: "systemc-p1666-technical@eda.org WG" <systemc-p1666-technical@eda.org>
> Date: 25/10/2010 20:46
> Subject: Re: Q: Analysis port binding
> Sent by: owner-systemc-p1666-technical@eda.org
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>
> David, all,
>
> if I understand the analysis ports correctly, it's intended to use
> bind()/unbind() dynamically during simulation. The mere existence of
> unbind() already suggests that, right?
>
> Moreover, since they are not derived from
> sc_port<tlm_analysis_if<T>,...>, I think they can also be
> created/destroyed while the simulation is running.
>
> I agree, that both features should probably be documented in the
> standard, since the name ..._port might imply the opposite.
>
> Did we agree to make tlm_analysis_port<T>::bind() virtual during the
> bind/operator() discussion? In that case, I would propose to make
> unbind() virtual as well.
>
> Thanks,
> Philipp
>
> On 23/10/10 16:53, David C Black wrote:
> > Is it legal to bind()/unbind() analysis ports during simulation? It seems to me this would be a useful thing, but it is not specifically discussed in the standard.
> >
> > Use case:
> > Turn on analysis only during certain sections of simulation.
> > Turn off to reduce overhead
> >
> > The current TLM permits this behavior, but I don't find it documented anywhere.
>
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