Merge pull request #2371 from whitequark/cxxrtl-debug-info

cxxrtl: expose port direction and driver kind in debug information
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3 changed files with 177 additions and 30 deletions

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@ -824,6 +824,7 @@ struct debug_alias {};
// To avoid violating strict aliasing rules, this structure has to be a subclass of the one used
// in the C API, or it would not be possible to cast between the pointers to these.
struct debug_item : ::cxxrtl_object {
// Object types.
enum : uint32_t {
VALUE = CXXRTL_VALUE,
WIRE = CXXRTL_WIRE,
@ -831,13 +832,24 @@ struct debug_item : ::cxxrtl_object {
ALIAS = CXXRTL_ALIAS,
};
// Object flags.
enum : uint32_t {
INPUT = CXXRTL_INPUT,
OUTPUT = CXXRTL_OUTPUT,
INOUT = CXXRTL_INOUT,
DRIVEN_SYNC = CXXRTL_DRIVEN_SYNC,
DRIVEN_COMB = CXXRTL_DRIVEN_COMB,
UNDRIVEN = CXXRTL_UNDRIVEN,
};
debug_item(const ::cxxrtl_object &object) : cxxrtl_object(object) {}
template<size_t Bits>
debug_item(value<Bits> &item, size_t lsb_offset = 0) {
debug_item(value<Bits> &item, size_t lsb_offset = 0, uint32_t flags_ = 0) {
static_assert(sizeof(item) == value<Bits>::chunks * sizeof(chunk_t),
"value<Bits> is not compatible with C layout");
type = VALUE;
flags = flags_;
width = Bits;
lsb_at = lsb_offset;
depth = 1;
@ -851,6 +863,7 @@ struct debug_item : ::cxxrtl_object {
static_assert(sizeof(item) == value<Bits>::chunks * sizeof(chunk_t),
"value<Bits> is not compatible with C layout");
type = VALUE;
flags = DRIVEN_COMB;
width = Bits;
lsb_at = lsb_offset;
depth = 1;
@ -860,11 +873,12 @@ struct debug_item : ::cxxrtl_object {
}
template<size_t Bits>
debug_item(wire<Bits> &item, size_t lsb_offset = 0) {
debug_item(wire<Bits> &item, size_t lsb_offset = 0, uint32_t flags_ = 0) {
static_assert(sizeof(item.curr) == value<Bits>::chunks * sizeof(chunk_t) &&
sizeof(item.next) == value<Bits>::chunks * sizeof(chunk_t),
"wire<Bits> is not compatible with C layout");
type = WIRE;
flags = flags_;
width = Bits;
lsb_at = lsb_offset;
depth = 1;
@ -878,6 +892,7 @@ struct debug_item : ::cxxrtl_object {
static_assert(sizeof(item.data[0]) == value<Width>::chunks * sizeof(chunk_t),
"memory<Width> is not compatible with C layout");
type = MEMORY;
flags = 0;
width = Width;
lsb_at = 0;
depth = item.data.size();
@ -891,6 +906,7 @@ struct debug_item : ::cxxrtl_object {
static_assert(sizeof(item) == value<Bits>::chunks * sizeof(chunk_t),
"value<Bits> is not compatible with C layout");
type = ALIAS;
flags = DRIVEN_COMB;
width = Bits;
lsb_at = lsb_offset;
depth = 1;
@ -905,6 +921,7 @@ struct debug_item : ::cxxrtl_object {
sizeof(item.next) == value<Bits>::chunks * sizeof(chunk_t),
"wire<Bits> is not compatible with C layout");
type = ALIAS;
flags = DRIVEN_COMB;
width = Bits;
lsb_at = lsb_offset;
depth = 1;

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@ -200,16 +200,12 @@ bool is_elidable_cell(RTLIL::IdString type)
ID($mux), ID($concat), ID($slice), ID($pmux));
}
bool is_sync_ff_cell(RTLIL::IdString type)
{
return type.in(
ID($dff), ID($dffe), ID($sdff), ID($sdffe), ID($sdffce));
}
bool is_ff_cell(RTLIL::IdString type)
{
return is_sync_ff_cell(type) || type.in(
ID($adff), ID($adffe), ID($dffsr), ID($dffsre), ID($dlatch), ID($adlatch), ID($dlatchsr), ID($sr));
return type.in(
ID($dff), ID($dffe), ID($sdff), ID($sdffe), ID($sdffce),
ID($adff), ID($adffe), ID($dffsr), ID($dffsre),
ID($dlatch), ID($adlatch), ID($dlatchsr), ID($sr));
}
bool is_internal_cell(RTLIL::IdString type)
@ -277,6 +273,7 @@ struct FlowGraph {
std::vector<Node*> nodes;
dict<const RTLIL::Wire*, pool<Node*, hash_ptr_ops>> wire_comb_defs, wire_sync_defs, wire_uses;
dict<const RTLIL::Wire*, bool> wire_def_elidable, wire_use_elidable;
dict<RTLIL::SigBit, bool> bit_has_state;
~FlowGraph()
{
@ -284,17 +281,24 @@ struct FlowGraph {
delete node;
}
void add_defs(Node *node, const RTLIL::SigSpec &sig, bool fully_sync, bool elidable)
void add_defs(Node *node, const RTLIL::SigSpec &sig, bool is_ff, bool elidable)
{
for (auto chunk : sig.chunks())
if (chunk.wire) {
if (fully_sync)
if (is_ff) {
// A sync def means that a wire holds design state because it is driven directly by
// a flip-flop output. Such a wire can never be unbuffered.
wire_sync_defs[chunk.wire].insert(node);
else
} else {
// A comb def means that a wire doesn't hold design state. It might still be connected,
// indirectly, to a flip-flop output.
wire_comb_defs[chunk.wire].insert(node);
}
}
for (auto bit : sig.bits())
bit_has_state[bit] |= is_ff;
// Only comb defs of an entire wire in the right order can be elided.
if (!fully_sync && sig.is_wire())
if (!is_ff && sig.is_wire())
wire_def_elidable[sig.as_wire()] = elidable;
}
@ -322,7 +326,7 @@ struct FlowGraph {
// Connections
void add_connect_defs_uses(Node *node, const RTLIL::SigSig &conn)
{
add_defs(node, conn.first, /*fully_sync=*/false, /*elidable=*/true);
add_defs(node, conn.first, /*is_ff=*/false, /*elidable=*/true);
add_uses(node, conn.second);
}
@ -369,7 +373,7 @@ struct FlowGraph {
if (cell->output(conn.first))
if (is_cxxrtl_sync_port(cell, conn.first)) {
// See note regarding elidability below.
add_defs(node, conn.second, /*fully_sync=*/false, /*elidable=*/false);
add_defs(node, conn.second, /*is_ff=*/false, /*elidable=*/false);
}
}
@ -378,18 +382,18 @@ struct FlowGraph {
for (auto conn : cell->connections()) {
if (cell->output(conn.first)) {
if (is_elidable_cell(cell->type))
add_defs(node, conn.second, /*fully_sync=*/false, /*elidable=*/true);
else if (is_sync_ff_cell(cell->type) || (cell->type == ID($memrd) && cell->getParam(ID::CLK_ENABLE).as_bool()))
add_defs(node, conn.second, /*fully_sync=*/true, /*elidable=*/false);
add_defs(node, conn.second, /*is_ff=*/false, /*elidable=*/true);
else if (is_ff_cell(cell->type) || (cell->type == ID($memrd) && cell->getParam(ID::CLK_ENABLE).as_bool()))
add_defs(node, conn.second, /*is_ff=*/true, /*elidable=*/false);
else if (is_internal_cell(cell->type))
add_defs(node, conn.second, /*fully_sync=*/false, /*elidable=*/false);
add_defs(node, conn.second, /*is_ff=*/false, /*elidable=*/false);
else if (!is_cxxrtl_sync_port(cell, conn.first)) {
// Although at first it looks like outputs of user-defined cells may always be elided, the reality is
// more complex. Fully sync outputs produce no defs and so don't participate in elision. Fully comb
// outputs are assigned in a different way depending on whether the cell's eval() immediately converged.
// Unknown/mixed outputs could be elided, but should be rare in practical designs and don't justify
// the infrastructure required to elide outputs of cells with many of them.
add_defs(node, conn.second, /*fully_sync=*/false, /*elidable=*/false);
add_defs(node, conn.second, /*is_ff=*/false, /*elidable=*/false);
}
}
if (cell->input(conn.first))
@ -427,7 +431,7 @@ struct FlowGraph {
void add_case_defs_uses(Node *node, const RTLIL::CaseRule *case_)
{
for (auto &action : case_->actions) {
add_defs(node, action.first, /*is_sync=*/false, /*elidable=*/false);
add_defs(node, action.first, /*is_ff=*/false, /*elidable=*/false);
add_uses(node, action.second);
}
for (auto sub_switch : case_->switches) {
@ -446,9 +450,9 @@ struct FlowGraph {
for (auto sync : process->syncs)
for (auto action : sync->actions) {
if (sync->type == RTLIL::STp || sync->type == RTLIL::STn || sync->type == RTLIL::STe)
add_defs(node, action.first, /*is_sync=*/true, /*elidable=*/false);
add_defs(node, action.first, /*is_ff=*/true, /*elidable=*/false);
else
add_defs(node, action.first, /*is_sync=*/false, /*elidable=*/false);
add_defs(node, action.first, /*is_ff=*/false, /*elidable=*/false);
add_uses(node, action.second);
}
}
@ -549,6 +553,7 @@ struct CxxrtlWorker {
pool<const RTLIL::Wire*> localized_wires;
dict<const RTLIL::Wire*, const RTLIL::Wire*> debug_alias_wires;
dict<const RTLIL::Wire*, RTLIL::Const> debug_const_wires;
dict<RTLIL::SigBit, bool> bit_has_state;
dict<const RTLIL::Module*, pool<std::string>> blackbox_specializations;
dict<const RTLIL::Module*, bool> eval_converges;
@ -1142,7 +1147,7 @@ struct CxxrtlWorker {
}
// The generated code has two bounds checks; one in an assertion, and another that guards the read.
// This is done so that the code does not invoke undefined behavior under any conditions, but nevertheless
// loudly crashes if an illegal condition is encountered. The assert may be turned off with -NDEBUG not
// loudly crashes if an illegal condition is encountered. The assert may be turned off with -DNDEBUG not
// just for release builds, but also to make sure the simulator (which is presumably embedded in some
// larger program) will never crash the code that calls into it.
//
@ -1635,6 +1640,10 @@ struct CxxrtlWorker {
size_t count_alias_wires = 0;
size_t count_member_wires = 0;
size_t count_skipped_wires = 0;
size_t count_driven_sync = 0;
size_t count_driven_comb = 0;
size_t count_undriven = 0;
size_t count_mixed_driver = 0;
inc_indent();
f << indent << "assert(path.empty() || path[path.size() - 1] == ' ');\n";
for (auto wire : module->wires()) {
@ -1660,9 +1669,55 @@ struct CxxrtlWorker {
count_alias_wires++;
} else if (!localized_wires.count(wire)) {
// Member wire
std::vector<std::string> flags;
if (wire->port_input && wire->port_output)
flags.push_back("INOUT");
else if (wire->port_input)
flags.push_back("INPUT");
else if (wire->port_output)
flags.push_back("OUTPUT");
bool has_driven_sync = false;
bool has_driven_comb = false;
bool has_undriven = false;
SigSpec sig(wire);
for (auto bit : sig.bits())
if (!bit_has_state.count(bit))
has_undriven = true;
else if (bit_has_state[bit])
has_driven_sync = true;
else
has_driven_comb = true;
if (has_driven_sync)
flags.push_back("DRIVEN_SYNC");
if (has_driven_sync && !has_driven_comb && !has_undriven)
count_driven_sync++;
if (has_driven_comb)
flags.push_back("DRIVEN_COMB");
if (!has_driven_sync && has_driven_comb && !has_undriven)
count_driven_comb++;
if (has_undriven)
flags.push_back("UNDRIVEN");
if (!has_driven_sync && !has_driven_comb && has_undriven)
count_undriven++;
if (has_driven_sync + has_driven_comb + has_undriven > 1)
count_mixed_driver++;
f << indent << "items.add(path + " << escape_cxx_string(get_hdl_name(wire));
f << ", debug_item(" << mangle(wire) << ", ";
f << wire->start_offset << "));\n";
f << wire->start_offset;
bool first = true;
for (auto flag : flags) {
if (first) {
first = false;
f << ", ";
} else {
f << "|";
}
f << "debug_item::" << flag;
}
f << "));\n";
count_member_wires++;
} else {
count_skipped_wires++;
@ -1690,7 +1745,11 @@ struct CxxrtlWorker {
log_debug(" Public wires: %zu, of which:\n", count_public_wires);
log_debug(" Const wires: %zu\n", count_const_wires);
log_debug(" Alias wires: %zu\n", count_alias_wires);
log_debug(" Member wires: %zu\n", count_member_wires);
log_debug(" Member wires: %zu, of which:\n", count_member_wires);
log_debug(" Driven sync: %zu\n", count_driven_sync);
log_debug(" Driven comb: %zu\n", count_driven_comb);
log_debug(" Undriven: %zu\n", count_undriven);
log_debug(" Mixed driver: %zu\n", count_mixed_driver);
log_debug(" Other wires: %zu (no debug information)\n", count_skipped_wires);
}
@ -2209,6 +2268,9 @@ struct CxxrtlWorker {
eval_converges[module] = feedback_wires.empty() && buffered_comb_wires.empty();
for (auto item : flow.bit_has_state)
bit_has_state.insert(item);
if (debug_info) {
// Find wires that alias other wires or are tied to a constant; debug information can be enriched with these
// at essentially zero additional cost.

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@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ int cxxrtl_commit(cxxrtl_handle handle);
size_t cxxrtl_step(cxxrtl_handle handle);
// Type of a simulated object.
//
// The type of a simulated object indicates the way it is stored and the operations that are legal
// to perform on it (i.e. won't crash the simulation). It says very little about object semantics,
// which is specified through flags.
enum cxxrtl_type {
// Values correspond to singly buffered netlist nodes, i.e. nodes driven exclusively by
// combinatorial cells, or toplevel input nodes.
@ -86,7 +90,8 @@ enum cxxrtl_type {
CXXRTL_VALUE = 0,
// Wires correspond to doubly buffered netlist nodes, i.e. nodes driven, at least in part, by
// storage cells, or by combinatorial cells that are a part of a feedback path.
// storage cells, or by combinatorial cells that are a part of a feedback path. They are also
// present in non-optimized builds.
//
// Wires can be inspected via the `curr` pointer and modified via the `next` pointer (which are
// distinct for wires). Note that changes to the bits driven by combinatorial cells will be
@ -103,7 +108,7 @@ enum cxxrtl_type {
CXXRTL_MEMORY = 2,
// Aliases correspond to netlist nodes driven by another node such that their value is always
// exactly equal, or driven by a constant value.
// exactly equal.
//
// Aliases can be inspected via the `curr` pointer. They cannot be modified, and the `next`
// pointer is always NULL.
@ -112,6 +117,66 @@ enum cxxrtl_type {
// More object types may be added in the future, but the existing ones will never change.
};
// Flags of a simulated object.
//
// The flags of a simulated object indicate its role in the netlist:
// * The flags `CXXRTL_INPUT` and `CXXRTL_OUTPUT` designate module ports.
// * The flags `CXXRTL_DRIVEN_SYNC`, `CXXRTL_DRIVEN_COMB`, and `CXXRTL_UNDRIVEN` specify
// the semantics of node state. An object with several of these flags set has different bits
// follow different semantics.
enum cxxrtl_flag {
// Node is a module input port.
//
// This flag can be set on objects of type `CXXRTL_VALUE` and `CXXRTL_WIRE`. It may be combined
// with `CXXRTL_OUTPUT`, as well as other flags.
CXXRTL_INPUT = 1 << 0,
// Node is a module output port.
//
// This flag can be set on objects of type `CXXRTL_WIRE`. It may be combined with `CXXRTL_INPUT`,
// as well as other flags.
CXXRTL_OUTPUT = 1 << 1,
// Node is a module inout port.
//
// This flag can be set on objects of type `CXXRTL_WIRE`. It may be combined with other flags.
CXXRTL_INOUT = (CXXRTL_INPUT|CXXRTL_OUTPUT),
// Node has bits that are driven by a storage cell.
//
// This flag can be set on objects of type `CXXRTL_WIRE`. It may be combined with
// `CXXRTL_DRIVEN_COMB` and `CXXRTL_UNDRIVEN`, as well as other flags.
//
// This flag is set on wires that have bits connected directly to the output of a flip-flop or
// a latch, and hold its state. Many `CXXRTL_WIRE` objects may not have the `CXXRTL_DRIVEN_SYNC`
// flag set; for example, output ports and feedback wires generally won't. Writing to the `next`
// pointer of these wires updates stored state, and for designs without combinatorial loops,
// capturing the value from every of these wires through the `curr` pointer creates a complete
// snapshot of the design state.
CXXRTL_DRIVEN_SYNC = 1 << 2,
// Node has bits that are driven by a combinatorial cell or another node.
//
// This flag can be set on objects of type `CXXRTL_VALUE` and `CXXRTL_WIRE`. It may be combined
// with `CXXRTL_DRIVEN_SYNC` and `CXXRTL_UNDRIVEN`, as well as other flags.
//
// This flag is set on objects that have bits connected to the output of a combinatorial cell,
// or directly to another node. For designs without combinatorial loops, writing to such bits
// through the `next` pointer (if it is not NULL) has no effect.
CXXRTL_DRIVEN_COMB = 1 << 3,
// Node has bits that are not driven.
//
// This flag can be set on objects of type `CXXRTL_VALUE` and `CXXRTL_WIRE`. It may be combined
// with `CXXRTL_DRIVEN_SYNC` and `CXXRTL_DRIVEN_COMB`, as well as other flags.
//
// This flag is set on objects that have bits not driven by an output of any cell or by another
// node, such as inputs and dangling wires.
CXXRTL_UNDRIVEN = 1 << 4,
// More object flags may be added in the future, but the existing ones will never change.
};
// Description of a simulated object.
//
// The `data` array can be accessed directly to inspect and, if applicable, modify the bits
@ -123,6 +188,9 @@ struct cxxrtl_object {
// determines all other properties of the object.
uint32_t type; // actually `enum cxxrtl_type`
// Flags of the object.
uint32_t flags; // actually bit mask of `enum cxxrtl_flags`
// Width of the object in bits.
size_t width;