cxxrtl: add ability to record/replay diagnostics.

Note that this functionality is only used by diagnostics emitted by
the C++ testbench; diagnostics emitted by the RTL in `eval()` do not
need to be recorded since they will be emitted again during replay.
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Catherine 2024-03-05 16:21:12 +00:00
parent 04ecabdd1f
commit f60b77a7f0
1 changed files with 107 additions and 21 deletions

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@ -49,11 +49,16 @@
// <file> ::= <file-header> <definitions> <sample>+
// <file-header> ::= 0x52585843 0x00004c54
// <definitions> ::= <packet-define>* <packet-end>
// <sample> ::= <packet-sample> <packet-change>* <packet-end>
// <sample> ::= <packet-sample> (<packet-change> | <packet-diag>)* <packet-end>
// <packet-define> ::= 0xc0000000 ...
// <packet-sample> ::= 0xc0000001 ...
// <packet-change> ::= 0x0??????? <chunk>+ | 0x1??????? <index> <chunk>+ | 0x2??????? | 0x3???????
// <chunk>, <index> ::= 0x????????
// <packet-diag> ::= <packet-break> | <packet-print> | <packet-assert> | <packet-assume>
// <packet-break> ::= 0xc0000010 <message> <source-location>
// <packet-print> ::= 0xc0000011 <message> <source-location>
// <packet-assert> ::= 0xc0000012 <message> <source-location>
// <packet-assume> ::= 0xc0000013 <message> <source-location>
// <packet-end> ::= 0xFFFFFFFF
//
// The replay log contains sample data, however, it does not cover the entire design. Rather, it only contains sample
@ -61,6 +66,10 @@
// a minimum, and recording speed to a maximum. The player samples any missing data by setting the design state items
// to the same values they had during recording, and re-evaluating the design.
//
// Packets for diagnostics (prints, breakpoints, assertions, and assumptions) are used solely for diagnostics emitted
// by the C++ testbench driving the simulation, and are not recorded while evaluating the design. (Diagnostics emitted
// by the RTL can be reconstructed at replay time, so recording them would be a waste of space.)
//
// Limits
// ------
//
@ -109,6 +118,33 @@
namespace cxxrtl {
// A single diagnostic that can be manipulated as an object (including being written to and read from a file).
// This differs from the base CXXRTL interface, where diagnostics can only be emitted via a procedure call, and are
// not materialized as objects.
struct diagnostic {
// The `BREAK` flavor corresponds to a breakpoint, which is a diagnostic type that can currently only be emitted
// by the C++ testbench code.
enum flavor {
BREAK = 0,
PRINT = 1,
ASSERT = 2,
ASSUME = 3,
};
flavor type;
std::string message;
std::string location; // same format as the `src` attribute of `$print` or `$check` cell
diagnostic()
: type(BREAK) {}
diagnostic(flavor type, const std::string &message, const std::string &location)
: type(type), message(message), location(location) {}
diagnostic(flavor type, const std::string &message, const char *file, unsigned line)
: type(type), message(message), location(std::string(file) + ':' + std::to_string(line)) {}
};
// A spool stores CXXRTL design state changes in a file.
class spool {
public:
@ -127,7 +163,7 @@ public:
static constexpr uint32_t PACKET_SAMPLE = 0xc0000001;
enum sample_flag : uint32_t {
EMPTY = 0,
EMPTY = 0,
INCREMENTAL = 1,
};
@ -139,6 +175,9 @@ public:
static constexpr uint32_t PACKET_CHANGEL = 0x20000000/* | ident */;
static constexpr uint32_t PACKET_CHANGEH = 0x30000000/* | ident */;
static constexpr uint32_t PACKET_DIAGNOSTIC = 0xc0000010/* | diagnostic::flavor */;
static constexpr uint32_t DIAGNOSTIC_MASK = 0x0000000f;
static constexpr uint32_t PACKET_END = 0xffffffff;
// Writing spools.
@ -281,6 +320,12 @@ public:
emit_word(data[offset]);
}
void write_diagnostic(const diagnostic &diagnostic) {
emit_word(PACKET_DIAGNOSTIC | diagnostic.type);
emit_string(diagnostic.message);
emit_string(diagnostic.location);
}
void write_end() {
emit_word(PACKET_END);
}
@ -397,11 +442,16 @@ public:
return true;
}
bool read_change_header(uint32_t &header, ident_t &ident) {
bool read_header(uint32_t &header) {
header = absorb_word();
if (header == PACKET_END)
return false;
assert((header & ~(CHANGE_MASK | MAXIMUM_IDENT)) == 0);
return header != PACKET_END;
}
// This method must be separate from `read_change_data` because `chunks` and `depth` can only be looked up
// if `ident` is known.
bool read_change_ident(uint32_t header, ident_t &ident) {
if ((header & ~(CHANGE_MASK | MAXIMUM_IDENT)) != 0)
return false; // some other packet
ident = header & MAXIMUM_IDENT;
return true;
}
@ -427,6 +477,18 @@ public:
for (size_t offset = 0; offset < chunks; offset++)
data[chunks * index + offset] = absorb_word();
}
bool read_diagnostic(uint32_t header, diagnostic &diagnostic) {
if ((header & ~DIAGNOSTIC_MASK) != PACKET_DIAGNOSTIC)
return false; // some other packet
uint32_t type = header & DIAGNOSTIC_MASK;
assert(type == diagnostic::BREAK || type == diagnostic::PRINT ||
type == diagnostic::ASSERT || type == diagnostic::ASSUME);
diagnostic.type = (diagnostic::flavor)type;
diagnostic.message = absorb_string();
diagnostic.location = absorb_string();
return true;
}
};
// Opening spools. For certain uses of the record/replay mechanism, two distinct open files (two open files, i.e.
@ -584,6 +646,18 @@ public:
return changed;
}
void record_diagnostic(const diagnostic &diagnostic) {
assert(streaming);
// Emit an incremental delta cycle per diagnostic to simplify the logic of the recorder. This is inefficient, but
// diagnostics should be rare enough that this inefficiency does not matter. If it turns out to be an issue, this
// code should be changed to accumulate diagnostics to a buffer that is flushed in `record_{complete,incremental}`
// and also in `advance_time` before the timestamp is changed. (Right now `advance_time` never writes to the spool.)
writer.write_sample(/*incremental=*/true, pointer++, timestamp);
writer.write_diagnostic(diagnostic);
writer.write_end();
}
void flush() {
writer.flush();
}
@ -657,8 +731,9 @@ public:
streaming = true;
// Establish the initial state of the design.
initialized = replay();
assert(initialized);
std::vector<diagnostic> diagnostics;
initialized = replay(&diagnostics);
assert(initialized && diagnostics.empty());
}
// Returns the pointer of the current sample.
@ -690,8 +765,8 @@ public:
// If this function returns `true`, then `current_pointer() == at_pointer`, and the module contains values that
// correspond to this pointer in the replay log. To obtain a valid pointer, call `current_pointer()`; while pointers
// are monotonically increasing for each consecutive sample, using arithmetic operations to create a new pointer is
// not allowed.
bool rewind_to(spool::pointer_t at_pointer) {
// not allowed. The `diagnostics` argument, if not `nullptr`, receives the diagnostics recorded in this sample.
bool rewind_to(spool::pointer_t at_pointer, std::vector<diagnostic> *diagnostics) {
assert(initialized);
// The pointers in the replay log start from one that is greater than `at_pointer`. In this case the pointer will
@ -707,9 +782,12 @@ public:
reader.rewind(position_it->second);
// Replay samples until eventually arriving to `at_pointer` or encountering end of file.
while(replay()) {
while(replay(diagnostics)) {
if (pointer == at_pointer)
return true;
if (diagnostics)
diagnostics->clear();
}
return false;
}
@ -717,8 +795,8 @@ public:
// If this function returns `true`, then `current_time() <= at_or_before_timestamp`, and the module contains values
// that correspond to `current_time()` in the replay log. If `current_time() == at_or_before_timestamp` and there
// are several consecutive samples with the same time, the module contains values that correspond to the first of
// these samples.
bool rewind_to_or_before(const time &at_or_before_timestamp) {
// these samples. The `diagnostics` argument, if not `nullptr`, receives the diagnostics recorded in this sample.
bool rewind_to_or_before(const time &at_or_before_timestamp, std::vector<diagnostic> *diagnostics) {
assert(initialized);
// The timestamps in the replay log start from one that is greater than `at_or_before_timestamp`. In this case
@ -734,7 +812,7 @@ public:
reader.rewind(position_it->second);
// Replay samples until eventually arriving to or past `at_or_before_timestamp` or encountering end of file.
while (replay()) {
while (replay(diagnostics)) {
if (timestamp == at_or_before_timestamp)
break;
@ -743,14 +821,17 @@ public:
break;
if (next_timestamp > at_or_before_timestamp)
break;
if (diagnostics)
diagnostics->clear();
}
return true;
}
// If this function returns `true`, then `current_pointer()` and `current_time()` are updated for the next sample
// and the module now contains values that correspond to that sample. If it returns `false`, there was no next sample
// to read.
bool replay() {
// to read. The `diagnostics` argument, if not `nullptr`, receives the diagnostics recorded in the next sample.
bool replay(std::vector<diagnostic> *diagnostics) {
assert(streaming);
bool incremental;
@ -771,11 +852,16 @@ public:
}
uint32_t header;
spool::ident_t ident;
variable var;
while (reader.read_change_header(header, ident)) {
variable &var = variables.at(ident);
reader.read_change_data(header, var.chunks, var.depth, var.curr);
while (reader.read_header(header)) {
spool::ident_t ident;
diagnostic diag;
if (reader.read_change_ident(header, ident)) {
variable &var = variables.at(ident);
reader.read_change_data(header, var.chunks, var.depth, var.curr);
} else if (reader.read_diagnostic(header, diag)) {
if (diagnostics)
diagnostics->push_back(diag);
} else assert(false && "Unrecognized packet header");
}
return true;
}