equiv_make: Add -make_assert option

This adds a -make_assert flag to equiv_make. When used, the pass generates
$eqx and $assert cells to encode equivalence instead of $equiv.

passes/equiv/equiv_make.cc

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ struct EquivMakeWorker
 	bool inames;
 	vector<string> blacklists;
 	vector<string> encfiles;
+	bool make_assert;
 
 	pool<IdString> blacklist_names;
 	dict<IdString, dict<Const, Const>> encdata;
@@ -143,6 +144,12 @@ struct EquivMakeWorker
 		delete gate_clone;
 	}
 
+	void add_eq_assertion(const SigSpec &gold_sig, const SigSpec &gate_sig)
+	{
+		auto eq_wire = equiv_mod->Eqx(NEW_ID, gold_sig, gate_sig);
+		equiv_mod->addAssert(NEW_ID_SUFFIX("assert"), eq_wire, State::S1);
+	}
+
 	void find_same_wires()
 	{
 		SigMap assign_map(equiv_mod);
@@ -240,15 +247,24 @@ struct EquivMakeWorker
 
 			if (gold_wire->port_output || gate_wire->port_output)
 			{
-				Wire *wire = equiv_mod->addWire(id, gold_wire->width);
-				wire->port_output = true;
 				gold_wire->port_input = false;
 				gate_wire->port_input = false;
 				gold_wire->port_output = false;
 				gate_wire->port_output = false;
 
+				Wire *wire = equiv_mod->addWire(id, gold_wire->width);
+				wire->port_output = true;
+
+				if (make_assert)
+				{
+					add_eq_assertion(gold_wire, gate_wire);
+					equiv_mod->connect(wire, gold_wire);
+				}
+				else
+				{
 					for (int i = 0; i < wire->width; i++)
 						equiv_mod->addEquiv(NEW_ID, SigSpec(gold_wire, i), SigSpec(gate_wire, i), SigSpec(wire, i));
+				}
 
 				rd_signal_map.add(assign_map(gold_wire), wire);
 				rd_signal_map.add(assign_map(gate_wire), wire);
@@ -265,6 +281,10 @@ struct EquivMakeWorker
 			}
 			else
 			{
+				if (make_assert)
+					add_eq_assertion(gold_wire, gate_wire);
+
+				else {
 					Wire *wire = equiv_mod->addWire(id, gold_wire->width);
 					SigSpec rdmap_gold, rdmap_gate, rdmap_equiv;
 
@@ -287,6 +307,7 @@ struct EquivMakeWorker
 					rd_signal_map.add(rdmap_gate, rdmap_equiv);
 				}
 			}
+		}
 
 		init_bit2driven();
 
@@ -353,12 +374,20 @@ struct EquivMakeWorker
 					continue;
 				}
 
+				if (make_assert)
+				{
+					if (gold_sig != gate_sig)
+						add_eq_assertion(gold_sig, gate_sig);
+				}
+				else
+				{
 					for (int i = 0; i < GetSize(gold_sig); i++)
 						if (gold_sig[i] != gate_sig[i]) {
 							Wire *w = equiv_mod->addWire(NEW_ID);
 							equiv_mod->addEquiv(NEW_ID, gold_sig[i], gate_sig[i], w);
 							gold_sig[i] = w;
 						}
+				}
 
 				gold_cell->setPort(gold_conn.first, gold_sig);
 			}
@@ -486,6 +515,10 @@ struct EquivMakePass : public Pass {
 		log("        Match FSM encodings using the description from the file.\n");
 		log("        See 'help fsm_recode' for details.\n");
 		log("\n");
+		log("    -make_assert\n");
+		log("        Check equivalence with $assert cells instead of $equiv.\n");
+		log("        $eqx (===) is used to compare signals.");
+		log("\n");
 		log("Note: The circuit created by this command is not a miter (with something like\n");
 		log("a trigger output), but instead uses $equiv cells to encode the equivalence\n");
 		log("checking problem. Use 'miter -equiv' if you want to create a miter circuit.\n");
@@ -496,6 +529,7 @@ struct EquivMakePass : public Pass {
 		EquivMakeWorker worker;
 		worker.ct.setup(design);
 		worker.inames = false;
+		worker.make_assert = false;
 
 		size_t argidx;
 		for (argidx = 1; argidx < args.size(); argidx++)
@@ -512,6 +546,10 @@ struct EquivMakePass : public Pass {
 				worker.encfiles.push_back(args[++argidx]);
 				continue;
 			}
+			if (args[argidx] == "-make_assert") {
+				worker.make_assert = true;
+				continue;
+			}
 			break;
 		}
 

tests/various/equiv_make_make_assert.ys

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+read_verilog <<EOT
+module gold(
+	input wire [7:0] a,
+	input wire [7:0] b,
+	output wire [7:0] c
+);
+
+wire [7:0] b_neg;
+assign b_neg = -b;
+assign c = a + b_neg;
+endmodule
+
+module gate(
+	input wire [7:0] a,
+	input wire [7:0] b,
+	output wire [7:0] c
+);
+
+wire [7:0] b_neg;
+assign b_neg = ~b + 1;
+assign c = a + b_neg;
+endmodule
+
+EOT
+
+equiv_make -make_assert gold gate miter
+
+select -assert-count 0 t:$equiv
+select -assert-count 2 t:$assert
+
+prep -top miter
+sat -prove-asserts -verify