import unittest
-from nmigen import Elaboratable, Module, Memory, Signal
+from nmigen import Elaboratable, Module, Memory, Signal, Repl, Mux
from nmigen.back import rtlil
from nmigen.sim import Simulator
from nmigen.asserts import Assert, Assume, Past, AnyConst
self.addr_width = addr_width
self.data_width = data_width
self.we_width = we_width
- self.d = Signal(data_width)
- """ write data"""
- self.q = Signal(data_width)
- """read data"""
- self.a = Signal(addr_width)
- """ read/write address"""
- self.we = Signal(we_width)
- """write enable"""
- self.dbg_a = Signal(addr_width)
- """debug read port address"""
- self.dbg_q = Signal(data_width)
- """debug read port data"""
+ self.d = Signal(data_width); """ write data"""
+ self.q = Signal(data_width); """read data"""
+ self.a = Signal(addr_width); """ read/write address"""
+ self.we = Signal(we_width); """write enable"""
+ self.dbg_a = Signal(addr_width); """debug read port address"""
+ self.dbg_q = Signal(data_width); """debug read port data"""
def elaborate(self, _):
m = Module()
accept data
:param transparent: whether a simultaneous read and write returns the
new value (True) or the old value (False)
+
+ .. note:: The debug read port is meant only to assist in formal proofs!
"""
def __init__(self, addr_width, data_width, we_width, write_phase,
self.we_width = we_width
self.write_phase = write_phase
self.transparent = transparent
- self.wr_addr_i = Signal(addr_width)
- """write port address"""
- self.wr_data_i = Signal(data_width)
- """write port data"""
- self.wr_we_i = Signal(we_width)
- """write port enable"""
- self.rd_addr_i = Signal(addr_width)
- """read port address"""
- self.rd_data_o = Signal(data_width)
- """read port data"""
- self.phase = Signal()
- """even/odd cycle indicator"""
+ self.wr_addr_i = Signal(addr_width); """write port address"""
+ self.wr_data_i = Signal(data_width); """write port data"""
+ self.wr_we_i = Signal(we_width); """write port enable"""
+ self.rd_addr_i = Signal(addr_width); """read port address"""
+ self.rd_data_o = Signal(data_width); """read port data"""
+ self.phase = Signal(); """even/odd cycle indicator"""
+ self.dbg_a = Signal(addr_width); """debug read port address"""
+ self.dbg_q1 = Signal(data_width); """debug read port data (1st mem)"""
+ self.dbg_q2 = Signal(data_width); """debug read port data (2nd mem)"""
def elaborate(self, _):
m = Module()
# always output the read data from the second memory,
# if not transparent
m.d.comb += self.rd_data_o.eq(mem2.q)
+ # our debug port allow the formal engine to inspect the content of
+ # a fixed, arbitrary address, on our memory blocks.
+ # wire it to their debug ports.
+ m.d.comb += mem1.dbg_a.eq(self.dbg_a)
+ m.d.comb += mem2.dbg_a.eq(self.dbg_a)
+ m.d.comb += self.dbg_q1.eq(mem1.dbg_q)
+ m.d.comb += self.dbg_q2.eq(mem2.dbg_q)
return m
with self.subTest("writes happen on phase 1 (transparent reads)"):
self.do_test_phased_dual_port_regfile(1, True)
- def test_phased_dual_port_regfile_proof(self):
+ def do_test_phased_dual_port_regfile_proof(self, write_phase, transparent):
"""
Formal proof of the pseudo 1W/1R regfile
"""
m = Module()
# 128 x 32-bit, 8-bit granularity
- m.submodules.dut = dut = PhasedDualPortRegfile(7, 32, 4, 0, True)
+ dut = PhasedDualPortRegfile(7, 32, 4, write_phase, transparent)
+ m.submodules.dut = dut
gran = dut.data_width // dut.we_width # granularity
# choose a single random memory location to test
a_const = AnyConst(dut.addr_width)
# if our memory location is being read,
# and the holding register has valid data,
# then its value must match the memory output, on the given lane
- with m.If((Past(dut.rd_addr_i) == a_const) & wrote):
+ with m.If(Past(dut.rd_addr_i) == a_const):
+ if transparent:
+ with m.If(wrote):
+ for i in range(dut.we_width):
+ rd_lane = dut.rd_data_o.word_select(i, gran)
+ with m.If(we_mask[i]):
+ m.d.sync += Assert(d_reg == rd_lane)
+ else:
+ # with a non-transparent read port, the read value depends
+ # on whether there is a simultaneous write, or not
+ with m.If((Past(dut.wr_addr_i) == a_const)
+ & Past(dut.phase) == dut.write_phase):
+ # simultaneous write -> check against last written value
+ with m.If(Past(wrote)):
+ for i in range(dut.we_width):
+ rd_lane = dut.rd_data_o.word_select(i, gran)
+ with m.If(we_mask[i]):
+ m.d.sync += Assert(Past(d_reg) == rd_lane)
+ with m.Else():
+ # otherwise, check against current written value
+ with m.If(wrote):
+ for i in range(dut.we_width):
+ rd_lane = dut.rd_data_o.word_select(i, gran)
+ with m.If(we_mask[i]):
+ m.d.sync += Assert(d_reg == rd_lane)
+
+ # the following is needed for induction, where an unreachable state
+ # (memory and holding register differ) is turned into an illegal one
+ # first, get the values stored in our memory location, using its
+ # debug port
+ stored1 = Signal(dut.data_width)
+ stored2 = Signal(dut.data_width)
+ m.d.comb += dut.dbg_a.eq(a_const)
+ m.d.comb += stored1.eq(dut.dbg_q1)
+ m.d.comb += stored2.eq(dut.dbg_q2)
+ # now, ensure that the value stored in the first memory is always
+ # in sync with the holding register
+ with m.If(wrote):
for i in range(dut.we_width):
with m.If(we_mask[i]):
- m.d.sync += Assert(
- d_reg == dut.rd_data_o[i * gran:i * gran + gran])
+ m.d.comb += Assert(
+ d_reg == stored1[i * gran:i * gran + gran])
+ # same for the second memory, but one cycle later
+ with m.If(Past(wrote)):
+ for i in range(dut.we_width):
+ with m.If(we_mask[i]):
+ m.d.comb += Assert(
+ Past(d_reg) == stored2[i * gran:i * gran + gran])
+
+ self.assertFormal(m, mode="prove", depth=2)
+
+ def test_phased_dual_port_regfile_proof(self):
+ """test both types (odd and even write ports) of phased write memory"""
+ with self.subTest("writes happen on phase 0"):
+ self.do_test_phased_dual_port_regfile_proof(0, False)
+ with self.subTest("writes happen on phase 1"):
+ self.do_test_phased_dual_port_regfile_proof(1, False)
+ # test again, with transparent read ports
+ with self.subTest("writes happen on phase 0 (transparent reads)"):
+ self.do_test_phased_dual_port_regfile_proof(0, True)
+ with self.subTest("writes happen on phase 1 (transparent reads)"):
+ self.do_test_phased_dual_port_regfile_proof(1, True)
+
+
+class DualPortRegfile(Elaboratable):
+ """
+ Builds, from a pair of phased 1W/1R blocks, a true 1W/1R RAM, where both
+ read and write ports work every cycle.
+ It employs a Last Value Table, that tracks to which memory each address was
+ last written.
+
+ :param addr_width: width of the address bus
+ :param data_width: width of the data bus
+ :param we_width: number of write enable lines
+ :param transparent: whether a simultaneous read and write returns the
+ new value (True) or the old value (False)
+ """
+
+ def __init__(self, addr_width, data_width, we_width, transparent=True):
+ self.addr_width = addr_width
+ self.data_width = data_width
+ self.we_width = we_width
+ self.transparent = transparent
+ self.wr_addr_i = Signal(addr_width); """write port address"""
+ self.wr_data_i = Signal(data_width); """write port data"""
+ self.wr_we_i = Signal(we_width); """write port enable"""
+ self.rd_addr_i = Signal(addr_width); """read port address"""
+ self.rd_data_o = Signal(data_width); """read port data"""
+
+ def elaborate(self, _):
+ m = Module()
+ # depth and granularity
+ depth = 1 << self.addr_width
+ gran = self.data_width // self.we_width
+ # instantiate the two phased 1R/1W memory blocks
+ mem0 = PhasedDualPortRegfile(
+ self.addr_width, self.data_width, self.we_width, 0,
+ self.transparent)
+ mem1 = PhasedDualPortRegfile(
+ self.addr_width, self.data_width, self.we_width, 1,
+ self.transparent)
+ m.submodules.mem0 = mem0
+ m.submodules.mem1 = mem1
+ # instantiate the backing memory (FFRAM or LUTRAM)
+ # for the Last Value Table
+ # it should have the same number and port types of the desired
+ # memory, but just one bit per write lane
+ lvt_mem = Memory(width=self.we_width, depth=depth)
+ lvt_wr = lvt_mem.write_port(granularity=1)
+ lvt_rd = lvt_mem.read_port(transparent=self.transparent)
+ m.submodules.lvt_wr = lvt_wr
+ m.submodules.lvt_rd = lvt_rd
+ # generate and wire the phases for the phased memories
+ phase = Signal()
+ m.d.sync += phase.eq(~phase)
+ m.d.comb += [
+ mem0.phase.eq(phase),
+ mem1.phase.eq(phase),
+ ]
+ m.d.comb += [
+ # wire the write ports, directly
+ mem0.wr_addr_i.eq(self.wr_addr_i),
+ mem1.wr_addr_i.eq(self.wr_addr_i),
+ mem0.wr_we_i.eq(self.wr_we_i),
+ mem1.wr_we_i.eq(self.wr_we_i),
+ mem0.wr_data_i.eq(self.wr_data_i),
+ mem1.wr_data_i.eq(self.wr_data_i),
+ # also wire the read addresses
+ mem0.rd_addr_i.eq(self.rd_addr_i),
+ mem1.rd_addr_i.eq(self.rd_addr_i),
+ # wire read and write ports to the LVT
+ lvt_wr.addr.eq(self.wr_addr_i),
+ lvt_wr.en.eq(self.wr_we_i),
+ lvt_rd.addr.eq(self.rd_addr_i),
+ # the data for the LVT is the phase on which the value was
+ # written
+ lvt_wr.data.eq(Repl(phase, self.we_width)),
+ ]
+ for i in range(self.we_width):
+ # select the right memory to assign to the output read port,
+ # in this byte lane, according to the LVT contents
+ m.d.comb += self.rd_data_o.word_select(i, gran).eq(
+ Mux(
+ lvt_rd.data[i],
+ mem1.rd_data_o.word_select(i, gran),
+ mem0.rd_data_o.word_select(i, gran)))
+ return m
+
+
+class DualPortRegfileTestCase(FHDLTestCase):
+
+ def do_test_dual_port_regfile(self, transparent):
+ """
+ Simulate some read/write/modify operations on the dual port register
+ file
+ """
+ dut = DualPortRegfile(7, 32, 4, transparent)
+ sim = Simulator(dut)
+ sim.add_clock(1e-6)
+
+ expected = None
+ last_expected = None
+
+ # compare read data with previously written data
+ # and start a new read
+ def read(rd_addr_i, next_expected=None):
+ nonlocal expected, last_expected
+ if expected is not None:
+ self.assertEqual((yield dut.rd_data_o), expected)
+ yield dut.rd_addr_i.eq(rd_addr_i)
+ # account for the read latency
+ expected = last_expected
+ last_expected = next_expected
+
+ # start a write
+ def write(wr_addr_i, wr_we_i, wr_data_i):
+ yield dut.wr_addr_i.eq(wr_addr_i)
+ yield dut.wr_we_i.eq(wr_we_i)
+ yield dut.wr_data_i.eq(wr_data_i)
+
+ def process():
+ # write a pair of values, one for each memory
+ yield from read(0)
+ yield from write(0x42, 0b1111, 0x87654321)
+ yield
+ yield from read(0x42, 0x87654321)
+ yield from write(0x43, 0b1111, 0x0FEDCBA9)
+ yield
+ # skip a beat
+ yield from read(0x43, 0x0FEDCBA9)
+ yield from write(0, 0, 0)
+ yield
+ # write again, but now they switch memories
+ yield from read(0)
+ yield from write(0x42, 0b1111, 0x12345678)
+ yield
+ yield from read(0x42, 0x12345678)
+ yield from write(0x43, 0b1111, 0x9ABCDEF0)
+ yield
+ yield from read(0x43, 0x9ABCDEF0)
+ yield from write(0, 0, 0)
+ yield
+ # test partial writes
+ yield from read(0)
+ yield from write(0x42, 0b1001, 0x78FFFF12)
+ yield
+ yield from read(0)
+ yield from write(0x43, 0b0110, 0xFFDEABFF)
+ yield
+ yield from read(0x42, 0x78345612)
+ yield from write(0, 0, 0)
+ yield
+ yield from read(0x43, 0x9ADEABF0)
+ yield from write(0, 0, 0)
+ yield
+ yield from read(0)
+ yield from write(0, 0, 0)
+ yield
+ if transparent:
+ # returns the value just written
+ yield from read(0x42, 0x55AA9966)
+ else:
+ # returns the old value
+ yield from read(0x42, 0x78345612)
+ yield from write(0x42, 0b1111, 0x55AA9966)
+ yield
+ # after a cycle, always returns the new value
+ yield from read(0x42, 0x55AA9966)
+ yield from write(0, 0, 0)
+ yield
+ yield from read(0)
+ yield from write(0, 0, 0)
+ yield
+ yield from read(0)
+ yield from write(0, 0, 0)
+
+ sim.add_sync_process(process)
+ debug_file = 'test_dual_port_regfile'
+ if transparent:
+ debug_file += '_transparent'
+ traces = ['clk', 'phase',
+ {'comment': 'write port'},
+ 'wr_addr_i[6:0]', 'wr_we_i[3:0]', 'wr_data_i[31:0]',
+ {'comment': 'read port'},
+ 'rd_addr_i[6:0]', 'rd_data_o[31:0]',
+ {'comment': 'LVT write port'},
+ 'phase', 'lvt_mem_w_addr[6:0]', 'lvt_mem_w_en[3:0]',
+ 'lvt_mem_w_data[3:0]',
+ {'comment': 'LVT read port'},
+ 'lvt_mem_r_addr[6:0]', 'lvt_mem_r_data[3:0]',
+ {'comment': 'backing memory'},
+ 'mem0.rd_data_o[31:0]',
+ 'mem1.rd_data_o[31:0]',
+ ]
+ write_gtkw(debug_file + '.gtkw',
+ debug_file + '.vcd',
+ traces, module='top', zoom=-22)
+ sim_writer = sim.write_vcd(debug_file + '.vcd')
+ with sim_writer:
+ sim.run()
+
+ def test_dual_port_regfile(self):
+ with self.subTest("non-transparent reads"):
+ self.do_test_dual_port_regfile(False)
+ with self.subTest("transparent reads"):
+ self.do_test_dual_port_regfile(True)
+
+ def test_dual_port_regfile_proof(self):
+ """
+ Formal proof of the 1W/1R regfile
+ """
+ m = Module()
+ # 128 x 32-bit, 8-bit granularity
+ dut = DualPortRegfile(7, 32, 4, True)
+ m.submodules.dut = dut
+ gran = dut.data_width // dut.we_width # granularity
+ # choose a single random memory location to test
+ a_const = AnyConst(dut.addr_width)
+ # choose a single byte lane to test (one-hot encoding)
+ we_mask = Signal(dut.we_width)
+ # ... by first creating a random bit pattern
+ we_const = AnyConst(dut.we_width)
+ # ... and zeroing all but the first non-zero bit
+ m.d.comb += we_mask.eq(we_const & (-we_const))
+ # holding data register
+ d_reg = Signal(gran)
+ # for some reason, simulated formal memory is not zeroed at reset
+ # ... so, remember whether we wrote it, at least once.
+ wrote = Signal()
+ # if our memory location and byte lane is being written,
+ # capture the data in our holding register
+ with m.If((dut.wr_addr_i == a_const)):
+ for i in range(dut.we_width):
+ with m.If(we_mask[i] & dut.wr_we_i[i]):
+ m.d.sync += d_reg.eq(
+ dut.wr_data_i[i * gran:i * gran + gran])
+ m.d.sync += wrote.eq(1)
+ # if our memory location is being read,
+ # and the holding register has valid data,
+ # then its value must match the memory output, on the given lane
+ with m.If(Past(dut.rd_addr_i) == a_const):
+ with m.If(wrote):
+ for i in range(dut.we_width):
+ rd_lane = dut.rd_data_o.word_select(i, gran)
+ with m.If(we_mask[i]):
+ m.d.sync += Assert(d_reg == rd_lane)
self.assertFormal(m, mode="bmc", depth=10)