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diff --git a/backends/cxxrtl/cxxrtl.h b/backends/cxxrtl/cxxrtl.h
index 3c315c7df..0a6bcb849 100644
--- a/backends/cxxrtl/cxxrtl.h
+++ b/backends/cxxrtl/cxxrtl.h
@@ -317,6 +317,14 @@ struct value : public expr_base<value<Bits>> {
return sext_cast<NewBits>()(*this);
}
+ // Bit replication is far more efficient than the equivalent concatenation.
+ template<size_t Count>
+ CXXRTL_ALWAYS_INLINE
+ value<Bits * Count> repeat() const {
+ static_assert(Bits == 1, "repeat() is implemented only for 1-bit values");
+ return *this ? value<Bits * Count>().bit_not() : value<Bits * Count>();
+ }
+
// Operations with run-time parameters (offsets, amounts, etc).
//
// These operations are used for computations.