/* * yosys -- Yosys Open SYnthesis Suite * * Copyright (C) 2020 whitequark * * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted. * * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES * WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF * MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR * ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES * WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN * ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF * OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. * */ #ifndef CXXRTL_CAPI_H #define CXXRTL_CAPI_H // This file is a part of the CXXRTL C API. It should be used together with `cxxrtl_capi.cc`. // // The CXXRTL C API makes it possible to drive CXXRTL designs using C or any other language that // supports the C ABI, for example, Python. It does not provide a way to implement black boxes. #include #include #include #ifdef __cplusplus extern "C" { #endif // Opaque reference to a design toplevel. // // A design toplevel can only be used to create a design handle. typedef struct _cxxrtl_toplevel *cxxrtl_toplevel; // The constructor for a design toplevel is provided as a part of generated code for that design. // Its prototype matches: // // cxxrtl_toplevel _create(); // Opaque reference to a design handle. // // A design handle is required by all operations in the C API. typedef struct _cxxrtl_handle *cxxrtl_handle; // Create a design handle from a design toplevel. // // The `design` is consumed by this operation and cannot be used afterwards. cxxrtl_handle cxxrtl_create(cxxrtl_toplevel design); // Release all resources used by a design and its handle. void cxxrtl_destroy(cxxrtl_handle handle); // Evaluate the design, propagating changes on inputs to the `next` value of internal state and // output wires. // // Returns 1 if the design is known to immediately converge, 0 otherwise. int cxxrtl_eval(cxxrtl_handle handle); // Commit the design, replacing the `curr` value of internal state and output wires with the `next` // value. // // Return 1 if any of the `curr` values were updated, 0 otherwise. int cxxrtl_commit(cxxrtl_handle handle); // Simulate the design to a fixed point. // // Returns the number of delta cycles. size_t cxxrtl_step(cxxrtl_handle handle); // Type of a simulated object. enum cxxrtl_type { // Values correspond to singly buffered netlist nodes, i.e. nodes driven exclusively by // combinatorial cells, or toplevel input nodes. // // Values can be inspected via the `curr` pointer. If the `next` pointer is NULL, the value is // driven by a constant and can never be modified. Otherwise, the value can be modified through // the `next` pointer (which is equal to `curr` if not NULL). Note that changes to the bits // driven by combinatorial cells will be ignored. // // Values always have depth 1. 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. // // 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 // ignored. // // Wires always have depth 1. CXXRTL_WIRE = 1, // Memories correspond to memory cells. // // Memories can be inspected and modified via the `curr` pointer. Due to a limitation of this // API, memories cannot yet be modified in a guaranteed race-free way, and the `next` pointer is // always NULL. 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. // // Aliases can be inspected via the `curr` pointer. They cannot be modified, and the `next` // pointer is always NULL. CXXRTL_ALIAS = 3, // More object types 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 // stored in the object. struct cxxrtl_object { // Type of the object. // // All objects have the same memory layout determined by `width` and `depth`, but the type // determines all other properties of the object. uint32_t type; // actually `enum cxxrtl_type` // Width of the object in bits. size_t width; // Index of the least significant bit. size_t lsb_at; // Depth of the object. Only meaningful for memories; for other objects, always 1. size_t depth; // Index of the first word. Only meaningful for memories; for other objects, always 0; size_t zero_at; // Bits stored in the object, as 32-bit chunks, least significant bits first. // // The width is rounded up to a multiple of 32; the padding bits are always set to 0 by // the simulation code, and must be always written as 0 when modified by user code. // In memories, every element is stored contiguously. Therefore, the total number of chunks // in any object is `((width + 31) / 32) * depth`. // // To allow the simulation to be partitioned into multiple independent units communicating // through wires, the bits are double buffered. To avoid race conditions, user code should // always read from `curr` and write to `next`. The `curr` pointer is always valid; for objects // that cannot be modified, or cannot be modified in a race-free way, `next` is NULL. uint32_t *curr; uint32_t *next; // More description fields may be added in the future, but the existing ones will never change. }; // Retrieve description of a simulated object. // // The `name` is the full hierarchical name of the object in the Yosys notation, where public names // have a `\` prefix and hierarchy levels are separated by single spaces. For example, if // the top-level module instantiates a module `foo`, which in turn contains a wire `bar`, the full // hierarchical name is `\foo \bar`. // // The storage of a single abstract object may be split (usually with the `splitnets` pass) into // many physical parts, all of which correspond to the same hierarchical name. To handle such cases, // this function returns an array and writes its length to `parts`. The array is sorted by `lsb_at`. // // Returns the object parts if it was found, NULL otherwise. The returned parts are valid until // the design is destroyed. struct cxxrtl_object *cxxrtl_get_parts(cxxrtl_handle handle, const char *name, size_t *parts); // Retrieve description of a single part simulated object. // // This function is a shortcut for the most common use of `cxxrtl_get_parts`. It asserts that, // if the object exists, it consists of a single part. If assertions are disabled, it returns NULL // for multi-part objects. inline struct cxxrtl_object *cxxrtl_get(cxxrtl_handle handle, const char *name) { size_t parts = 0; struct cxxrtl_object *object = cxxrtl_get_parts(handle, name, &parts); assert(object == NULL || parts == 1); if (object == NULL || parts == 1) return object; return NULL; } // Enumerate simulated objects. // // For every object in the simulation, `callback` is called with the provided `data`, the full // hierarchical name of the object (see `cxxrtl_get` for details), and the object parts. // The provided `name` and `object` values are valid until the design is destroyed. void cxxrtl_enum(cxxrtl_handle handle, void *data, void (*callback)(void *data, const char *name, struct cxxrtl_object *object, size_t parts)); #ifdef __cplusplus } #endif #endif