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Wilson Snyder 2018-10-05 06:47:18 -04:00
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@ -3983,17 +3983,30 @@ For example:
will toggle forever and thus the executable will give the didn't converge
error to prevent an infinite loop.
To debug this, run Verilator with --prof-cfuncs. Run make on the
generated files with "OPT=-DVL_DEBUG". Then call Verilated::debug(1) in
your main.cpp.
To debug this, first is to review any UNOPTFLAT warnings that were ignored,
though typically these can be ignored (at a performance cost), convergence
issues can also be flagged with this warning as Verilator didn't know if
they would eventually converge.
Next, run Verilator with --prof-cfuncs. Run make on the generated
files with "OPT=-DVL_DEBUG". Then call Verilated::debug(1) in your
main.cpp.
This will cause each change in a variable to print a message. Near the
bottom you'll see the code and variable that causes the problem. For the
program above:
bottom you'll see the variables that causes the problem. For the program
above:
CHANGE: filename.v:1: b
CHANGE: filename.v:2: a
If many signals are getting printed then most likely each are oscillating
(or there is a bug). It may also be that e.g. "a" may be oscillating, then
"a" feeds signal "c" which then is also reported as oscillating.
Finally, rare more difficult cases can be debugged like a "C" program;
either enter GDB and use its tracing facilities, or edit the generated C++
code to add appropriate prints to see what is going on.
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