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@ -224,14 +224,6 @@ at branches). At each such branch, a counter is incremented. At the end
of a test, the counters, filename, and line number corresponding to each
counter are written into the coverage file.
Verilator automatically disables coverage of branches with a $stop in
them, as it is assumed that $stop branches contain an error check that should
not occur. A :option:`/*verilator&32;coverage_block_off*/` metacomment
will perform a similar function on any code in that block or below, or
:option:`/*verilator&32;coverage_off*/` and
:option:`/*verilator&32;coverage_on*/` will disable and enable coverage
respectively around a block of code.
Verilator may over-count combinatorial (non-clocked) blocks when those
blocks receive signals which have had the :option:`UNOPTFLAT` warning
disabled; for the most accurate results, do not disable this warning when
@ -278,6 +270,22 @@ A :option:`/*verilator&32;coverage_off*/`
signals that do not need toggle analysis, such as RAMs and register files.
.. _Suppressing Coverage:
Suppressing Coverage
--------------------
Using :option:`/*verilator&32;coverage_off*/` and
:option:`/*verilator&32;coverage_on*/` around a block of code will disable
and enable coverage respectively around that block. Or, use the
:option:`coverage_block_off` configuration file option.
Verilator automatically disables coverage of lines and branches with a
$stop in them, as it is assumed that $stop branches contain an error check
that should not occur. A :option:`/*verilator&32;coverage_block_off*/`
metacomment will perform a similar function on any code in that block or
below.
.. _Coverage Collection:
Coverage Collection