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So I'm working my way through RVfpga Lab11 on the basics of SweRV EH-1 architecture and I have a question. The example simulator trace (Section 6) explains the signal changes as through the different pipelines stages of the processor, but something seems strange to me. If you look at the signals for rd0, .., rd4, they read as

 

我正在通过 RVfpga Lab11 学习 SweRV EH-1 架构的基础知识,我有一个问题。 示例模拟器跟踪(第 6 节)解释了通过处理器的不同管道阶段的信号变化,但对我来说有些事情似乎很奇怪。 如果您查看 rd0、..、rd4 的信号,它们会读作 

rd0 = 0x0000006A // value in 0x29
rd1 = 0x0000006A // value in 0x29
rd2 = 0x0000006C // value in 0x30
rd3 = 0x00000001 // value in 0x31

 
However, the program initializes the registers as 
然而,程序将寄存器初始化为
li x28, 0x1
li x29, 0x2
li x30, 0x4
li x31, 0x1

so I would expect these registers to read as 

所以我希望这些寄存器读作
 
rd0 = 0x00000002
rd1 = 0x00000002
rd2 = 0x00000004
rd3 = 0x00000001

 
I thought there may have been some error in the book, but I ran the simulator, analyzed it in gtkwave and got the same results. What is it that I am misunderstanding? 
我以为书上可能有一些错误,但是我运行了模拟器,在gtkwave中进行了分析,得到了相同的结果。 我的理解有什么问题吗?
 
Thank you!
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Hi Martiall,

Note that those that you mention are the initial values, which are only used in the first iteration of the loop. If you look at the first iteration, you'll find those values (see attached image).

请注意,您提到的那些是初始值,仅在循环的第一次迭代中使用。 如果您查看第一次迭代,您将找到这些值(参见附图)。

ExampleProgram

However, in the loop body registers x28, x29 and x30 are updated, and in Lab 11 we are showing a random iteration where registers have already been updated.

In fact, you should not use the first iteration, where I$ misses happen and values are received through forwarding in this program, making the analysis more difficult.

然而,在循环体中,寄存器 x28、x29 和 x30 被更新,并且在实验 11 中,我们展示了寄存器已更新的随机迭代。
事实上,您不应该使用第一次迭代,其中会发生 I$ 丢失,并且在该程序中通过转发接收值,这使得分析更加困难。

Let us know if this resolves your question.

Best regards

Dani

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Hey @dchaver 

 

Thanks for your explanation, in hind sight I this should have been obvious to me but that's how it goes. I would just like to point out that in subsequent labs (e.g. Lab 12 Figure 3), the fact that this is not from the first iteration of the loop is made explicit in the text, and also in the figure labeling (e.g. Cycle i ,i + 5). If I could make a suggestion, you might consider doing the same here in case someone has a similar problem in the future.

感谢您的解释,事后看来,这对我来说应该是显而易见的,但事情就是这样。 我只想指出,在后续实验中(例如实验 12 图 3),文本中以及图形标签中都明确表明这不是来自循环的第一次迭代(e.g. Cycle i ,i + 5)。 如果我可以提出建议,您可以考虑在这里做同样的事情,以防将来有人遇到类似的问题。

Thanks for your help!

Martin

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