-""" nmigen implementation of buffered pipeline stage, based on zipcpu:
- https://zipcpu.com/blog/2017/08/14/strategies-for-pipelining.html
-
- this module requires quite a bit of thought to understand how it works
- (and why it is needed in the first place). reading the above is
- *strongly* recommended.
-
- unlike john dawson's IEEE754 FPU STB/ACK signalling, which requires
- the STB / ACK signals to raise and lower (on separate clocks) before
- data may proceeed (thus only allowing one piece of data to proceed
- on *ALTERNATE* cycles), the signalling here is a true pipeline
- where data will flow on *every* clock when the conditions are right.
-
- input acceptance conditions are when:
- * incoming previous-stage strobe (i_p_stb) is HIGH
- * outgoing previous-stage busy (o_p_busy) is LOW
-
- output transmission conditions are when:
- * outgoing next-stage strobe (o_n_stb) is HIGH
- * outgoing next-stage busy (i_n_busy) is LOW
-
- the tricky bit is when the input has valid data and the output is not
- ready to accept it. if it wasn't for the clock synchronisation, it
- would be possible to tell the input "hey don't send that data, we're
- not ready". unfortunately, it's not possible to "change the past":
- the previous stage *has no choice* but to pass on its data.
-
- therefore, the incoming data *must* be accepted - and stored.
- on the same clock, it's possible to tell the input that it must
- not send any more data. this is the "stall" condition.
-
- we now effectively have *two* possible pieces of data to "choose" from:
- the buffered data, and the incoming data. the decision as to which
- to process and output is based on whether we are in "stall" or not.
- i.e. when the next stage is no longer busy, the output comes from
- the buffer if a stall had previously occurred, otherwise it comes
- direct from processing the input.
-
- it's quite a complex state machine!
+""" Pipeline and BufferedHandshake examples
"""
-from nmigen import Signal, Cat, Const, Mux, Module
-from nmigen.compat.sim import run_simulation
+from nmoperator import eq
+from iocontrol import (PrevControl, NextControl)
+from singlepipe import (PrevControl, NextControl, ControlBase,
+ StageCls, Stage, StageChain,
+ BufferedHandshake, UnbufferedPipeline)
+
+from nmigen import Signal, Module
from nmigen.cli import verilog, rtlil
-class BufPipe:
- """ buffered pipeline stage
- stage-1 i_p_stb >>in stage o_n_stb out>> stage+1
- stage-1 o_p_busy <<out stage i_n_busy <<in stage+1
- stage-1 i_data >>in stage o_data out>> stage+1
- | |
- +-------> process
- | |
- +-- r_data ---+
+class ExampleAddStage(StageCls):
+ """ an example of how to use the buffered pipeline, as a class instance
+ """
+
+ def ispec(self):
+ """ returns a tuple of input signals which will be the incoming data
+ """
+ return (Signal(16), Signal(16))
+
+ def ospec(self):
+ """ returns an output signal which will happen to contain the sum
+ of the two inputs
+ """
+ return Signal(16)
+
+ def process(self, i):
+ """ process the input data (sums the values in the tuple) and returns it
+ """
+ return i[0] + i[1]
+
+
+class ExampleBufPipeAdd(BufferedHandshake):
+ """ an example of how to use the buffered pipeline, using a class instance
+ """
+
+ def __init__(self):
+ addstage = ExampleAddStage()
+ BufferedHandshake.__init__(self, addstage)
+
+
+class ExampleStage(Stage):
+ """ an example of how to use the buffered pipeline, in a static class
+ fashion
+ """
+
+ def ispec():
+ return Signal(16, name="example_input_signal")
+
+ def ospec():
+ return Signal(16, name="example_output_signal")
+
+ def process(i):
+ """ process the input data and returns it (adds 1)
+ """
+ return i + 1
+
+
+class ExampleStageCls(StageCls):
+ """ an example of how to use the buffered pipeline, in a static class
+ fashion
+ """
+
+ def ispec(self):
+ return Signal(16, name="example_input_signal")
+
+ def ospec(self):
+ return Signal(16, name="example_output_signal")
+
+ def process(self, i):
+ """ process the input data and returns it (adds 1)
+ """
+ return i + 1
+
+
+class ExampleBufPipe(BufferedHandshake):
+ """ an example of how to use the buffered pipeline.
"""
+
+ def __init__(self):
+ BufferedHandshake.__init__(self, ExampleStage)
+
+
+class ExamplePipeline(UnbufferedPipeline):
+ """ an example of how to use the unbuffered pipeline.
+ """
+
def __init__(self):
- # input
- #self.i_p_rst = Signal() # >>in - comes in from PREVIOUS stage
- self.i_p_stb = Signal() # >>in - comes in from PREVIOUS stage
- self.i_n_busy = Signal() # in<< - comes in from the NEXT stage
- self.i_data = Signal(32) # >>in - comes in from the PREVIOUS stage
- #self.i_rst = Signal()
-
- # buffered
- self.r_data = Signal(32)
-
- # output
- self.o_n_stb = Signal() # out>> - goes out to the NEXT stage
- self.o_p_busy = Signal() # <<out - goes out to the PREVIOUS stage
- self.o_data = Signal(32) # out>> - goes out to the NEXT stage
-
- def pre_process(self, d_in):
- return d_in | 0xf0000
-
- def process(self, d_in):
- return d_in + 1
-
- def elaborate(self, platform):
- m = Module()
-
- o_p_busyn = Signal(reset_less=True)
- o_n_stbn = Signal(reset_less=True)
- i_n_busyn = Signal(reset_less=True)
- i_p_stb_o_p_busyn = Signal(reset_less=True)
- m.d.comb += i_n_busyn.eq(~self.i_n_busy)
- m.d.comb += o_n_stbn.eq(~self.o_n_stb)
- m.d.comb += o_p_busyn.eq(~self.o_p_busy)
- m.d.comb += i_p_stb_o_p_busyn.eq(self.i_p_stb & o_p_busyn)
-
- result = Signal(32)
- m.d.comb += result.eq(self.process(self.i_data))
- with m.If(o_p_busyn): # not stalled
- m.d.sync += self.r_data.eq(result)
-
- #with m.If(self.i_p_rst): # reset
- # m.d.sync += self.o_n_stb.eq(0)
- # m.d.sync += self.o_p_busy.eq(0)
- with m.If(i_n_busyn): # next stage is not busy
- with m.If(o_p_busyn): # not stalled
- # nothing in buffer: send input direct to output
- m.d.sync += self.o_n_stb.eq(self.i_p_stb)
- m.d.sync += self.o_data.eq(result)
- with m.Else(): # o_p_busy is true, and something is in our buffer.
- # Flush the [already processed] buffer to the output port.
- m.d.sync += self.o_n_stb.eq(1)
- m.d.sync += self.o_data.eq(self.r_data)
- # ignore input, since o_p_busy is also true.
- # also clear stall condition, declare register to be empty.
- m.d.sync += self.o_p_busy.eq(0)
-
- # (i_n_busy) is true here: next stage is busy
- with m.Elif(o_n_stbn): # next stage being told "not busy"
- m.d.sync += self.o_n_stb.eq(self.i_p_stb)
- m.d.sync += self.o_p_busy.eq(0) # Keep the buffer empty
- # Apply the logic to the input data, and set the output data
- m.d.sync += self.o_data.eq(result)
-
- # (i_n_busy) and (o_n_stb) both true:
- with m.Elif(i_p_stb_o_p_busyn):
- # If next stage *is* busy, and not stalled yet, accept input
- m.d.sync += self.o_p_busy.eq(self.i_p_stb & self.o_n_stb)
-
- with m.If(o_p_busyn): # not stalled
- # turns out that from all of the above conditions, just
- # always put result into buffer if not busy
- m.d.sync += self.r_data.eq(result)
-
- return m
-
- def ports(self):
- return [self.i_p_stb, self.i_n_busy, self.i_data,
- self.r_data,
- self.o_n_stb, self.o_p_busy, self.o_data
- ]
-
-
-def testbench(dut):
- #yield dut.i_p_rst.eq(1)
- yield dut.i_n_busy.eq(1)
- yield dut.o_p_busy.eq(1)
- yield
- yield
- #yield dut.i_p_rst.eq(0)
- yield dut.i_n_busy.eq(0)
- yield dut.i_data.eq(5)
- yield dut.i_p_stb.eq(1)
- yield
- yield dut.i_data.eq(7)
- yield
- yield dut.i_data.eq(2)
- yield
- yield dut.i_n_busy.eq(1)
- yield dut.i_data.eq(9)
- yield
- yield dut.i_p_stb.eq(0)
- yield dut.i_data.eq(12)
- yield
- yield dut.i_data.eq(32)
- yield dut.i_n_busy.eq(0)
- yield
- yield
- yield
- yield
+ UnbufferedPipeline.__init__(self, ExampleStage)
if __name__ == '__main__':
- dut = BufPipe()
+ dut = ExampleBufPipe()
vl = rtlil.convert(dut, ports=dut.ports())
with open("test_bufpipe.il", "w") as f:
f.write(vl)
- run_simulation(dut, testbench(dut), vcd_name="test_bufpipe.vcd")
+ dut = ExamplePipeline()
+ vl = rtlil.convert(dut, ports=dut.ports())
+ with open("test_combpipe.il", "w") as f:
+ f.write(vl)
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