class PrevControl:
""" contains signals that come *from* the previous stage (both in and out)
- * i_valid: input from previous stage indicating incoming data is valid
+ * i_valid: previous stage indicating all incoming data is valid.
+ may be a multi-bit signal, where all bits are required
+ to be asserted to indicate "valid".
* o_ready: output to next stage indicating readiness to accept data
* i_data : an input - added by the user of this class
"""
- def __init__(self):
- self.i_valid = Signal(name="p_i_valid") # prev >>in self
+ def __init__(self, i_width=1):
+ self.i_valid = Signal(i_width, name="p_i_valid") # prev >>in self
self.o_ready = Signal(name="p_o_ready") # prev <<out self
def connect_in(self, prev):
eq(self.i_data, prev.i_data),
]
+ def i_valid_logic(self):
+ vlen = len(self.i_valid)
+ if vlen > 1: # multi-bit case: valid only when i_valid is all 1s
+ all1s = Const(-1, (len(self.i_valid), False))
+ return self.i_valid == all1s
+ # single-bit i_valid case
+ return self.i_valid
+
class NextControl:
""" contains the signals that go *to* the next stage (both in and out)
def eq(o, i):
""" makes signals equal: a helper routine which identifies if it is being
- passsed a list (or tuple) of objects, and calls the objects' eq
- function.
+ passed a list (or tuple) of objects, or signals, or Records, and calls
+ the objects' eq function.
complex objects (classes) can be used: they must follow the
convention of having an eq member function, which takes the
rres = eq(ao.fields[field_name], ai[field_name])
res += rres
else:
- res.append(ao.eq(ai))
+ rres = ao.eq(ai)
+ if not isinstance(rres, Sequence):
+ rres = [rres]
+ res += rres
return res
+class StageChain:
+ """ pass in a list of stages, and they will automatically be
+ chained together via their input and output specs into a
+ combinatorial chain.
+
+ * input to this class will be the input of the first stage
+ * output of first stage goes into input of second
+ * output of second goes into input into third (etc. etc.)
+ * the output of this class will be the output of the last stage
+ """
+ def __init__(self, chain):
+ self.chain = chain
+
+ def ispec(self):
+ return self.chain[0].ispec()
+
+ def ospec(self):
+ return self.chain[-1].ospec()
+
+ def setup(self, m, i):
+ for (idx, c) in enumerate(self.chain):
+ if hasattr(c, "setup"):
+ c.setup(m, i) # stage may have some module stuff
+ o = self.chain[idx].ospec() # only the last assignment survives
+ m.d.comb += eq(o, c.process(i)) # process input into "o"
+ if idx != len(self.chain)-1:
+ ni = self.chain[idx+1].ispec() # becomes new input on next loop
+ m.d.comb += eq(ni, o) # assign output to next input
+ i = ni
+ self.o = o # last loop is the output
+
+ def process(self, i):
+ return self.o
+
+
class PipelineBase:
""" Common functions for Pipeline API
"""
- def __init__(self, stage):
+ def __init__(self, stage, in_multi=None):
""" pass in a "stage" which may be either a static class or a class
instance, which has four functions (one optional):
* ispec: returns input signals according to the input specification
self.stage = stage
# set up input and output IO ACK (prev/next ready/valid)
- self.p = PrevControl()
+ self.p = PrevControl(in_multi)
self.n = NextControl()
def connect_to_next(self, nxt):
# establish some combinatorial temporaries
o_n_validn = Signal(reset_less=True)
i_p_valid_o_p_ready = Signal(reset_less=True)
- m.d.comb += [o_n_validn.eq(~self.n.o_valid),
- i_p_valid_o_p_ready.eq(self.p.i_valid & self.p.o_ready),
+ p_i_valid = Signal(reset_less=True)
+ m.d.comb += [p_i_valid.eq(self.p.i_valid_logic()),
+ o_n_validn.eq(~self.n.o_valid),
+ i_p_valid_o_p_ready.eq(p_i_valid & self.p.o_ready),
]
# store result of processing in combinatorial temporary
with m.If(self.n.i_ready): # next stage is ready
with m.If(self.p.o_ready): # not stalled
# nothing in buffer: send (processed) input direct to output
- m.d.sync += [self.n.o_valid.eq(self.p.i_valid),
+ m.d.sync += [self.n.o_valid.eq(p_i_valid),
eq(self.n.o_data, result), # update output
]
with m.Else(): # p.o_ready is false, and something is in buffer.
# (n.i_ready) is false here: next stage is ready
with m.Elif(o_n_validn): # next stage being told "ready"
- m.d.sync += [self.n.o_valid.eq(self.p.i_valid),
+ m.d.sync += [self.n.o_valid.eq(p_i_valid),
self.p.o_ready.eq(1), # Keep the buffer empty
# set the output data (from comb result)
eq(self.n.o_data, result),
# (n.i_ready) false and (n.o_valid) true:
with m.Elif(i_p_valid_o_p_ready):
# If next stage *is* ready, and not stalled yet, accept input
- m.d.sync += self.p.o_ready.eq(~(self.p.i_valid & self.n.o_valid))
+ m.d.sync += self.p.o_ready.eq(~(p_i_valid & self.n.o_valid))
return m
"""
def ispec():
- return Signal(16)
+ return Signal(16, name="example_input_signal")
def ospec():
- return Signal(16)
+ return Signal(16, name="example_output_signal")
def process(i):
""" process the input data and returns it (adds 1)
return i + 1
+class ExampleStageCls:
+ """ 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(BufferedPipeline):
""" an example of how to use the buffered pipeline.
"""
if hasattr(self.stage, "setup"):
self.stage.setup(m, r_data)
+ p_i_valid = Signal(reset_less=True)
+ m.d.comb += p_i_valid.eq(self.p.i_valid_logic())
m.d.comb += eq(result, self.stage.process(r_data))
m.d.comb += self.n.o_valid.eq(self._data_valid)
m.d.comb += self.p.o_ready.eq(~self._data_valid | self.n.i_ready)
- m.d.sync += self._data_valid.eq(self.p.i_valid | \
+ m.d.sync += self._data_valid.eq(p_i_valid | \
(~self.n.i_ready & self._data_valid))
with m.If(self.p.i_valid & self.p.o_ready):
m.d.sync += eq(r_data, self.p.i_data)