EDN DV document

Goals

  • DV
    • Verify all EDN IP features by running dynamic simulations with a SV/UVM based testbench
    • Develop and run all tests based on the testplan below towards closing code and functional coverage on the IP and all of its sub-modules
  • FPV
    • Verify TileLink device protocol compliance with an SVA based testbench

Current status

Design features

For detailed information on EDN design features, please see the EDN HWIP technical specification.

Testbench architecture

EDN testbench has been constructed based on the CIP testbench architecture.

Block diagram

Block diagram

Top level testbench

Top level testbench is located at hw/ip/edn/dv/tb.sv. It instantiates the EDN DUT module hw/ip/edn/rtl/edn.sv. In addition, it instantiates the following interfaces, connects them to the DUT and sets their handle into uvm_config_db:

Common DV utility components

The following utilities provide generic helper tasks and functions to perform activities that are common across the project:

Global types & methods

All common types and methods defined at the package level can be found in edn_env_pkg. Some of them in use are:




### TL_agent
EDN testbench instantiates (already handled in CIP base env) [tl_agent]()
which provides the ability to drive and independently monitor random traffic via
TL host interface into EDN device.

###  Endpoint_agent
EDN testbench instantiates this push_pull_agent() which models an endpoint module.

###  Csrng_agent
EDN testbench instantiates this agent() which models the csrng module.

### UVM RAL Model
The EDN RAL model is created with the [`ralgen`]() FuseSoC generator script automatically when the simulation is at the build stage.

It can be created manually by invoking [`regtool`]():

### Stimulus strategy
#### Test sequences
All test sequences reside in `hw/ip/edn/dv/env/seq_lib`.
The `edn_base_vseq` virtual sequence is extended from `cip_base_vseq` and serves as a starting point.
All test sequences are extended from `edn_base_vseq`.
It provides commonly used handles, variables, functions and tasks that the test sequences can simple use / call.
Some of the most commonly used tasks / functions are as follows:
* edn_init:     Initialize the EDN module from the randomized environment variables in the config.

#### Functional coverage
To ensure high quality constrained random stimulus, it is necessary to develop a functional coverage model.
The following covergroups have been developed to prove that the test intent has been adequately met:
* common covergroup for interrupts `hw/dv/sv/cip_lib/cip_base_env_cov.sv`: Cover interrupt value, interrupt enable, intr_test, interrupt pin

### Self-checking strategy
#### Scoreboard
The `edn_scoreboard` is primarily used for end to end checking.
It creates the following analysis ports to retrieve the data monitored by corresponding interface agents:
* tl_a_chan_fifo, tl_d_chan_fifo:           These 2 fifos provide transaction items at the end of Tilelink address channel and data channel respectively
<!-- * analysis port1:
* analysis port2:
explain inputs monitored, flow of data and outputs checked -->

#### Assertions
* TLUL assertions: The `tb/edn_bind.sv` binds the `tlul_assert` [assertions]() to the IP to ensure TileLink interface protocol compliance.
* Unknown checks on DUT outputs: The RTL has assertions to ensure all outputs are initialized to known values after coming out of reset.

## Building and running tests
We are using our in-house developed [regression tool]() for building and running our tests and regressions.
Please take a look at the link for detailed information on the usage, capabilities, features and known issues.
Here's how to run a smoke test:
```console
$ $REPO_TOP/util/dvsim/dvsim.py $REPO_TOP/hw/ip/edn/dv/edn_sim_cfg.hjson -i edn_smoke

Testplan

Testpoints

Milestone Name Tests Description
V1 smoke edn_smoke

Enable edn, let edn boot mode generate csrng instantiate/generate commands, endpoint requests genbits, compare csrng/endpoint genbits.

V1 csr_hw_reset edn_csr_hw_reset

Verify the reset values as indicated in the RAL specification.

  • Write all CSRs with a random value.
  • Apply reset to the DUT as well as the RAL model.
  • Read each CSR and compare it against the reset value. it is mandatory to replicate this test for each reset that affects all or a subset of the CSRs.
  • It is mandatory to run this test for all available interfaces the CSRs are accessible from.
  • Shuffle the list of CSRs first to remove the effect of ordering.
V1 csr_rw edn_csr_rw

Verify accessibility of CSRs as indicated in the RAL specification.

  • Loop through each CSR to write it with a random value.
  • Read the CSR back and check for correctness while adhering to its access policies.
  • It is mandatory to run this test for all available interfaces the CSRs are accessible from.
  • Shuffle the list of CSRs first to remove the effect of ordering.
V1 csr_bit_bash edn_csr_bit_bash

Verify no aliasing within individual bits of a CSR.

  • Walk a 1 through each CSR by flipping 1 bit at a time.
  • Read the CSR back and check for correctness while adhering to its access policies.
  • This verify that writing a specific bit within the CSR did not affect any of the other bits.
  • It is mandatory to run this test for all available interfaces the CSRs are accessible from.
  • Shuffle the list of CSRs first to remove the effect of ordering.
V1 csr_aliasing edn_csr_aliasing

Verify no aliasing within the CSR address space.

  • Loop through each CSR to write it with a random value
  • Shuffle and read ALL CSRs back.
  • All CSRs except for the one that was written in this iteration should read back the previous value.
  • The CSR that was written in this iteration is checked for correctness while adhering to its access policies.
  • It is mandatory to run this test for all available interfaces the CSRs are accessible from.
  • Shuffle the list of CSRs first to remove the effect of ordering.
V1 csr_mem_rw_with_rand_resetedn_csr_mem_rw_with_rand_reset

Verify random reset during CSR/memory access.

  • Run csr_rw sequence to randomly access CSRs
  • If memory exists, run mem_partial_access in parallel with csr_rw
  • Randomly issue reset and then use hw_reset sequence to check all CSRs are reset to default value
  • It is mandatory to run this test for all available interfaces the CSRs are accessible from.
V2 firmware

Verify SW_CMD_REQ/SW_CMD_STS registers/bits behave as predicted. Verify RESEED/GENERATE software cmds work with 0 and 12 32-bit words of additional data. Verify cmd_fifo_reset bit causes fifos to reset. Verify boot_req_dis bit disables boot_req mode. Verify registers at End-Of-Test.

V2 csrng_cmd

Verify endpoint agent reqs generate csrng commands for both fifo full/empty conditions. Verify when no/some/all endpoints requesting (test arbiter). Verify auto-request mode (RESEED_CMD/GENERATE_CMD registers) behaves as predicted. Verify max_num_reqs_between_reseeds in auto-generate mode. Verify boot-time request mode behaves as predicted. Verify SUM_STS register bits behave as predicted.

V2 genbits edn_genbits

Verify genbits input is transferred to endpoint(s) as predicted. Verify fips bit(s) are properly transferred to endpoint.

V2 interrupts edn_intr

Verify intr_edn_cmd_req_done interrupt asserts/clears as predicted. Verify intr_edn_fatal_err interrupt asserts/clears as predicted.

V2 alerts edn_alert

Verify recov_alert_sts asserts/clears as predicted.

V2 errs edn_err

Verify ERR_CODE asserts as predicted. Verify ERR_CODE all reg bits via ERR_CODE_TEST.

V2 stress_all

Combine the other individual testpoints while injecting TL errors and running CSR tests in parallel.

V2 intr_test edn_intr_test

Verify common intr_test CSRs that allows SW to mock-inject interrupts.

  • Enable a random set of interrupts by writing random value(s) to intr_enable CSR(s).
  • Randomly &quot;turn on&quot; interrupts by writing random value(s) to intr_test CSR(s).
  • Read all intr_state CSR(s) back to verify that it reflects the same value as what was written to the corresponding intr_test CSR.
  • Check the cfg.intr_vif pins to verify that only the interrupts that were enabled and turned on are set.
  • Clear a random set of interrupts by writing a randomly value to intr_state CSR(s).
  • Repeat the above steps a bunch of times.
V2 alert_test edn_alert_test

Verify common alert_test CSR that allows SW to mock-inject alert requests.

  • Enable a random set of alert requests by writing random value to alert_test CSR.
  • Check each alert_tx.alert_p pin to verify that only the requested alerts are triggered.
  • During alert_handshakes, write alert_test CSR again to verify that: If alert_test writes to current ongoing alert handshake, the alert_test request will be ignored. If alert_test writes to current idle alert handshake, a new alert_handshake should be triggered.
  • Wait for the alert handshakes to finish and verify alert_tx.alert_p pins all sets back to 0.
  • Repeat the above steps a bunch of times.
V2 tl_d_oob_addr_access edn_tl_errors

Access out of bounds address and verify correctness of response / behavior

V2 tl_d_illegal_access edn_tl_errors

Drive unsupported requests via TL interface and verify correctness of response / behavior. Below error cases are tested bases on the [TLUL spec]({{&lt; relref &quot;hw/ip/tlul/doc/_index.md#explicit-error-cases&quot; &gt;}})

  • TL-UL protocol error cases
    • invalid opcode
    • some mask bits not set when opcode is PutFullData
    • mask does not match the transfer size, e.g. a_address = 0x00, a_size = 0, a_mask = &#x27;b0010
    • mask and address misaligned, e.g. a_address = 0x01, a_mask = &#x27;b0001
    • address and size aren't aligned, e.g. a_address = 0x01, a_size != 0
    • size is greater than 2
  • OpenTitan defined error cases
    • access unmapped address, expect d_error = 1 when devmode_i == 1
    • write a CSR with unaligned address, e.g. a_address[1:0] != 0
    • write a CSR less than its width, e.g. when CSR is 2 bytes wide, only write 1 byte
    • write a memory with a_mask != &#x27;1 when it doesn't support partial accesses
    • read a WO (write-only) memory
    • write a RO (read-only) memory
V2 tl_d_outstanding_access edn_csr_hw_reset
edn_csr_rw
edn_csr_aliasing
edn_same_csr_outstanding

Drive back-to-back requests without waiting for response to ensure there is one transaction outstanding within the TL device. Also, verify one outstanding when back- to-back accesses are made to the same address.

V2 tl_d_partial_access edn_csr_hw_reset
edn_csr_rw
edn_csr_aliasing
edn_same_csr_outstanding

Access CSR with one or more bytes of data. For read, expect to return all word value of the CSR. For write, enabling bytes should cover all CSR valid fields.

V2S tl_intg_err edn_tl_intg_err

Verify that the data integrity check violation generates an alert.

Randomly inject errors on the control, data, or the ECC bits during CSR accesses. Verify that triggers the correct fatal alert.

V3 stress_all_with_rand_resetedn_stress_all_with_rand_reset

This test runs 3 parallel threads - stress_all, tl_errors and random reset. After reset is asserted, the test will read and check all valid CSR registers.

Covergroups

Name Description
err_test_cg

Covers that all fatal errors, all fifo errors and all error codes of edn have been tested. Individual config settings that will be covered include:

  • which_fatal_err (0 to 4), 5 possible fatal errors
  • which_fifo_write_err (0 to 1), 2 differnt fifos
  • which_fifo_read_err (0 to 1), 2 different fifos
  • which_fifo_state_err (0 to 1), 2 different fifos
  • which_err_code (0 to 15), 8 ERR_CODE errors, plus 8 ERR_CODE_TEST bits test
  • which_fifo_err (0 to 2), fifo write/read/state errors
  • which_invalid_mubi (0 to 3), 4 possible invalid mubi4 value fields
tl_errors_cg

Cover the following error cases on TL-UL bus:

  • TL-UL protocol error cases.
  • OpenTitan defined error cases, refer to testpoint tl_d_illegal_access.
tl_intg_err_cg

Cover all kinds of integrity errors (command, data or both) and cover number of error bits on each integrity check.

Cover the kinds of integrity errors with byte enabled write on memory if applicable: Some memories store the integrity values. When there is a subword write, design re-calculate the integrity with full word data and update integrity in the memory. This coverage ensures that memory byte write has been issued and the related design logic has been verfied.