PATTGEN DV document
Goals
- DV
- Verify all PATTGEN IP features by running dynamic simulations with a SV/UVM based testbench
- Develop and run all tests based on the DV plan 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 PATTGEN design features, please see the PATTGEN design specification.
Testbench architecture
PATTGEN testbench has been constructed based on the CIP testbench architecture.
Block diagram
Top level testbench
Top level testbench is located at hw/ip/pattgen/dv/tb/tb.sv
. It instantiates the PATTGEN DUT module hw/ip/pattgen/rtl/pattgen.sv
.
In addition, it instantiates the following interfaces, connects them to the DUT and sets their handle into uvm_config_db
:
- Clock and reset interface
- TileLink host interface
- PATTGEN IOs
- Interrupts (
pins_if
)
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
pattgen_env_pkg
. Some of them in use are:
parameter uint NUM_PATTGEN_CHANNELS = 2;
TL_agent
PATTGEN 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 PATTGEN device.
PATTGEN agent
PATTGEN agent is configured to work device mode.
The agent monitor captures patterns generated in channels then sends to the scoreboard for verification
Since the DUT does not require any response thus agent driver is fairly simple.
UVM RAL Model
The PATTGEN 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/pattgen/dv/env/seq_lib
.
The pattgen_base_vseq
virtual sequence is extended from cip_base_vseq
and serves as a starting point.
All test sequences are extended from pattgen_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:
- task 1:
- task 2:
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:
- cg1:
- cg2:
Self-checking strategy
Scoreboard
The pattgen_scoreboard
is primarily used for end to end checking.
It creates the following analysis ports to retrieve the data monitored by corresponding interface agents:
- analysis port1:
- analysis port2:
Assertions
- TLUL assertions: The
tb/pattgen_bind.sv
binds thetlul_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.
- assertion 1
- assertion 2
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:
$ $REPO_TOP/util/dvsim/dvsim.py $REPO_TOP/hw/ip/pattgen/dv/pattgen_sim_cfg.hjson -i pattgen_smoke
DV plan
Milestone | Name | Description | Tests |
---|---|---|---|
V1 | smoke | Smoke test for pattgen ip in which dut is randomly programmed to generate random patterns on output channels. Stimulus:
Checking:
| pattgen_smoke |
V1 | csr_hw_reset | Verify the reset values as indicated in the RAL specification.
| pattgen_csr_hw_reset |
V1 | csr_rw | Verify accessibility of CSRs as indicated in the RAL specification.
| pattgen_csr_rw |
V1 | csr_bit_bash | Verify no aliasing within individual bits of a CSR.
| pattgen_csr_bit_bash |
V1 | csr_aliasing | Verify no aliasing within the CSR address space.
| pattgen_csr_aliasing |
V1 | csr_mem_rw_with_rand_reset | Verify random reset during CSR/memory access.
| pattgen_csr_mem_rw_with_rand_reset |
V2 | perf | Checking ip operation at min/max bandwidth Stimulus:
| pattgen_perf |
V2 | error | Reset then re-start the output channel on the fly. Stimulus:
Checking:
| pattgen_error |
V2 | stress_all | Combine above sequences in one test then randomly select for running. Stimulus:
Checking:
| pattgen_stress_all |
V2 | intr_test | Verify common intr_test CSRs that allows SW to mock-inject interrupts.
| pattgen_intr_test |
V2 | 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. | pattgen_stress_all_with_rand_reset |
V2 | tl_d_oob_addr_access | Access out of bounds address and verify correctness of response / behavior | pattgen_tl_errors |
V2 | tl_d_illegal_access | Drive unsupported requests via TL interface and verify correctness of response / behavior. Below error cases are tested
| pattgen_tl_errors |
V2 | tl_d_outstanding_access | 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. | pattgen_csr_hw_reset pattgen_csr_rw pattgen_csr_aliasing pattgen_same_csr_outstanding |
V2 | tl_d_partial_access | 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 | pattgen_csr_hw_reset pattgen_csr_rw pattgen_csr_aliasing pattgen_same_csr_outstanding |