tree 261da6679e08b18cec591f4a2c5d5f189bed978d
parent d1a86fd7007dbdc6f6a5771c61ef45e72429e374
author Gabe Black <gabeblack@google.com> 1538690368 -0700
committer Gabe Black <gabeblack@google.com> 1539651144 +0000

systemc: Change how signal based resets work.

The previous implementation used the value changed event to track when
signals changed value, but there were a couple problems with this
approach. First, this piggybacked on the sensitivity mechanism in some
ways, but diverged in others. The sensitivity didn't notify a process
when it was satisfied like other sensitivity types would, and it also
ignored whether the process was disabled.

Second, the value_changed_event is notified by a signal instance as a
delta notification, but reset signals are supposed to act immediately.
That means they should happen before all delta notifications, or in
other words all delta notifications should see the reset status of a
given process. That's particularly important in the case of wait(int n)
where setting the reset clears the reset count, and the count is
checked when determining whether or not to wake up a process when its
sensitivity is satisfied, potentially by a delta notification.

Third, by removing the middle man and not trying to repurpose the
sensitivity mechanism, the code gets simpler and easier to understand.

Change-Id: I0d05d11437291d368b060f6a45a207813615f113
Reviewed-on: https://gem5-review.googlesource.com/c/13294
Reviewed-by: Gabe Black <gabeblack@google.com>
Maintainer: Gabe Black <gabeblack@google.com>