【UVM】start function 和uvm_do 启动sequence

經常使用這兩種方式啟動sequence，那它們有什麼區別呢？

 

start

virtual task start (uvm_sequencer_base sequencer,  

                            uvm_sequence_base    parent_sequence = null,

                            int                                  this_priority = -1,

                            bit                                  call_pre_post = 1     )

 

                     set_item_context(parent_sequence, sequencer);

                     ....

  endtask

 

    //from class uvm_sequence_item

     function void set_item_context (uvm_sequence_base  parent_seq,
                                                           uvm_sequencer_base sequencer = null);
       set_use_sequence_info(1);
       if (parent_seq != null) set_parent_sequence(parent_seq);
       if (sequencer == null && m_parent_sequence != null) sequencer = m_parent_sequence.get_sequencer();
       set_sequencer(sequencer); 
       if (m_parent_sequence != null) set_depth(m_parent_sequence.get_depth() + 1); 
       reseed();      

    endfunction          

 

    virtual function void set_sequencer(uvm_sequencer_base sequencer);
       m_sequencer = sequencer;
       m_set_p_sequencer();

    endfunction

 

   `define uvm_declare_p_sequencer(SEQUENCER) \

        SEQUENCER   p_sequencer;\

        virtual function void m_set_p_sequencer();\

            super.m_set_p_sequencer();\

            if( !$cast(p_sequencer,m_sequencer))\

                `uvm_fatal(...)\

 

 

    function uvm_sequencer_base get_sequencer( );
        return m_sequencer;

    endfunction

 

    function void set_parent_sequence(uvm_sequence_base parent);
       m_parent_sequence = parent;

    endfunction

 

   function uvm_sequence_base get_parent_sequence();
       return (m_parent_sequence);

   endfunction

 

Class Hierarchy
uvm_void
uvm_object
uvm_transaction
uvm_sequence_item
uvm_sequence_base

uvm_sequence#(REQ,RSP)

 

从上面function看出:

     1. 每次调用start task均会更新m_sequencer(m_sequencer指向调用start时指定的sequencer) ;

         如果有调用uvm_declare_p_sequencer 进而会更新p_sequencer

     2. 调用start时如果没有指定sequencer,则会调用parent_sequence的m_sequencer;

     3. 若使用seq.start(null)则表明seq的sequencer和parent_sequence均为null；

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uvm_do

`define uvm_do_on_pri_with(SEQ_OR_ITEM, SEQR, PRIORITY, CONSTRAINTS) \
  begin \
  uvm_sequence_base __seq; \
  `uvm_create_on(SEQ_OR_ITEM, SEQR) \
  if (!$cast(__seq,SEQ_OR_ITEM)) start_item(SEQ_OR_ITEM, PRIORITY);\
  if ((__seq == null || !__seq.do_not_randomize) && !SEQ_OR_ITEM.randomize() with CONSTRAINTS ) begin \
    `uvm_warning("RNDFLD", "Randomization failed in uvm_do_with action") \
  end\
  if (!$cast(__seq,SEQ_OR_ITEM)) finish_item(SEQ_OR_ITEM, PRIORITY); \
  else __seq.start(SEQR, this, PRIORITY, 0); \

  end

 

  若使用`uvm_do(seq)启动sequence，有以下特點：

• 默認指定当前sequence为parent_sequence；
•  `uvm_do(seq)只執行top sequence 的pre/post_body函數，sub sequence的pre/post_body不執行；
• seq中的staring_phase是為null的；