uvm_hdl——DPI在UVM中的实现（四）

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我们可以在uvm中实现HDL的后门访问，具体包括的function有uvm_hdl_check_path，uvm_hdl_deposit， uvm_hdl_force，uvm_hdl_release，uvm_hdl_read， task 有uvm_hdl_force_time。 这么做与直接用SV中force, release 有什么区别，有什么好处？这么做的话函数的输入是字符串而不是HDL（hardware description language, 硬件描述语言 ）的层次结构。有了字符串就可以模块化了(函数)，首先来看uvm_hdl.svh的源代码，当定义了UVM_HDL_NO_DPI，而用户由调用了HDL DPI相关的函数，这时会报错。

// TITLE: UVM HDL Backdoor Access support routines.
//
// These routines provide an interface to the DPI/PLI
// implementation of backdoor access used by registers.
//
// If you DON'T want to use the DPI HDL API, then compile your
// SystemVerilog code with the vlog switch
//:   vlog ... +define+UVM_HDL_NO_DPI ...
//


`ifndef UVM_HDL__SVH
`define UVM_HDL__SVH


`ifndef UVM_HDL_MAX_WIDTH
`define UVM_HDL_MAX_WIDTH 1024
`endif

/* 
 * VARIABLE: UVM_HDL_MAX_WIDTH
 * Sets the maximum size bit vector for backdoor access. 
 * This parameter will be looked up by the 
 * DPI-C code using:
 *   vpi_handle_by_name(
 *     "uvm_pkg::UVM_HDL_MAX_WIDTH", 0);
 */
parameter int UVM_HDL_MAX_WIDTH = `UVM_HDL_MAX_WIDTH;


typedef logic [UVM_HDL_MAX_WIDTH-1:0] uvm_hdl_data_t;

                            
`ifndef UVM_HDL_NO_DPI

  // Function: uvm_hdl_check_path
  //
  // Checks that the given HDL ~path~ exists. Returns 0 if NOT found, 1 otherwise.
  //
  import "DPI-C" context function int uvm_hdl_check_path(string path);


  // Function: uvm_hdl_deposit
  //
  // Sets the given HDL ~path~ to the specified ~value~.
  // Returns 1 if the call succeeded, 0 otherwise.
  //
  import "DPI-C" context function int