Changes between Version 27 and Version 28 of Writing Rules/Caba

Timestamp:

Nov 22, 2012, 4:53:19 PM (12 years ago)

Author:

alain

Comment:

Writing Rules/Caba

@@ -154 +154 @@
 
 Any hardware component must have an instance name, and most SoCLib component must have
-a VCI index. Moreover, generic simulation models can have structural parameters. The parameter
+a VCI target or VCI initiator index. Moreover, generic simulation models can have structural parameters. The parameter
 values must be defined as constructor arguments, and used by the constructor to configure the hardware ressources. A constructor  argument frequently
 used is a reference on the [source:trunk/soclib/soclib/lib/mapping_table/include/mapping_table.h soclib::common::MappingTable], that defines the segmentation of the system address space.
@@ -222 +222 @@
 
 // Here we pass the VCI parameters as a template argument. This is intended because VCI parameters
-// change data type widths, therefore change some compile-time intrinsics
+// change data type widths, therefore change some compile-time charcteristics.
 template<typename vci_param>
 class VciLocks
@@ -237 +237 @@
     };
 
-    // The register holding the FSM state:
-    sc_signal<int> r_vci_fsm;
-
-    // Some registers used to save useful data between command & response
+    // The registers must have the sc_signal type)
+    sc_signal<int> r_vci_fsm;  // FSM state register
     sc_signal<typename vci_param::srcid_t> r_buf_srcid;
     sc_signal<typename vci_param::trdid_t> r_buf_trdid;
@@ -246 +244 @@
     sc_signal<typename vci_param::eop_t>   r_buf_eop;
     sc_signal<bool>                        r_buf_value;
-
-    // Pointer on the table of locks (allocated in the constructor) 
-    sc_signal<bool>             *r_contents;
-
-    // The segment assigned to this peripheral
-    soclib::common::Segment m_segment;
+    sc_signal<bool>             *r_contents; // the loks array is allocated in constructor
+
+    // The structural constants : segment assigned to this peripheral
+    const soclib::common::Segment m_segment;
 
 protected: