Simple-XX/SimpleCPU

Yet another toy processor implementation

Simple CPU

Once mb-core

Goal

Build a RISC-V64 IMZicsr processor which is capable of running RT-thread.

Structure

Two-stage pipeline (Instruction fetch and Execution)

Logs：

Done

2020.9.22 The very beginning instruction(addi x1, zero, 100)

2020.9.24 Branch instructions (beq zero, zero, 0x10)

2020.9.26 Introduced AXI RAM and build a simple SoC

2020.10.2 CSR related instructions

2020.10.3 Launch function tests

2020.10.6 risc-v test scripts，all RV32I tests pass

2020.10.15 RT-Thread without interrupts

2020.10.16 RT-Thread with interrupts

2020.10.26 branch predictor

2020.11.4 RV64IZicsr

2020.11.10 RTL freeze

TODO

Check implementation.md

Run RT-Thread

Preparation

1. Compile RT-thread with RTT for mb-core .
2. Use 31.rtt.sh in tests to generate bin file from rtthread.elf.
3. Adjust the load file path in AXI RAM file.

Run

Call Type Three method in SoC_Main using sbt. i in which is the total expected instruction cycle.

Test framework details

Note that some paths are hard-coded, feel free to adjust if it does not fit yours.

Type 1: any predicatable benchmark test

No longer works like below since the simulator is for RV32I while we have moved to RV64I

程序正常执行甚至发生预期的异常时，几乎不会出现前后两条指令PC值一致的情形，如此一来判定指令前进变得异常简单，只需以相邻周期PC值是否有所改变作为新指令到来判据。 使用isa_sim 所提供的ISA模拟器，可导出benchmark执行trace，与上述指令判断依据结合即可实现指令比对。

Type 2: risc-v test related auto test

All ISA tests from risc-v official repo will execute an ecall when pass or fail. Right before that, a passed test writes 1 to a0 while a failed one writes 0. Hence we are able to implement an auto test (auto_test.py).

Type 3: any test without test feedback

Type 1 without trace comparison.

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