Opcode Category Child Class
CodeArtifactAn opcode category child class is a subclass used in a multi-class instruction-randomization architecture. It represents a category of opcodes and holds constraints specific to that opcode set, while common data members, methods, and constraints are factored into a base instruction class.
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An opcode category child class is part of a multi-class randomization architecture for an instruction generator. In the described design, a formerly larger opcode class was split into multiple smaller classes to reduce the size of the randomization problem. Opcodes were divided into categories that aligned with knobs or weights exposed through the test interface.
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[1] The opcode class was split into multiple smaller classes to reduce the size of the randomization problem, and opcodes were divided into categories aligned with test-interface knobs or weights. Generating AMD microcode stimuli using VCS constraint solver
[2] The base instruction class contains common data members, common constraints, and most methods used to set, print, and pack data for all child classes. Generating AMD microcode stimuli using VCS constraint solver
[3] Each opcode category child class contains constraints specific to that opcode set and uses a structure similar to the original single-class code, including implication operators based on opcode type. Generating AMD microcode stimuli using VCS constraint solver
[4] The upper-layer random sequence is controlled by knobs, chooses the opcode category first, and then allocates the correct object type to add the subclass into the sequence. Generating AMD microcode stimuli using VCS constraint solver
[5] If tests directly control lower-level items, a wrapper class may be required and randomized before allocating and randomizing the correct subclass object in a second phase. Generating AMD microcode stimuli using VCS constraint solver
[6] The VCS constraint profiler analyzes generator runtime and memory, with runtime details reported for cumulative randomize calls, per-randomize calls, and partitions. Generating AMD microcode stimuli using VCS constraint solver