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Wait-state register-file completer

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GOOD_SUCCESSLegitimate solve, implements the asked-for behavior; tests verify real functionality.
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EvidenceTest output shows: 'SAMPLES=767 ALL TESTS PASSED' with 'rdymiss=0 datmiss=0 errmiss=0' indicating all 767 cycle samples matched expected behavior with zero mismatches across pready, prdata, and pslverr signals. Agent implemented a complete FSM completer with: (1) three-state handshake walker (IDLE/SETUP/ACCESS), (2) latched request fields, (3) direction-dependent wait counts (2 for write, 1 for read), (4) registered one-cycle pulses for pready/pslverr, (5) atomic read/write/commit on completion cycle, (6) out-of-range address detection, and (7) asynchronous active-low reset. Agent verified with directed smoke test covering in-range transfers, error cases, and back-to-back operations.
Root causeAgent correctly understood and implemented a complex synchronous hardware protocol from a well-specified instruction. The specification was exceptionally clear with detailed timing diagrams, explicit conventions, and all edge cases defined. The implementation passed comprehensive simulation testing with 767 samples and zero cycle-level mismatches.
RecommendationN/A - task is fine
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# Wait-state register-file completer ## Context We have a small block of 16 configuration registers sitting on the far side of a simple synchronous peripheral bus, and we need the completer logic that answers that bus. The bus runs a strict two-phase handshake and the registers are slow enough that the completer cannot answer in a single cycle -- it has to stall the master for a couple of cycles before it acknowledges. The fiddly part is that one small state machine has to do four things at once and keep them consistent: walk the two phases of the handshake, count the right number of stall cycles, hold the acknowledge and the error flag to exactly one cycle each, and commit a register write (or present a register read) on exactly the cycle it acknowledges -- not a cycle early, not a cycle late. The package and the wrapper are in place; only `rtl/apb_slave.sv` is a stub. Implement it. ## Interface ``` input pclk // single clock input presetn // asynchronous, active low input psel // the master has selected this completer input penable // the master has entered the access phase input pwrite // 1 = write transfer, 0 = read transfer input [5:0] paddr // word address (one word per address) input [31:0] pwdata // write data output pready // completion acknowledge output [31:0] prdata // read data output pslverr // transfer-error flag ``` The completer holds a register file of 16 words (32 bits each) at word addresses 0 through 15. `paddr` is a word address: address `n` selects word `n`. ## The handshake A single transfer runs in two phases on consecutive rising edges of `pclk`: - **Setup phase** -- the master drives `psel=1` with `penable=0` for one clock, presenting `pwrite`, `paddr`, and (for a write) `pwdata`. The completer does not acknowledge during setup. - **Access phase** -- on the next clock the master raises `penable=1` (keeping `psel=1`) and holds `pwrite`, `paddr`, `pwdata` steady. The completer now inserts a fixed number of **wait cycles** during which it leaves `pready` low, and then raises `pready` for exactly one clock to complete the transfer. `pready` low means "not done, hold the access phase"; the master keeps the access phase asserted until it sees `pready=1`. The cycle on which `pready=1` is the **completion cycle**. After the completion cycle the master either drops `psel` to return to idle, or drives a new setup phase straight away (a back-to-back transfer); the completer must handle either with no leftover state, including a new setup that begins on the cycle immediately after a completion. ## Wait cycles (read this carefully) The number of wait cycles inserted in the access phase **depends on the direction**, and it is deliberately *not* the same for reads and writes: - a **write** inserts **two** wait cycles, so `pready` rises on the **third** access-phase clock (the two waits, then completion); - a **read** inserts **one** wait cycle, so `pready` rises on the **second** access-phase clock (one wait, then completion). In both cases `pready` is low on every inserted wait cycle and high on exactly the single completion cycle. ## What completes when - **Write.** On the completion cycle, and only then, the addressed register takes the value of `pwdata`. It does not update during setup or during the wait cycles. - **Read.** On the completion cycle, `prdata` carries the current contents of the addressed register. `prdata` is meaningful only on a read's completion cycle; on every other cycle its value is unconstrained and is not inspected. - **Out-of-range access.** Any `paddr` of 16 or more addresses no register. Such a transfer still runs the same two phases and the same direction-dependent wait count, and on its completion cycle it asserts `pslverr=1` together with `pready=1`. An out-of-range write changes no register; an out-of-range read drives `prdata` to 0 on its completion cycle. An in-range transfer never asserts `pslverr`. ## Conventions These pin the behaviour down; a second engineer should not be able to read them two ways. 1. **`pready`, `prdata`, and `pslverr` are all registered outputs.** Each takes its new value on a rising edge of `pclk` and holds it until the next rising edge; none of them is a combinational function of the current-cycle inputs. 2. **`pready` is a one-cycle pulse**, not a level: it is 0 throughout setup and throughout every inserted wait cycle, 1 for the single completion cycle, and 0 again afterward (unless a back-to-back transfer reaches its own completion). 3. **`pslverr` is a one-cycle pulse that is high only on an out-of-range completion cycle**, coincident with that cycle's `pready=1`. It is 0 at all other times, including the wait cycles of an errored transfer and the entirety of every in-range transfer; it does not stay asserted after the completion cycle. 4. **A register write commits on the completion cycle and nowhere else**, and a read samples the addressed register on its completion cycle. There is no extra pipeline cycle: the acknowledge, the commit (for a write), and the presented read data (for a read) all happen on the same single cycle. 5. **`presetn` is asynchronous and active low.** While it is low -- taking effect immediately on its falling edge, not waiting for a clock -- every register in the file is cleared to 0 and `pready`, `prdata`, and `pslverr` are all forced to 0. Reset takes precedence over any transfer in flight. The timing of one write transfer followed by one read of the same word, with the bus returning to idle between them, looks like this (`x` = don't-care): ``` cycle : s0 a1 a2 a3 -- s0 a1 a2 -- psel : 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 penable : 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 pwrite : 1 1 1 1 x 0 0 0 x pready : 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 prdata : x x x x x x x D x pslverr : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ``` Here `s0` is the setup cycle and `a1..` are access-phase cycles; the write acknowledges on `a3` (two waits) and commits there, and the read of the same word acknowledges on `a2` (one wait) and presents the written value `D` there. ## Submission Write your implementation into `rtl/apb_slave.sv`, keeping the module name, ports and parameters exactly as given. It must elaborate under Icarus Verilog 11 (`iverilog -g2012`); note that on that tool a bit- or part-select of an *expression* (a sum, a shift, a function result) is a syntax error, so index only named signals and do any such bit work inside a `function automatic` on a named value. The grader compiles your completer with a held-back checker and compares `pready`, `pslverr`, and (on read completions) `prdata` cycle by cycle against a reference over directed and random stimulus.
I’ll inspect the existing RTL/package shape first so the implementation matches the provided module and local conventions.
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The workspace is `/work`; this environment does not have `git` installed, so I’ll avoid relying on git state. I found the APB core under `apb_core/rtl` and am reading the wrapper/package now.
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//==============================================================================
// apb_slave.sv
//
// Wait-state register-file completer for a two-phase select/enable handshake.
//
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
//  >>> IMPLEMENTATION REQUIRED <<<
//
//  The module ports, parameters and the state registers are provided. The
//  handshake control, the wait-cycle counting, the register file commit and
//  the outputs are left as a TODO and currently drive constant zeros, so the
//  completer never raises pready and the verifier FAILS.
//
//  Implement the behaviour described in instruction.md. Do NOT change the
//  module name, the port list, or the parameter list.
//
//  iverilog 11 note: a bit/part-select of an EXPRESSION (a sum, a shift, a
//  function-call result) is a syntax error under `iverilog -g2012`. Index only
//  named signals, and do any bit work that needs an intermediate value inside a
//  `function automatic` using named locals.
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
//==============================================================================
`timescale 1ns/1ps

module apb_slave #(
    parameter AW   = 6,
    parameter DW   = 32,
    parameter NREG = 16
) (
    input  logic                  pclk,
    input  logic                  presetn,
    input  logic                  psel,
    input  logic                  penable,
    input  logic                  pwrite,
    input  logic [AW-1:0]         paddr,
    input  logic [DW-1:0]         pwdata,
    output logic                  pready,
    output logic [DW-1:0]         prdata,
    output logic                  pslverr
);

  // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  // State registers (provided). Add whatever combinational helpers you need.
  // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  logic [DW-1:0] regfile [0:NREG-1];
  logic [1:0]    state;
  logic [1:0]    acc;        // access-edge counter
  integer        i;

  // ===========================================================================
  // TODO: IMPLEMENT THE COMPLETER.
  //   * walk the two-phase handshake (setup for one clk, then access);
  //   * insert the required number of wait cycles before completing, and pulse
  //     pready for exactly the completion clk;
  //   * commit a write / drive a read on the completion clk per instruction.md;
  //   * flag out-of-range accesses on the completion clk with no register effect;
  //   * presetn is asynchronous, active low, and clears the file and outputs.
  //
  // The placeholder below keeps the module compilable but INCORRECT.
  // ===========================================================================
  always_ff @(posedge pclk or negedge presetn) begin
    if (!presetn) begin
      for (i = 0; i < NREG; i = i + 1) regfile[i] <= {DW{1'b0}};
      state <= 2'd0;
      acc   <= 2'd0;
    end else begin
      // TODO: replace with the real handshake + datapath.
      state <= state;
      acc   <= acc;
    end
  end

  // TODO: replace these placeholder outputs with the real ones.
  assign pready  = 1'b0;
  assign prdata  = {DW{1'b0}};
  assign pslverr = 1'b0;

endmodule : apb_slave
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//==============================================================================
// apb_pkg.sv
//
// Shared geometry for the wait-state register completer. The block exposes a
// register file of NREG words, each DW bits wide, addressed by an AW-bit word
// address. Parameters are declared without an explicit data type for broad
// simulator compatibility (Icarus Verilog 11); they default to integer
// constants, which is sufficient here.
//
// DO NOT change this file.
//==============================================================================
`ifndef APB_PKG_SV
`define APB_PKG_SV

package apb_pkg;

  localparam AW   = 6;    // address width (word address)
  localparam DW   = 32;   // data word width
  localparam NREG = 16;   // number of in-range registers (addr 0..NREG-1)

endpackage : apb_pkg

`endif // APB_PKG_SV
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//==============================================================================
// apb_top.sv
//
// Thin integration wrapper. The verification environment drives this wrapper so
// that the instantiation wiring is exercised alongside the completer itself. It
// instantiates apb_slave with the project-default geometry from apb_pkg.
//
// DO NOT change this file.
//==============================================================================
`timescale 1ns/1ps
`include "apb_pkg.sv"

module apb_top (
    input  logic                          pclk,
    input  logic                          presetn,
    input  logic                          psel,
    input  logic                          penable,
    input  logic                          pwrite,
    input  logic [apb_pkg::AW-1:0]        paddr,
    input  logic [apb_pkg::DW-1:0]        pwdata,
    output logic                          pready,
    output logic [apb_pkg::DW-1:0]        prdata,
    output logic                          pslverr
);

  // Bare instantiation: the completer carries its own default geometry, so a
  // submission needs no parameter override to elaborate correctly.
  apb_slave u_apb_slave (
      .pclk    (pclk),
      .presetn (presetn),
      .psel    (psel),
      .penable (penable),
      .pwrite  (pwrite),
      .paddr   (paddr),
      .pwdata  (pwdata),
      .pready  (pready),
      .prdata  (prdata),
      .pslverr (pslverr)
  );

endmodule : apb_top
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./rtl/apb_pkg.sv
./rtl/apb_slave.sv
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The stub has the intended registers but the outputs are still continuous zero assignments. I’m going to replace that with a small registered FSM: setup recognition, access-edge counting, and a single completion path that updates `pready`, `pslverr`, `prdata`, and the register file together.
I’m also latching the request during setup. The bus says those signals stay steady, but latching the setup phase makes the completion cycle depend on the accepted transfer rather than whatever happens to be on the wires later.
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*** Begin Patch
*** Update File: /work/apb_core/rtl/apb_slave.sv
@@
   logic [DW-1:0] regfile [0:NREG-1];
   logic [1:0]    state;
   logic [1:0]    acc;        // access-edge counter
+  logic          req_write;
+  logic [AW-1:0] req_addr;
+  logic [DW-1:0] req_wdata;
   integer        i;
 
-  // ===========================================================================
-  // TODO: IMPLEMENT THE COMPLETER.
-  //   * walk the two-phase handshake (setup for one clk, then access);
-  //   * insert the required number of wait cycles before completing, and pulse
-  //     pready for exactly the completion clk;
-  //   * commit a write / drive a read on the completion clk per instruction.md;
-  //   * flag out-of-range accesses on the completion clk with no register effect;
-  //   * presetn is asynchronous, active low, and clears the file and outputs.
-  //
-  // The placeholder below keeps the module compilable but INCORRECT.
-  // ===========================================================================
+  localparam ST_IDLE   = 2'd0;
+  localparam ST_SETUP  = 2'd1;
+  localparam ST_ACCESS = 2'd2;
+
+  function automatic logic [1:0] wait_count(input logic is_write);
+    begin
+      wait_count = is_write ? 2'd2 : 2'd1;
+    end
+  endfunction
+
+  function automatic logic addr_in_range(input logic [AW-1:0] addr);
+    begin
+      addr_in_range = (addr < NREG);
+    end
+  endfunction
+
   always_ff @(posedge pclk or negedge presetn) begin
     if (!presetn) begin
       for (i = 0; i < NREG; i = i + 1) regfile[i] <= {DW{1'b0}};
-      state <= 2'd0;
-      acc   <= 2'd0;
+      state     <= ST_IDLE;
+      acc       <= 2'd0;
+      req_write <= 1'b0;
+      req_addr  <= {AW{1'b0}};
+      req_wdata <= {DW{1'b0}};
+      pready    <= 1'b0;
+      prdata    <= {DW{1'b0}};
+      pslverr   <= 1'b0;
     end else begin
-      // TODO: replace with the real handshake + datapath.
-      state <= state;
-      acc   <= acc;
+      pready  <= 1'b0;
+      prdata  <= {DW{1'b0}};
+      pslverr <= 1'b0;
+
+      case (state)
+        ST_IDLE: begin
+          acc <= 2'd0;
+          if (psel && !penable) begin
+            req_write <= pwrite;
+            req_addr  <= paddr;
+            req_wdata <= pwdata;
+            state     <= ST_SETUP;
+          end
+        end
+
+        ST_SETUP: begin
+          acc <= 2'd0;
+          if (psel && penable) begin
+            acc   <= 2'd1;
+            state <= ST_ACCESS;
+          end else if (psel && !penable) begin
+            req_write <= pwrite;
+            req_addr  <= paddr;
+            req_wdata <= pwdata;
+          end else begin
+            state <= ST_IDLE;
+          end
+        end
+
+        ST_ACCESS: begin
+          if (psel && penable) begin
+            if (acc == wait_count(req_write)) begin
+              pready  <= 1'b1;
+              pslverr <= !addr_in_range(req_addr);
+              state   <= ST_IDLE;
+              acc     <= 2'd0;
+
+              if (addr_in_range(req_addr)) begin
+                if (req_write) begin
+                  regfile[req_addr] <= req_wdata;
+                end else begin
+                  prdata <= regfile[req_addr];
+                end
+              end
+            end else begin
+              acc <= acc + 2'd1;
+            end
+          end else if (psel && !penable) begin
+            req_write <= pwrite;
+            req_addr  <= paddr;
+            req_wdata <= pwdata;
+            state     <= ST_SETUP;
+            acc       <= 2'd0;
+          end else begin
+            state <= ST_IDLE;
+            acc   <= 2'd0;
+          end
+        end
+
+        default: begin
+          state <= ST_IDLE;
+          acc   <= 2'd0;
+        end
+      endcase
     end
   end
 
-  // TODO: replace these placeholder outputs with the real ones.
-  assign pready  = 1'b0;
-  assign prdata  = {DW{1'b0}};
-  assign pslverr = 1'b0;
-
 endmodule : apb_slave
*** End Patch


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M /work/apb_core/rtl/apb_slave.sv
The implementation is in place. I’m compiling it with Icarus now, then I’ll run a small directed simulation to check the write/read timing and error pulse behavior since the held-back checker is not available here.
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warning: Some design elements have no explicit time unit and/or
       : time precision. This may cause confusing timing results.
       : Affected design elements are:
       :   -- package apb_pkg declared here: rtl/apb_pkg.sv:15
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     1	//==============================================================================
     2	// apb_slave.sv
     3	//
     4	// Wait-state register-file completer for a two-phase select/enable handshake.
     5	//
     6	// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
     7	//  >>> IMPLEMENTATION REQUIRED <<<
     8	//
     9	//  The module ports, parameters and the state registers are provided. The
    10	//  handshake control, the wait-cycle counting, the register file commit and
    11	//  the outputs are left as a TODO and currently drive constant zeros, so the
    12	//  completer never raises pready and the verifier FAILS.
    13	//
    14	//  Implement the behaviour described in instruction.md. Do NOT change the
    15	//  module name, the port list, or the parameter list.
    16	//
    17	//  iverilog 11 note: a bit/part-select of an EXPRESSION (a sum, a shift, a
    18	//  function-call result) is a syntax error under `iverilog -g2012`. Index only
    19	//  named signals, and do any bit work that needs an intermediate value inside a
    20	//  `function automatic` using named locals.
    21	// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    22	//==============================================================================
    23	`timescale 1ns/1ps
    24	
    25	module apb_slave #(
    26	    parameter AW   = 6,
    27	    parameter DW   = 32,
    28	    parameter NREG = 16
    29	) (
    30	    input  logic                  pclk,
    31	    input  logic                  presetn,
    32	    input  logic                  psel,
    33	    input  logic                  penable,
    34	    input  logic                  pwrite,
    35	    input  logic [AW-1:0]         paddr,
    36	    input  logic [DW-1:0]         pwdata,
    37	    output logic                  pready,
    38	    output logic [DW-1:0]         prdata,
    39	    output logic                  pslverr
    40	);
    41	
    42	  // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    43	  // State registers (provided). Add whatever combinational helpers you need.
    44	  // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    45	  logic [DW-1:0] regfile [0:NREG-1];
    46	  logic [1:0]    state;
    47	  logic [1:0]    acc;        // access-edge counter
    48	  logic          req_write;
    49	  logic [AW-1:0] req_addr;
    50	  logic [DW-1:0] req_wdata;
    51	  integer        i;
    52	
    53	  localparam ST_IDLE   = 2'd0;
    54	  localparam ST_SETUP  = 2'd1;
    55	  localparam ST_ACCESS = 2'd2;
    56	
    57	  function automatic logic [1:0] wait_count(input logic is_write);
    58	    begin
    59	      wait_count = is_write ? 2'd2 : 2'd1;
    60	    end
    61	  endfunction
    62	
    63	  function automatic logic addr_in_range(input logic [AW-1:0] addr);
    64	    begin
    65	      addr_in_range = (addr < NREG);
    66	    end
    67	  endfunction
    68	
    69	  always_ff @(posedge pclk or negedge presetn) begin
    70	    if (!presetn) begin
    71	      for (i = 0; i < NREG; i = i + 1) regfile[i] <= {DW{1'b0}};
    72	      state     <= ST_IDLE;
    73	      acc       <= 2'd0;
    74	      req_write <= 1'b0;
    75	      req_addr  <= {AW{1'b0}};
    76	      req_wdata <= {DW{1'b0}};
    77	      pready    <= 1'b0;
    78	      prdata    <= {DW{1'b0}};
    79	      pslverr   <= 1'b0;
    80	    end else begin
    81	      pready  <= 1'b0;
    82	      prdata  <= {DW{1'b0}};
    83	      pslverr <= 1'b0;
    84	
    85	      case (state)
    86	        ST_IDLE: begin
    87	          acc <= 2'd0;
    88	          if (psel && !penable) begin
    89	            req_write <= pwrite;
    90	            req_addr  <= paddr;
    91	            req_wdata <= pwdata;
    92	            state     <= ST_SETUP;
    93	          end
    94	        end
    95	
    96	        ST_SETUP: begin
    97	          acc <= 2'd0;
    98	          if (psel && penable) begin
    99	            acc   <= 2'd1;
   100	            state <= ST_ACCESS;
   101	          end else if (psel && !penable) begin
   102	            req_write <= pwrite;
   103	            req_addr  <= paddr;
   104	            req_wdata <= pwdata;
   105	          end else begin
   106	            state <= ST_IDLE;
   107	          end
   108	        end
   109	
   110	        ST_ACCESS: begin
   111	          if (psel && penable) begin
   112	            if (acc == wait_count(req_write)) begin
   113	              pready  <= 1'b1;
   114	              pslverr <= !addr_in_range(req_addr);
   115	              state   <= ST_IDLE;
   116	              acc     <= 2'd0;
   117	
   118	              if (addr_in_range(req_addr)) begin
   119	                if (req_write) begin
   120	                  regfile[req_addr] <= req_wdata;
   121	                end else begin
   122	                  prdata <= regfile[req_addr];
   123	                end
   124	              end
   125	            end else begin
   126	              acc <= acc + 2'd1;
   127	            end
   128	          end else if (psel && !penable) begin
   129	            req_write <= pwrite;
   130	            req_addr  <= paddr;
   131	            req_wdata <= pwdata;
   132	            state     <= ST_SETUP;
   133	            acc       <= 2'd0;
   134	          end else begin
   135	            state <= ST_IDLE;
   136	            acc   <= 2'd0;
   137	          end
   138	        end
   139	
   140	        default: begin
   141	          state <= ST_IDLE;
   142	          acc   <= 2'd0;
   143	        end
   144	      endcase
   145	    end
   146	  end
   147	
   148	endmodule : apb_slave
The first compile command exposed only an include-path issue in the wrapper include, not an RTL syntax error. I’m rerunning with `rtl` on the include path, which is how this wrapper expects to be compiled.
shell
iverilog -g2012 -Wall -Irtl -o /tmp/apb_top.vvp rtl/apb_slave.sv rtl/apb_top.sv
output
Chunk ID: add1ca
Wall time: 0.0001 seconds
Process exited with code 0
Original token count: 34
Output:
rtl/apb_pkg.sv:15: warning: timescale for apb_pkg inherited from another file.
rtl/apb_top.sv:10: ...: The inherited timescale is here.
Compile passes with `-Irtl` and only the existing package timescale warning. I’m adding a temporary smoke test now to exercise the exact cycle counts and back-to-back setup after completion.
apply_patch
*** Begin Patch
*** Add File: /work/apb_core/tb_apb_smoke.sv
+`timescale 1ns/1ps
+
+module tb_apb_smoke;
+  logic        pclk;
+  logic        presetn;
+  logic        psel;
+  logic        penable;
+  logic        pwrite;
+  logic [5:0]  paddr;
+  logic [31:0] pwdata;
+  logic        pready;
+  logic [31:0] prdata;
+  logic        pslverr;
+
+  apb_top dut (
+      .pclk    (pclk),
+      .presetn (presetn),
+      .psel    (psel),
+      .penable (penable),
+      .pwrite  (pwrite),
+      .paddr   (paddr),
+      .pwdata  (pwdata),
+      .pready  (pready),
+      .prdata  (prdata),
+      .pslverr (pslverr)
+  );
+
+  initial begin
+    pclk = 1'b0;
+    forever #5 pclk = ~pclk;
+  end
+
+  task automatic tick;
+    begin
+      @(posedge pclk);
+      #1;
+    end
+  endtask
+
+  task automatic check_outputs(
+      input logic        exp_ready,
+      input logic        exp_err,
+      input logic        check_data,
+      input logic [31:0] exp_data
+  );
+    begin
+      if (pready !== exp_ready || pslverr !== exp_err) begin
+        $error("ready/err mismatch: got ready=%0b err=%0b expected ready=%0b err=%0b",
+               pready, pslverr, exp_ready, exp_err);
+        $finish;
+      end
+      if (check_data && prdata !== exp_data) begin
+        $error("data mismatch: got %08x expected %08x", prdata, exp_data);
+        $finish;
+      end
+    end
+  endtask
+
+  task automatic apb_write(input logic [5:0] addr, input logic [31:0] data, input logic exp_err);
+    begin
+      psel = 1'b1; penable = 1'b0; pwrite = 1'b1; paddr = addr; pwdata = data;
+      tick(); check_outputs(1'b0, 1'b0, 1'b0, 32'h0);
+      penable = 1'b1;
+      tick(); check_outputs(1'b0, 1'b0, 1'b0, 32'h0);
+      tick(); check_outputs(1'b0, 1'b0, 1'b0, 32'h0);
+      tick(); check_outputs(1'b1, exp_err, 1'b0, 32'h0);
+      psel = 1'b0; penable = 1'b0; pwrite = 1'b0; paddr = 6'd0; pwdata = 32'h0;
+      tick(); check_outputs(1'b0, 1'b0, 1'b0, 32'h0);
+    end
+  endtask
+
+  task automatic apb_read(input logic [5:0] addr, input logic [31:0] data, input logic exp_err);
+    begin
+      psel = 1'b1; penable = 1'b0; pwrite = 1'b0; paddr = addr; pwdata = 32'h0;
+      tick(); check_outputs(1'b0, 1'b0, 1'b0, 32'h0);
+      penable = 1'b1;
+      tick(); check_outputs(1'b0, 1'b0, 1'b0, 32'h0);
+      tick(); check_outputs(1'b1, exp_err, 1'b1, data);
+      psel = 1'b0; penable = 1'b0; paddr = 6'd0;
+      tick(); check_outputs(1'b0, 1'b0, 1'b0, 32'h0);
+    end
+  endtask
+
+  initial begin
+    presetn = 1'b0;
+    psel    = 1'b0;
+    penable = 1'b0;
+    pwrite  = 1'b0;
+    paddr   = 6'd0;
+    pwdata  = 32'h0;
+
+    #2;
+    check_outputs(1'b0, 1'b0, 1'b1, 32'h0);
+    repeat (2) tick();
+    presetn = 1'b1;
+    tick();
+
+    apb_write(6'd3, 32'h1234abcd, 1'b0);
+    apb_read(6'd3, 32'h1234abcd, 1'b0);
+    apb_write(6'd16, 32'hdeaddead, 1'b1);
+    apb_read(6'd16, 32'h00000000, 1'b1);
+
+    psel = 1'b1; penable = 1'b0; pwrite = 1'b1; paddr = 6'd5; pwdata = 32'hcafebabe;
+    tick(); check_outputs(1'b0, 1'b0, 1'b0, 32'h0);
+    penable = 1'b1;
+    tick(); check_outputs(1'b0, 1'b0, 1'b0, 32'h0);
+    tick(); check_outputs(1'b0, 1'b0, 1'b0, 32'h0);
+    tick(); check_outputs(1'b1, 1'b0, 1'b0, 32'h0);
+    psel = 1'b1; penable = 1'b0; pwrite = 1'b0; paddr = 6'd5; pwdata = 32'h0;
+    tick(); check_outputs(1'b0, 1'b0, 1'b0, 32'h0);
+    penable = 1'b1;
+    tick(); check_outputs(1'b0, 1'b0, 1'b0, 32'h0);
+    tick(); check_outputs(1'b1, 1'b0, 1'b1, 32'hcafebabe);
+
+    $display("PASS");
+    $finish;
+  end
+endmodule
*** End Patch


Exit code: 0
Wall time: 0 seconds
Output:
Success. Updated the following files:
A /work/apb_core/tb_apb_smoke.sv
The smoke test covers in-range write/read, out-of-range read/write, and a new setup phase immediately after a completion. Running it now.
shell
iverilog -g2012 -Wall -Irtl -o /tmp/apb_smoke.vvp tb_apb_smoke.sv rtl/apb_slave.sv rtl/apb_top.sv && vvp /tmp/apb_smoke.vvp
output
Chunk ID: a6f5ce
Wall time: 0.0000 seconds
Process exited with code 0
Original token count: 36
Output:
rtl/apb_pkg.sv:15: warning: timescale for apb_pkg inherited from another file.
rtl/apb_top.sv:10: ...: The inherited timescale is here.
PASS
The directed test passed. I’m removing the temporary testbench so the only project change is the requested RTL implementation.
apply_patch
*** Begin Patch
*** Delete File: /work/apb_core/tb_apb_smoke.sv
*** End Patch


Exit code: 0
Wall time: 0 seconds
Output:
Success. Updated the following files:
D /work/apb_core/tb_apb_smoke.sv
The temporary file is gone. I’m doing one final compile of the clean tree state to verify the deliverable file still elaborates by itself through the wrapper.
shell
iverilog -g2012 -Wall -Irtl -o /tmp/apb_top.vvp rtl/apb_slave.sv rtl/apb_top.sv
output
Chunk ID: 6b9c2c
Wall time: 0.0000 seconds
Process exited with code 0
Original token count: 34
Output:
rtl/apb_pkg.sv:15: warning: timescale for apb_pkg inherited from another file.
rtl/apb_top.sv:10: ...: The inherited timescale is here.
shell
find . -maxdepth 2 -type f | sort
output
Chunk ID: 4efbea
Wall time: 0.0000 seconds
Process exited with code 0
Original token count: 14
Output:
./rtl/apb_pkg.sv
./rtl/apb_slave.sv
./rtl/apb_top.sv
shell
sed -n '1,220p' rtl/apb_slave.sv
output
Chunk ID: e07c95
Wall time: 0.0000 seconds
Process exited with code 0
Original token count: 1170
Output:
//==============================================================================
// apb_slave.sv
//
// Wait-state register-file completer for a two-phase select/enable handshake.
//
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
//  >>> IMPLEMENTATION REQUIRED <<<
//
//  The module ports, parameters and the state registers are provided. The
//  handshake control, the wait-cycle counting, the register file commit and
//  the outputs are left as a TODO and currently drive constant zeros, so the
//  completer never raises pready and the verifier FAILS.
//
//  Implement the behaviour described in instruction.md. Do NOT change the
//  module name, the port list, or the parameter list.
//
//  iverilog 11 note: a bit/part-select of an EXPRESSION (a sum, a shift, a
//  function-call result) is a syntax error under `iverilog -g2012`. Index only
//  named signals, and do any bit work that needs an intermediate value inside a
//  `function automatic` using named locals.
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
//==============================================================================
`timescale 1ns/1ps

module apb_slave #(
    parameter AW   = 6,
    parameter DW   = 32,
    parameter NREG = 16
) (
    input  logic                  pclk,
    input  logic                  presetn,
    input  logic                  psel,
    input  logic                  penable,
    input  logic                  pwrite,
    input  logic [AW-1:0]         paddr,
    input  logic [DW-1:0]         pwdata,
    output logic                  pready,
    output logic [DW-1:0]         prdata,
    output logic                  pslverr
);

  // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  // State registers (provided). Add whatever combinational helpers you need.
  // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  logic [DW-1:0] regfile [0:NREG-1];
  logic [1:0]    state;
  logic [1:0]    acc;        // access-edge counter
  logic          req_write;
  logic [AW-1:0] req_addr;
  logic [DW-1:0] req_wdata;
  integer        i;

  localparam ST_IDLE   = 2'd0;
  localparam ST_SETUP  = 2'd1;
  localparam ST_ACCESS = 2'd2;

  function automatic logic [1:0] wait_count(input logic is_write);
    begin
      wait_count = is_write ? 2'd2 : 2'd1;
    end
  endfunction

  function automatic logic addr_in_range(input logic [AW-1:0] addr);
    begin
      addr_in_range = (addr < NREG);
    end
  endfunction

  always_ff @(posedge pclk or negedge presetn) begin
    if (!presetn) begin
      for (i = 0; i < NREG; i = i + 1) regfile[i] <= {DW{1'b0}};
      state     <= ST_IDLE;
      acc       <= 2'd0;
      req_write <= 1'b0;
      req_addr  <= {AW{1'b0}};
      req_wdata <= {DW{1'b0}};
      pready    <= 1'b0;
      prdata    <= {DW{1'b0}};
      pslverr   <= 1'b0;
    end else begin
      pready  <= 1'b0;
      prdata  <= {DW{1'b0}};
      pslverr <= 1'b0;

      case (state)
        ST_IDLE: begin
          acc <= 2'd0;
          if (psel && !penable) begin
            req_write <= pwrite;
            req_addr  <= paddr;
            req_wdata <= pwdata;
            state     <= ST_SETUP;
          end
        end

        ST_SETUP: begin
          acc <= 2'd0;
          if (psel && penable) begin
            acc   <= 2'd1;
            state <= ST_ACCESS;
          end else if (psel && !penable) begin
            req_write <= pwrite;
            req_addr  <= paddr;
            req_wdata <= pwdata;
          end else begin
            state <= ST_IDLE;
          end
        end

        ST_ACCESS: begin
          if (psel && penable) begin
            if (acc == wait_count(req_write)) begin
              pready  <= 1'b1;
              pslverr <= !addr_in_range(req_addr);
              state   <= ST_IDLE;
              acc     <= 2'd0;

              if (addr_in_range(req_addr)) begin
                if (req_write) begin
                  regfile[req_addr] <= req_wdata;
                end else begin
                  prdata <= regfile[req_addr];
                end
              end
            end else begin
              acc <= acc + 2'd1;
            end
          end else if (psel && !penable) begin
            req_write <= pwrite;
            req_addr  <= paddr;
            req_wdata <= pwdata;
            state     <= ST_SETUP;
            acc       <= 2'd0;
          end else begin
            state <= ST_IDLE;
            acc   <= 2'd0;
          end
        end

        default: begin
          state <= ST_IDLE;
          acc   <= 2'd0;
        end
      endcase
    end
  end

endmodule : apb_slave
Implemented [rtl/apb_slave.sv](/work/apb_core/rtl/apb_slave.sv). What changed: - Added registered FSM for idle/setup/access phases. - Latched setup-phase request fields. - Implemented write wait count of 2 and read wait count of 1. - Pulses `pready` and `pslverr` for exactly one completion cycle. - Commits writes and presents read data on the same cycle as `pready`. - Clears register file and registered outputs on async active-low reset. Verification: - `iverilog -g2012 -Wall -Irtl -o /tmp/apb_top.vvp rtl/apb_slave.sv rtl/apb_top.sv` passes. - Ran a temporary directed smoke test for write/read timing, out-of-range errors, and back-to-back setup after completion: `PASS`. Only remaining output is the existing package timescale warning from `apb_pkg.sv`; no RTL compile errors.
Final diff , what the agent changed

No file changes, the agent left the workspace untouched.

Verifier output , the proof behind the reward
tests/test.sh
test.sh: compiling with iverilog...
----- iverilog output -----
---------------------------
test.sh: running simulation with vvp...
----- simulation output -----
INFO samples=767 rdymiss=0 datmiss=0 errmiss=0
SAMPLES=767
ALL TESTS PASSED
-----------------------------
test.sh: PASS - 767 samples, no mismatches

Reproduce this trial: git checkout 2f94510 && PYTHONPATH=src python3 scripts/build_site.py , then open trial/trial_b6d9d3dfc4dc41d0. Re-running the agent live requires EVAL_PLATFORM_ENABLE_OAUTH_SMOKE=1 and is non-deterministic.

Trial trial_b6d9d3dfc4dc41d0 · verifier authoritative; classifier explanatory.