Subject: Re: [sv-bc] Question on memory pattern file formats in SV
From: Karen Pieper (Karen.Pieper@synopsys.com)
Date: Thu Aug 21 2003 - 09:05:47 PDT
Hi, Everyone,
After checking with David, I've filed this issue as SV-BC issue
number 67.
Karen
At 05:01 PM 8/20/03 -0700, Warmke, Doug wrote:
>Has anyone considered the impact of the new SV type system
>on the good old $readmemb/$readmemh file formats?
>
>We've thought of a few pretty big holes in the memory system,
>one of which dates back to Verilog-2001 w/Multi-D arrays:
>
>1) No support for enum types, int, etc. in file format
>2) No support for 3-D or higher dimensioned memory arrays
>3) No corresponding $writememb/$writememh is in the LRM
>
>Is anyone planning a 3.1a donation with these elements?
>If not, would it be possible for David S. or someone
>else to put this on the "list of stuff we really should
>get addressed at some point in the future"?
>
>Thanks and regards,
>Doug Warmke, MTI
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