RE: [sv-bc] RE: [sv-ec] Can a function contain a fork/join/any/none?

So maybe that particular restriction should be removed.

Shalom

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-sv-bc@eda.org [mailto:owner-sv-bc@eda.org] On
> Behalf Of Steven Sharp
> Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 4:50 AM
> To: Dave_Rich@mentor.com; sv-ec@eda.org; sv-bc@eda.org;
> ambar.sarkar@paradigm-works.com
> Subject: [sv-bc] RE: [sv-ec] Can a function contain a
> fork/join/any/none?
> 
> 
> >From: "Ambar Sarkar" <ambar.sarkar@paradigm-works.com>
> 
> >Given that we do not want functions to interact with the
> >scheduler, we are in effect forbidding functions to trigger
> events as well,
> >correct?
> 
> The 1364-2005 standard actually forbids event trigger
> statements in
> functions.  This is probably because Verilog-XL doesn't allow
> it.
> It shows a desire to discourage the side-effect of waking up
> other
> processes, but doesn't actually prevent it, since you can wake
> up
> another process from a function by writing to a variable.
> 
> 
> 
> Steven Sharp
> sharp@cadence.com