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UVM - m_sequencer vs. p_sequencer


During One of our international UVM training classes held at
Vietnam, a customer asked about:
We still confused about the usage of p_sequencer and m_sequencer

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UVM Sequence & SQR


UVM has 2 key OOP inheritance trees
Transaction
Component

UVM also provides bridge betn the these 2 trees


m_sequencer

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UVM m_sequencer
This pointer m_sequencer is to be set before the
sequence body can be executed
Usually it is done via series of method calls
internally.
User code: uvm_test::main_phase() seq.start
(sqr_0)
Internally it calls seq.start(sqr_0) (Coded in
uvm_sequence_base class)
start(sqr_0) -> set_item_context(sqr_0) ->
set_sequencer(sqr_0)
// m_sequencer = sqr_0;
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UVM m_sequencer
Typical applications of m_sequencer:
Change arbitration mode of a sequencer (via
m_sequencer.set_arbitration())
Accessing component hierarchy from within SEQ
body

While built-in m_sequencer variable is handy,


it is of type uvm_sequencer_base
Hence no access to derived SQR
members/variables
Cant be used to access VSQR members/variables

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UVM Virtual Sequencer


Typical IP verification requires more than one
sequencer/interface
UVM uses a term virtual sequencer to denote a wrapper
around multiple sequencers

SPI Interface

spi_ctrl_env

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UVM Virtual Sequencer

class vl_apb_spi_vsqr extends uvm_virtual_sequencer;

Subsequencers

apb_sqr apb_sqr_0;
spi_sqr spi_sqr_0;

function new (string name = " vl_apb_spi_vsqr",


uvm_component parent);
super.new(name,parent);
endfunction:new
`uvm_component_utils(vl_apb_spi_vsqr)
endclass : vl_apb_spi_vsqr

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Why not m_sequencer for Virtual SEQ?


A virtual sequence co-ordinates multiple sequences on
multiple sequencers
class vl_apb_spi_vseq extends uvm_sequence;
`uvm_object_utils(vl_apb_spi_vseq)

ERROR

task body();
apb_seq.start(m_sequencer.apb_sqr_0); // Run APB on apb_sqr_0
spi_seq.start(m_sequencer.spi_sqr_0); // Run SPI on spi_sqr_0

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UVM Virtual SEQ & p_sequencer


A virtual sequence co-ordinates multiple sequences on
multiple sequencers
UVM provides a p_sequencer option

class vl_apb_spi_vseq extends uvm_sequence;


`uvm_object_utils(vl_apb_spi_vseq)
// Set the p_sequencer and other book keeping
stuff
`uvm_declare_p_sequencer(vl_apb_spi_vsqr)

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Use p_sequencer for Virtual SEQ


A virtual sequence co-ordinates multiple sequences on
multiple sequencers
class vl_apb_spi_vseq extends uvm_sequence;
`uvm_object_utils(vl_apb_spi_vseq)
// Set the p_sequencer and other book keeping stuff
`uvm_declare_p_sequencer(vl_apb_spi_vsqr)
task body();
apb_seq.start(p_sequencer.apb_sqr_0); // Run APB on apb_sqr_0
spi_seq.start(p_sequencer.spi_sqr_0); // Run SPI on spi_sqr_0

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Summary
Go2UVM.org the premier UVM support site clarifies
common UVM queries from users
Contact us if you want to experiment these and many more
hands-on UVM via:
[email protected]
+91-9620209223
http://www.fb.com/cvc.uvm
https://www.linkedin.com/company/cvc-pvt-ltd
http://www.twitter.com/cvcblr
2014-2016, www.go2uvm.org

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