摘要:
An integrated circuit is provided with latency detecting circuitry for detecting signal generation latency within one or more functional circuits and in response thereto to generate a wearout response. The wearout response can take a variety of different forms such as reducing the operating frequency, increasing the operating voltage, operating task allocation within a multiprocessor system, manufacturing test binning and other wearout responses.
摘要:
A data processing system includes a register file having a plurality of registers storing respective register data values and an associated register value cache having a plurality of storage locations storing corresponding cache data values. There are fewer cache data values than registers. When a register is to be read, both the register data value and, if present, a cache data value from a corresponding storage location within the register value cache are read and compared by a comparator. This generates a match signal which indicates if the data values do not match that one of the data values is in error. The match signal stalls the processing and a CRC code initially stored with the cache data value and recalculated based upon the read cache data value are compared to determine whether or not the cache data value has changed since it was stored. If the cache data value has not changed, then it is correct and is output instead of the register data value. Alternatively, if the cache data value has changed, then the register data value is output.
摘要:
A data processing system includes a register file (2) having a plurality of registers storing respective register data values and an associated register value cache (12) having a plurality of storage locations (14) storing corresponding cache data values. There are fewer cache data values than registers. When a register is to be read, both the register data value and, if present, a cache data value from a corresponding storage location (14) within the register value cache (12) are read and compared by a comparator (18). This generates a match signal which indicates if the data values do not match that one of the data values is in error. The match signal stalls the processing and a CRC code initially stored with the cache data value and recalculated based upon the read cache data value are compared to determine whether or not the cache data value has changed since it was stored. If the cache data value has not changed, then it is correct and is output instead of the register data value. Alternatively, if the cache data value has changed, then the register data value is output.
摘要:
A method of selecting where error detection circuits should be placed within an integrated circuit uses simulation of a reference and test design with errors injected into the test design and then fan out analysis performed upon those injected errors to identify error propagation characteristics. Thus, registers at which propagated errors are highly likely to manifest themselves or which protect key architectural state, or which protect state not otherwise protected can be identified and so an efficient deployment of error detection mechanisms achieved. Within an integrated circuit output signals from inactive circuit elements may be subject to isolation gating in dependence upon a detected current state of the integrated circuit. Thus, inactive circuit elements in which soft errors occur have inappropriate output signals gated from reaching the rest of the integrated circuit and thus reducing erroneous operation.
摘要:
A method of selecting where error detection circuits should be placed within an integrated circuit uses simulation of a reference and test design with errors injected into the test design and then fan out analysis performed upon those injected errors to identify error propagation characteristics. Thus, registers at which propagated errors are highly likely to manifest themselves or which protect key architectural state, or which protect state not otherwise protected can be identified and so an efficient deployment of error detection mechanisms achieved. Within an integrated circuit output signals from inactive circuit elements may be subject to isolation gating in dependence upon a detected current state of the integrated circuit. Thus, inactive circuit elements in which soft errors occur have inappropriate output signals gated from reaching the rest of the integrated circuit and thus reducing erroneous operation.
摘要:
A data processing system is provided in which processing circuitry performs at least one of a series of data processing operations in dependence upon a set of data values and control circuitry controls execution of the data processing operations. Control path error detection circuitry is provided for detecting a control path error associated with an error in operation of the control circuitry and data path error handling circuitry is arranged to handle recovery from errors in the data values. The control path error detection circuitry is configured to cause the data path error handling circuitry to perform recovery from detected control path errors enabling the series of data processing operations to continue despite the occurrence of the control path error. An associated method and computer program product are also provided.
摘要:
A trace data formatter 30 assembles trace data frames 50. These trace data frames 50 include bytes which may either serve to carry a trace data source identifier ID or trace data. A system being traced has multiple trace data sources 12, 14, 16, 18 and when the trace data source which is generating the current trace data stream changes then a trace data source identifier ID is inserted within the trace data stream.
摘要:
A trace data system is provided in which flush request signals are generated and passed to trace data sources to trigger them to output any buffered trace data they are storing which was generated prior to the flush request being signalled. When the trace data has been flushed from these trace data sources, they signal this by generating a flush complete signal. The flushing of trace data may advantageously be performed prior to a power-down operation and using a trace bus bridge.
摘要:
A data processing apparatus is disclosed, said data processing apparatus comprising a plurality of devices, trace logic associated with at least one of said plurality of devices, and tagging logic associated with at least one of said plurality of devices, said tagging logic being operable to: select at least one item, said at least one item comprising an activity to be monitored; provide said at least one selected item with tag data identifying said at least one item as an item to be monitored; and said trace logic being operable to: detect tagged items processed by said at least one device; and output trace information relating to at least some of said detected tagged items.
摘要:
A data processing apparatus is disclosed, said data processing apparatus comprising a plurality of devices, trace logic associated with at least one of said plurality of devices, and tagging logic associated with at least one of said plurality of devices, said tagging logic being operable to: select at least one item, said at least one item comprising an activity to be monitored; provide said at least one selected item with tag data identifying said at least one item as an item to be monitored; and said trace logic being operable to: detect tagged items processed by said at least one device; and output trace information relating to at least some of said detected tagged items.