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Add ability to generate non-byte access by reg API#16

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This commit adds ability to generate non-byte write/read transactions on AXI interface while using UVM register API.
Previously there were only byte transactions on the bus.

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Hi @klevin92 ,

Thank you for opening PR!

This uvm ral adapter is for AXI4-Lite and I think AX4-Lite does not support the narrow access feature.
Do you need to support normal AXI or AXI5-Lite?

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klevin92 commented Jul 24, 2020

HI @taichi-ishitani!

If I understood you correctly it's not narrow access. If you try to run uvm_reg_hw_reset_seq or any other build-in sequence you will see only byte transactions disregard of your register's size. Which isn't right if you have, let's say, 4-byte registers.

I will come back in a few days and bring a test case for this situation.

And answering your questions - yes, I need normal AXI4.

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you will see only byte transactions disregard of your register's size

Yes, I know. To do byte transactions, I set supports_byte_enable property of the uvm reg adapter.

supports_byte_enable = 1;

I need normal AXI4

OK, I understood.
burst length also needs to be set to 1 to support normal AXI access.

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I will come back in a few days and bring a test case for this situation.

Thanks but I already have a sample TB to execute built-in RAL sequences.
https://github.com/rggen/rggen-sample-testbench

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I think more modifications to the uvm reg adapter are needed to support AXI4 access so I create an issue #17 instead of this PR.
Can you update #17 if you have more requirements and wait for me to implement that?

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