sysc/kernel/sc_simcontext.h

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  sc_simcontext.h -- Definition of the simulation context class.

  Original Author: Stan Y. Liao, Synopsys, Inc.
                   Martin Janssen, Synopsys, Inc.

  CHANGE LOG AT THE END OF THE FILE
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#ifndef SC_SIMCONTEXT_H
#define SC_SIMCONTEXT_H

#include "sysc/kernel/sc_cmnhdr.h"
#include "sysc/kernel/sc_process.h"
#include "sysc/kernel/sc_status.h"
#include "sysc/kernel/sc_time.h"
#include "sysc/utils/sc_hash.h"
#include "sysc/utils/sc_pq.h"
#include <list>


namespace sc_core {

// forward declarations

class sc_cor;
class sc_cor_pkg;
class sc_event;
class sc_event_timed;
class sc_export_registry;
class sc_module;
class sc_module_name;
class sc_module_registry;
class sc_name_gen;
class sc_object;
class sc_object_manager;
class sc_phase_callback_registry;
class sc_process_handle;
class sc_port_registry;
class sc_prim_channel_registry;
class sc_process_table;
class sc_signal_bool_deval;
class sc_trace_file;
class sc_runnable;
class sc_process_host;
class sc_method_process;
class sc_cthread_process;
class sc_thread_process;

template< typename > class sc_plist;
typedef sc_plist< sc_process_b* > sc_process_list;

/*struct sc_curr_proc_info
{
    sc_process_b*     process_handle;
    sc_curr_proc_kind kind;
    sc_curr_proc_info() : process_handle( 0 ), kind( SC_NO_PROC_ ) {}
};

typedef const sc_curr_proc_info* sc_curr_proc_handle;*/

enum sc_stop_mode {          // sc_stop modes:
    SC_STOP_FINISH_DELTA,
    SC_STOP_IMMEDIATE
};
extern void sc_set_stop_mode( sc_stop_mode mode );
extern sc_stop_mode sc_get_stop_mode();

enum sc_starvation_policy 
{
    SC_EXIT_ON_STARVATION,
    SC_RUN_TO_TIME
};
extern void sc_start();
extern void sc_start( const sc_time& duration, 
                      sc_starvation_policy p=SC_RUN_TO_TIME );
inline void sc_start( int duration, sc_time_unit unit, 
                      sc_starvation_policy p=SC_RUN_TO_TIME )
{
    sc_start( sc_time((double)duration,unit), p );
}

inline void sc_start( double duration, sc_time_unit unit, 
                      sc_starvation_policy p=SC_RUN_TO_TIME )
{
    sc_start( sc_time(duration,unit), p );
}

extern void sc_stop();

// friend function declarations

sc_dt::uint64 sc_delta_count();
const std::vector<sc_event*>& sc_get_top_level_events(
                                const   sc_simcontext* simc_p);
const std::vector<sc_object*>& sc_get_top_level_objects(
                                const   sc_simcontext* simc_p);
bool    sc_is_running( const sc_simcontext* simc_p );
void    sc_pause();
bool    sc_end_of_simulation_invoked();
void    sc_start( const sc_time&, sc_starvation_policy );
bool    sc_start_of_simulation_invoked();
void    sc_set_time_resolution( double, sc_time_unit );
sc_time sc_get_time_resolution();
void    sc_set_default_time_unit( double, sc_time_unit );
sc_time sc_get_default_time_unit();
bool    sc_pending_activity_at_current_time( const sc_simcontext* );
bool    sc_pending_activity_at_future_time( const sc_simcontext* );
sc_time sc_time_to_pending_activity( const sc_simcontext* );

struct sc_invoke_method; 

// 05/22/2015 GL.
struct sc_kernel_lock {
    sc_simcontext* simc_p;
    sc_cor* m_cor_p;
    explicit sc_kernel_lock();
    ~sc_kernel_lock(); 
};

// 08/17/2015 GL.
extern bool _OoO_Data_Conflict_Table[];

// 08/17/2015 GL.
extern unsigned int _OoO_Data_Conflict_Table_Size;

// 08/17/2015 GL.
extern bool _OoO_Event_Notify_Table[];

// 08/17/2015 GL.
extern unsigned int _OoO_Event_Notify_Table_Size;

// 09/01/2015 GL.
extern int _OoO_Conflict_Index_Lookup_Table[];

// 09/01/2015 GL.
extern unsigned int _OoO_Max_Number_of_Instances;

// 09/01/2015 GL.
extern unsigned int _OoO_Number_of_Segments;

// 08/18/2015 GL.
extern long long _OoO_Curr_Time_Advance_Table_Time[];

// 08/18/2015 GL.
extern int _OoO_Curr_Time_Advance_Table_Delta[];

// 08/18/2015 GL.
extern unsigned int _OoO_Curr_Time_Advance_Table_Size;

// 08/18/2015 GL.
extern long long _OoO_Next_Time_Advance_Table_Time[];

// 08/18/2015 GL.
extern int _OoO_Next_Time_Advance_Table_Delta[];

// 08/18/2015 GL.
extern unsigned int _OoO_Next_Time_Advance_Table_Size;

// 09/01/2015 GL.
extern int _OoO_Time_Advance_Index_Lookup_Table[];

// 09/01/2015 GL.
extern unsigned int _OoO_Time_Advance_Index_Lookup_Table_Size;

/**************************************************************************/
class sc_simcontext
{
    friend struct sc_invoke_method; 
    friend class sc_event;
    friend class sc_module;

    // 04/07/2015 GL: a new sc_channel class is derived from sc_module
    friend class sc_channel;

    friend class sc_object;
    friend class sc_time;
    friend class sc_clock;
    friend class sc_method_process;
    friend class sc_phase_callback_registry;
    friend class sc_process_b;
    friend class sc_process_handle;
    friend class sc_prim_channel;
    friend class sc_cthread_process;
    friend class sc_thread_process;
    friend sc_dt::uint64 sc_delta_count();
    friend const std::vector<sc_event*>& sc_get_top_level_events(
        const sc_simcontext* simc_p);
    friend const std::vector<sc_object*>& sc_get_top_level_objects(
        const sc_simcontext* simc_p);
    friend bool sc_is_running( const sc_simcontext* simc_p );
    friend void sc_pause();
    friend bool sc_end_of_simulation_invoked();
    friend void sc_start( const sc_time&, sc_starvation_policy );
    friend bool sc_start_of_simulation_invoked();
    friend void sc_thread_cor_fn(void*);
    friend sc_time sc_time_to_pending_activity( const sc_simcontext* );
    friend bool sc_pending_activity_at_current_time( const sc_simcontext* );
    friend bool sc_pending_activity_at_future_time( const sc_simcontext* );

    // 05/25/2015 GL: a scoped mutex for the kernel lock
    friend struct sc_kernel_lock;

    // 05/26/2015 GL: get sc_cor pointer
    friend sc_cor* get_cor_pointer( sc_process_b* process_p ); 


    void init();
    void clean();

public:

    sc_simcontext();
    ~sc_simcontext();

    void initialize( bool = false );

    // 08/20/2015 GL.
    void cycle( const sc_time& );

    void simulate( const sc_time& duration );
    void stop();
    void end();
    void reset();

    // 11/05/2014 GL: thread mapping function used in parallel simulators
    //void mapper( sc_cor *cor );

    // 05/18/2015 GL.
    //void schedule( sc_cor *cor );

    // 08/12/2015 GL.
    void oooschedule( sc_cor *cor );

    int sim_status() const;
    bool elaboration_done() const;

    std::vector<sc_thread_handle>& get_active_invokers();

    sc_object_manager* get_object_manager();

    inline sc_status get_status() const;

    sc_object* active_object();

    void hierarchy_push( sc_module* );
    sc_module* hierarchy_pop();
    sc_module* hierarchy_curr() const;
    sc_object* first_object();
    sc_object* next_object();
    sc_object* find_object( const char* name );

    sc_module_registry* get_module_registry();
    sc_port_registry* get_port_registry();
    sc_export_registry* get_export_registry();
    sc_prim_channel_registry* get_prim_channel_registry();

    // to generate unique names for objects in an MT-Safe way
    const char* gen_unique_name( const char* basename_, 
                                 bool preserve_first = false 
                               );

    // process creation

    // 06/12/2015 GL: modified for the OoO simulation
    // 09/02/2015 GL: set the instance id
    sc_process_handle create_cthread_process( 
    const char* name_p, bool free_host, SC_ENTRY_FUNC method_p, 
    sc_process_host* host_p, const sc_spawn_options* opt_p,
    int seg_id, int inst_id );

    // 06/12/2015 GL: modified for the OoO simulation
    // 09/02/2015 GL: set the instance id
    sc_process_handle create_method_process( 
    const char* name_p, bool free_host, SC_ENTRY_FUNC method_p, 
    sc_process_host* host_p, const sc_spawn_options* opt_p,
    int seg_id, int inst_id );

    // 06/12/2015 GL: modified for the OoO simulation
    // 09/02/2015 GL: set the instance id
    sc_process_handle create_thread_process( 
    const char* name_p, bool free_host, SC_ENTRY_FUNC method_p, 
    sc_process_host* host_p, const sc_spawn_options* opt_p,
    int seg_id, int inst_id );

    // 10/28/2014 GL: to be replaced by get_curr_proc
    //sc_curr_proc_handle get_curr_proc_info();

    sc_process_b* get_curr_proc() const;
    sc_object* get_current_writer() const;
    bool write_check() const;

    // 10/29/2014 GL.
    void set_curr_proc( sc_process_b* );

    void reset_curr_proc();

    int next_proc_id();

    void add_trace_file( sc_trace_file* );
    void remove_trace_file( sc_trace_file* );

    friend void    sc_set_time_resolution( double, sc_time_unit );
    friend sc_time sc_get_time_resolution();
    friend void    sc_set_default_time_unit( double, sc_time_unit );
    friend sc_time sc_get_default_time_unit();

    const sc_time& max_time() const;

    // 08/19/2015 GL: obsolete, to be removed in the future
    const sc_time& time_stamp() const;

    sc_dt::uint64 change_stamp() const;

    // 08/19/2015 GL: obsolete, to be removed in the future
    sc_dt::uint64 delta_count() const;

    bool event_occurred( sc_dt::uint64 last_change_count ) const;
    bool evaluation_phase() const;
    bool is_running() const;
    bool update_phase() const;
    bool notify_phase() const;
    bool get_error();
    void set_error( sc_report* );

    sc_cor_pkg* cor_pkg()
        { return m_cor_pkg; }
    sc_cor* next_cor(); // 11/05/2014 GL: obsolete, to be removed in the future

    const ::std::vector<sc_object*>& get_child_objects() const;

    void elaborate();
    void prepare_to_simulate();

    // 08/19/2015 GL.
    inline void initial_crunch( bool no_crunch );

    bool next_time( sc_time& t ) const; 
    bool pending_activity_at_current_time() const; 

    // 11/05/2014 GL.
    void remove_running_process( sc_process_b* );

    // 11/05/2014 GL.
    bool is_running_process( sc_process_b* );

    // 11/05/2014 GL.
    void suspend_cor( sc_cor* );

    // 11/05/2014 GL.
    void resume_cor( sc_cor* );

    // 04/29/2015 GL.
    bool is_locked();

    // 04/29/2015 GL.
    bool is_unlocked();

    // 04/29/2015 GL.
    bool is_lock_owner();

    // 04/29/2015 GL.
    bool is_not_owner();

    // 04/29/2015 GL.
    bool is_locked_and_owner();

    // 09/02/2015 GL.
    unsigned int conflict_table_index_lookup( int, int );

    // 09/02/2015 GL.
    unsigned int time_adv_table_index_lookup( int );

private:

    void add_child_event( sc_event* );
    void add_child_object( sc_object* );
    void remove_child_event( sc_event* );
    void remove_child_object( sc_object* );

    //void crunch( bool once=false );

    int add_delta_event( sc_event* );
    void remove_delta_event( sc_event* );
    void add_timed_event( sc_event_timed* );

    void trace_cycle( bool delta_cycle );

    const ::std::vector<sc_event*>& get_child_events_internal() const;
    const ::std::vector<sc_object*>& get_child_objects_internal() const;

    void execute_method_next( sc_method_handle );
    void execute_thread_next( sc_thread_handle );

    sc_method_handle pop_runnable_method();
    sc_thread_handle pop_runnable_thread();

    // 10/28/2014 GL.
    void preempt_with( sc_method_handle );

    // 10/28/2014 GL.
    inline void preempt_with( sc_thread_handle );

    void push_runnable_method( sc_method_handle );
    void push_runnable_thread( sc_thread_handle );

    void push_runnable_method_front( sc_method_handle );
    void push_runnable_thread_front( sc_thread_handle );

    void remove_runnable_method( sc_method_handle );
    void remove_runnable_thread( sc_thread_handle );

    void requeue_current_process();
    void suspend_current_process();

    void do_sc_stop_action();
    void mark_to_collect_process( sc_process_b* zombie_p );

    // 05/22/2015 GL.
    void acquire_sched_mutex();

    // 05/22/2015 GL.
    void release_sched_mutex();

    // 08/17/2015 GL.
    bool has_no_conflicts( sc_process_b* );

    // 08/17/2015 GL.
    bool conflict_between( sc_process_b*, sc_process_b* );


private:

    enum execution_phases {
        phase_initialize = 0,
        phase_evaluate,
        phase_update,
        phase_notify
    };
    sc_object_manager*          m_object_manager;

    sc_module_registry*         m_module_registry;
    sc_port_registry*           m_port_registry;
    sc_export_registry*         m_export_registry;
    sc_prim_channel_registry*   m_prim_channel_registry;
    sc_phase_callback_registry* m_phase_cb_registry;

    sc_name_gen*                m_name_gen;

    sc_process_table*           m_process_table;

    // 10/22/2014 GL: to be removed
    //sc_curr_proc_info           m_curr_proc_info;

    std::list<sc_process_b*>    m_curr_proc_queue;

    // 10/22/2014 GL: to be replaced by m_curr_proc_queue.size()
    //int                         m_curr_proc_num;

    // 02/06/2015 GL: to be removed
    //sc_object*                  m_current_writer; 

    bool                        m_write_check;
    int                         m_next_proc_id;

    std::vector<sc_thread_handle> m_active_invokers;

    std::vector<sc_event*>      m_child_events;
    std::vector<sc_object*>     m_child_objects;

    std::vector<sc_event*>      m_delta_events;
    sc_ppq<sc_event_timed*>*    m_timed_events;

    std::vector<sc_trace_file*> m_trace_files;
    bool                        m_something_to_trace;

    sc_runnable*                m_runnable;
    sc_process_list*            m_collectable;

    sc_time_params*             m_time_params;

    // 08/17/2015 GL: no global time count
    //sc_time                     m_curr_time;

    mutable sc_time             m_max_time;
 
    sc_invoke_method*           m_method_invoker_p;
    sc_dt::uint64               m_change_stamp; // "time" change occurred.

    // 08/17/2015 GL: no global delta count
    //sc_dt::uint64               m_delta_count;

    bool                        m_forced_stop;
    bool                        m_paused;
    bool                        m_ready_to_simulate;
    bool                        m_elaboration_done;
    execution_phases            m_execution_phase;
    sc_report*                  m_error;
    bool                        m_in_simulator_control;   
    bool                        m_end_of_simulation_called;
    sc_status                   m_simulation_status;
    bool                        m_start_of_simulation_called;

    sc_cor_pkg*                 m_cor_pkg; // the simcontext's coroutine package
    sc_cor*                     m_cor;     // the simcontext's coroutine

    // 05/19/2015 GL: the following variables are used in 
    //                sc_simcontext::schedule
    bool                        m_one_delta_cycle; 
    bool                        m_one_timed_cycle;
    sc_time                     m_finish_time;

private:

    // disabled
    sc_simcontext( const sc_simcontext& );
    sc_simcontext& operator = ( const sc_simcontext& );
};

// IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

// Not MT safe.

#if 1
extern sc_simcontext* sc_curr_simcontext;
extern sc_simcontext* sc_default_global_context;

inline sc_simcontext*
sc_get_curr_simcontext()
{
    if( sc_curr_simcontext == 0 ) {
        sc_default_global_context = new sc_simcontext;
        sc_curr_simcontext = sc_default_global_context;
    }
    return sc_curr_simcontext;
}
#else
    extern sc_simcontext* sc_get_curr_simcontext();
#endif // 0
inline sc_status sc_get_status()
{
    return sc_get_curr_simcontext()->get_status();
}


// IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

inline
bool
sc_simcontext::elaboration_done() const
{
    return m_elaboration_done;
}


inline sc_status sc_simcontext::get_status() const
{
    return m_simulation_status != SC_RUNNING ? 
                  m_simulation_status :
                  (m_in_simulator_control ? SC_RUNNING : SC_PAUSED);
}

inline
int
sc_simcontext::sim_status() const
{
    if( m_error ) {
        return SC_SIM_ERROR;
    }
    if( m_forced_stop ) {
        return SC_SIM_USER_STOP;
    }
    return SC_SIM_OK;
}


inline
sc_object_manager*
sc_simcontext::get_object_manager()
{
    return m_object_manager;
}

inline
sc_module_registry*
sc_simcontext::get_module_registry()
{
    return m_module_registry;
}

inline
sc_port_registry*
sc_simcontext::get_port_registry()
{
    return m_port_registry;
}

inline
sc_export_registry*
sc_simcontext::get_export_registry()
{
    return m_export_registry;
}

inline
sc_prim_channel_registry*
sc_simcontext::get_prim_channel_registry()
{
    return m_prim_channel_registry;
}


inline
int
sc_simcontext::next_proc_id()
{
    return ( ++ m_next_proc_id );
}


inline
const sc_time&
sc_simcontext::max_time() const
{
    if ( m_max_time == SC_ZERO_TIME )
    {
        m_max_time = sc_time::from_value( ~sc_dt::UINT64_ZERO );
    }
    return m_max_time;
}

inline
sc_dt::uint64
sc_simcontext::change_stamp() const
{
    return m_change_stamp;
}

inline
const sc_time&
sc_simcontext::time_stamp() const
{
    //return m_curr_time;

    // 08/20/2015 GL: get the local timed count instead of the global one
    sc_process_b* proc = get_curr_proc();
    static sc_time zero_time = sc_time::from_value( 0 );

    if ( proc )
        return proc->get_timestamp().get_time_count();
    else
        return zero_time;
}


inline 
bool
sc_simcontext::event_occurred(sc_dt::uint64 last_change_stamp) const
{
    return m_change_stamp == last_change_stamp;
}

inline
bool
sc_simcontext::evaluation_phase() const
{
    return (m_execution_phase == phase_evaluate) &&
           m_ready_to_simulate;
}

inline
bool
sc_simcontext::update_phase() const
{
    return m_execution_phase == phase_update;
}

inline
bool
sc_simcontext::notify_phase() const
{
    return m_execution_phase == phase_notify;
}

inline
void
sc_simcontext::set_error( sc_report* err )
{
    delete m_error;
    m_error = err;
}


inline
bool
sc_simcontext::get_error()
{
    return m_error != NULL;
}

inline
int
sc_simcontext::add_delta_event( sc_event* e )
{
    m_delta_events.push_back( e );
    return ( m_delta_events.size() - 1 );
}

inline
void
sc_simcontext::add_timed_event( sc_event_timed* et )
{
    m_timed_events->insert( et );
}

inline sc_object* 
sc_simcontext::get_current_writer() const
{
    // 02/06/2015 GL: m_current_writer are different in different threads
    return m_write_check ? get_curr_proc() : (sc_object*)0;
}

inline bool 
sc_simcontext::write_check() const
{
    return m_write_check;
}

inline void
sc_simcontext::remove_running_process( sc_process_b* proc )
{
    m_curr_proc_queue.remove( proc );
}

inline bool
sc_simcontext::is_running_process( sc_process_b* proc )
{
    for ( std::list<sc_process_b*>::iterator it = m_curr_proc_queue.begin(); 
          it != m_curr_proc_queue.end(); it++ )
        if ( *it == proc )
            return true;
    return false;
}


// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

class sc_process_handle;
sc_process_handle sc_get_current_process_handle();

// Get the current object hierarchy context
//
// Returns a pointer the the sc_object (module or process) that
// would become the parent object of a newly created element
// of the SystemC object hierarchy, or NULL.
//
inline sc_object*
sc_get_current_object()
{
  return sc_get_curr_simcontext()->active_object();
}

inline
sc_process_b*
sc_get_current_process_b()
{
    return sc_get_curr_simcontext()->get_curr_proc();
}

// THE FOLLOWING FUNCTION IS DEPRECATED IN 2.1
extern sc_process_b* sc_get_curr_process_handle();

inline
sc_curr_proc_kind
sc_get_curr_process_kind()
{
    return sc_get_curr_simcontext()->get_curr_proc()->proc_kind();
}


inline int sc_get_simulator_status()
{
    return sc_get_curr_simcontext()->sim_status();
}


// Generates unique names within each module.
extern
const char*
sc_gen_unique_name( const char* basename_, bool preserve_first = false );


// Set the random seed for controlled randomization -- not yet implemented
extern
void
sc_set_random_seed( unsigned int seed_ );


extern void sc_initialize();

extern const sc_time& sc_max_time();    // Get maximum time value.
extern const sc_time& sc_time_stamp();  // Current simulation time.
extern double sc_simulation_time();     // Current time in default time units.

inline
const std::vector<sc_event*>& sc_get_top_level_events(
    const sc_simcontext* simc_p = sc_get_curr_simcontext() )
{
    return simc_p->m_child_events;
}

inline
const std::vector<sc_object*>& sc_get_top_level_objects(
    const sc_simcontext* simc_p = sc_get_curr_simcontext() )
{
    return simc_p->m_child_objects;
}

extern sc_event* sc_find_event( const char* name );

extern sc_object* sc_find_object( const char* name );

inline
sc_dt::uint64 sc_delta_count()
{
    //return sc_get_curr_simcontext()->m_delta_count;

    // 08/20/2015 GL: get the local delta count instead of the global one
    sc_process_b* proc = sc_get_current_process_b();

    if ( proc )
        return proc->get_timestamp().get_delta_count();
    else
        return 0;
}

inline 
bool sc_is_running( const sc_simcontext* simc_p = sc_get_curr_simcontext() )
{
    return simc_p->m_ready_to_simulate;
}

bool sc_is_unwinding();

inline void sc_pause()
{
    sc_get_curr_simcontext()->m_paused = true;
}

// Return indication if there are more processes to execute in this delta phase

inline bool sc_pending_activity_at_current_time
  ( const sc_simcontext* simc_p = sc_get_curr_simcontext() )
{
  return simc_p->pending_activity_at_current_time();
}

// Return indication if there are timed notifications in the future

inline bool sc_pending_activity_at_future_time
  ( const sc_simcontext* simc_p = sc_get_curr_simcontext() )
{
  sc_time ignored;
  return simc_p->next_time( ignored );
}

// Return indication if there are processes to run,
// or notifications in the future

inline bool sc_pending_activity
  ( const sc_simcontext* simc_p = sc_get_curr_simcontext() )
{
  return sc_pending_activity_at_current_time( simc_p )
      || sc_pending_activity_at_future_time( simc_p );
}

sc_time
sc_time_to_pending_activity
  ( const sc_simcontext* simc_p = sc_get_curr_simcontext() );


inline
bool
sc_end_of_simulation_invoked()
{
    return sc_get_curr_simcontext()->m_end_of_simulation_called;
}

inline bool sc_hierarchical_name_exists( const char* name )
{
    return sc_find_object(name) || sc_find_event(name);
}

inline
bool 
sc_start_of_simulation_invoked()
{
    return sc_get_curr_simcontext()->m_start_of_simulation_called;
}

// The following variable controls whether process control corners should
// be considered errors or not. See sc_simcontext.cpp for details on what
// happens if this value is set to true.

extern bool sc_allow_process_control_corners;

} // namespace sc_core

/*****************************************************************************

  MODIFICATION LOG - modifiers, enter your name, affiliation, date and
  changes you are making here.

      Name, Affiliation, Date: Andy Goodrich, Forte Design Systems 20 May 2003
  Description of Modification: - phase callbacks
                               - sc_stop mode

      Name, Affiliation, Date: Bishnupriya Bhattacharya, Cadence Design Systems,
                               25 August, 2003
  Description of Modification: - support for dynamic process
                               - support for sc export registry
                               - new member methods elaborate(), 
                 prepare_to_simulate(), and initial_crunch()
                 that are invoked by initialize() in that order
                               - add sc_get_last_created_process_handle() for 
                 use before simulation starts
                               
      Name, Affiliation, Date: Bishnupriya Bhattacharya, Cadence Design Systems,
                               3 March, 2004
  Description of Modification: add sc_get_curr_process_kind()

      Name, Affiliation, Date: 
  Description of Modification: 
                               
 *****************************************************************************/
// $Log: sc_simcontext.h,v $
// Revision 1.26  2011/09/05 21:20:22  acg
//  Andy Goodrich: result of automake invocation.
//
// Revision 1.25  2011/09/01 15:28:10  acg
//  Andy Goodrich: the aftermath of automake.
//
// Revision 1.24  2011/08/29 18:04:32  acg
//  Philipp A. Hartmann: miscellaneous clean ups.
//
// Revision 1.23  2011/08/26 20:46:10  acg
//  Andy Goodrich: moved the modification log to the end of the file to
//  eliminate source line number skew when check-ins are done.
//
// Revision 1.22  2011/08/24 22:05:51  acg
//  Torsten Maehne: initialization changes to remove warnings.
//
// Revision 1.21  2011/05/09 04:07:49  acg
//  Philipp A. Hartmann:
//    (1) Restore hierarchy in all phase callbacks.
//    (2) Ensure calls to before_end_of_elaboration.
//
// Revision 1.20  2011/04/08 18:26:07  acg
//  Andy Goodrich: added execute_method_next() to handle method dispatch
//   for asynchronous notifications that occur outside the evaluation phase.
//
// Revision 1.19  2011/04/05 20:50:57  acg
//  Andy Goodrich:
//    (1) changes to make sure that event(), posedge() and negedge() only
//        return true if the clock has not moved.
//    (2) fixes for method self-resumes.
//    (3) added SC_PRERELEASE_VERSION
//    (4) removed kernel events from the object hierarchy, added
//        sc_hierarchical_name_exists().
//
// Revision 1.18  2011/03/20 13:43:23  acg
//  Andy Goodrich: added async_signal_is() plus suspend() as a corner case.
//
// Revision 1.17  2011/03/07 18:25:19  acg
//  Andy Goodrich: tightening of check for resume on a disabled process to
//  only produce an error if it is ready to run.
//
// Revision 1.16  2011/03/06 15:58:50  acg
//  Andy Goodrich: added escape to turn off process control corner case
//  checks.
//
// Revision 1.15  2011/03/05 04:45:16  acg
//  Andy Goodrich: moved active process calculation to the sc_simcontext class.
//
// Revision 1.14  2011/03/05 01:39:21  acg
//  Andy Goodrich: changes for named events.
//
// Revision 1.13  2011/02/18 20:27:14  acg
//  Andy Goodrich: Updated Copyrights.
//
// Revision 1.12  2011/02/13 21:47:38  acg
//  Andy Goodrich: update copyright notice.
//
// Revision 1.11  2011/02/13 21:34:35  acg
//  Andy Goodrich: added SC_UNITIALIZED enum value to process status so
//  its possible to detect throws before initialization.
//
// Revision 1.10  2011/02/11 13:25:24  acg
//  Andy Goodrich: Philipp A. Hartmann's changes:
//    (1) Removal of SC_CTHREAD method overloads.
//    (2) New exception processing code.
//
// Revision 1.9  2011/02/01 21:18:56  acg
//  Andy Goodrich: addition of new preempt_with() method used to immediately
//  throw exceptions from threads.
//
// Revision 1.8  2011/01/25 20:50:37  acg
//  Andy Goodrich: changes for IEEE 1666 2011.
//
// Revision 1.7  2011/01/19 23:21:50  acg
//  Andy Goodrich: changes for IEEE 1666 2011
//
// Revision 1.6  2011/01/18 20:10:45  acg
//  Andy Goodrich: changes for IEEE1666_2011 semantics.
//
// Revision 1.5  2010/07/22 20:02:33  acg
//  Andy Goodrich: bug fixes.
//
// Revision 1.4  2009/05/22 16:06:29  acg
//  Andy Goodrich: process control updates.
//
// Revision 1.3  2008/05/22 17:06:26  acg
//  Andy Goodrich: updated copyright notice to include 2008.
//
// Revision 1.2  2007/09/20 20:32:35  acg
//  Andy Goodrich: changes to the semantics of throw_it() to match the
//  specification. A call to throw_it() will immediately suspend the calling
//  thread until all the throwees have executed. At that point the calling
//  thread will be restarted before the execution of any other threads.
//
// Revision 1.1.1.1  2006/12/15 20:20:05  acg
// SystemC 2.3
//
// Revision 1.13  2006/05/08 18:00:06  acg
// Andy Goodrich: added David Long's forward declarations for friend
//   functions, methods, and operators to keep the Microsoft compiler happy.
//
// Revision 1.11  2006/04/11 23:13:21  acg
//   Andy Goodrich: Changes for reduced reset support that only includes
//   sc_cthread, but has preliminary hooks for expanding to method and thread
//   processes also.
//
// Revision 1.10  2006/03/21 00:00:34  acg
//   Andy Goodrich: changed name of sc_get_current_process_base() to be
//   sc_get_current_process_b() since its returning an sc_process_b instance.
//
// Revision 1.9  2006/01/26 21:04:54  acg
//  Andy Goodrich: deprecation message changes and additional messages.
//
// Revision 1.8  2006/01/24 20:49:05  acg
// Andy Goodrich: changes to remove the use of deprecated features within the
// simulator, and to issue warning messages when deprecated features are used.
//
// Revision 1.7  2006/01/19 00:29:52  acg
// Andy Goodrich: Yet another implementation for signal write checking. This
// one uses an environment variable SC_SIGNAL_WRITE_CHECK, that when set to
// DISABLE will disable write checking on signals.
//
// Revision 1.6  2006/01/18 21:42:37  acg
// Andy Goodrich: Changes for check writer support.
//
// Revision 1.5  2006/01/13 18:44:30  acg
// Added $Log to record CVS changes into the source.
//
// Revision 1.4  2006/01/03 23:18:44  acg
// Changed copyright to include 2006.
//
// Revision 1.3  2005/12/20 22:11:10  acg
// Fixed $Log lines.
//
// Revision 1.2  2005/12/20 22:02:30  acg
// Changed where delta cycles are incremented to match IEEE 1666. Added the
// event_occurred() method to hide how delta cycle comparisions are done within
// sc_simcontext. Changed the boolean update_phase to an enum that shows all
// the phases.

#endif

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