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README.md
POWER-FV – Assertion-based formal verification library for OpenPOWER processors
Disclaimer
This project is currently in an experimental state. In particular:
- it has only been tried on the Microwatt CPU
- it assumes an in-order scalar core
- its instruction coverage is limited to the Scalar Fixed-point Compliancy Subset
- the correctness of its own specifications hasn't yet been verified
Overview
POWER-FV is a formal verification library that can be used to check the compliance of a processor with the OpenPOWER ISA. It provides an interface to trace the execution of a processor, which is monitored by a testbench and compared against a given specification.
Testbenches and behavioral models are implemented in Python using Amaranth HDL, and SymbiYosys for its formal verification flow. Processor cores may use any HDL supported by Yosys.
POWER-FV's design is heavily inspired by the riscv-formal framework, developed by Claire Wolf (YosysHQ).
Prerequisites
- Python 3.8+
- Yosys
- SymbiYosys (sby)
If VHDL support is needed:
The OSS CAD Suite can provide pre-built binaries of these tools.
Installation
pip3 install poetry --user
poetry install
Examples
See the cores
folder for usage examples.