Date: 2011-05-24

Time: 16:00 UTC (9:00 PDT)

Duration: 1.5 hours

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Meeting ID: 38198

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Agenda:

- Reminder of IEEE patent policy.

See: http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/pat-slideset.ppt

- Minutes approval

- LRM draft review

- Email ballot results

- New issues

3564: Sec 9.2.2.2.1 needs to clarify whether variables read in an assertion contribute to the sensitivity of an always_comb

3559: Implication example explanation is not accurate

- Issue resolution/discussion

3069: Relax rules for $global_clock resolution

2556: Explicit package scope indication is not allowed for checkers

3213: Update definition of sampled value

3295: need a way to control only asserts/covers/assume directives

3202: Clarify on whether certain system functions are allowed in classes, let', and other corner cases 3552:Sequence methods // .triggered need further clarification

- Enhancement progress update

3033: Allow procedural control statements is checkers

- Mantis status

- Opens

Clocking blocks.

Attendance Record:

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t = chair eligible to vote only to make or break a tie

Attendance re-initialized on 2010-07-06:

n[---xxxx-xxx-xxx...........................] Ashok Bhatt (Cadence)

v[xxxx-xxxxxxxxxx-xxx-xxxxxxxxx-x-xxxxx--xxx] Laurence Bisht (Intel)

v[xxxx-xxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxx-] Eduard Cerny (Synopsys)

n[xx--------xx---xxx--x-xxxxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxxx] Ben Cohen (Accellera)

n[-----------------------xx-x-xxx-x--xxxxxxx] Surrendra Dudani (Synopsys)

n[xx........................................] Shaun Feng (Freescale)

y[-x-x-xxxx-x-x----x-x-x--xx---xxxx---x-xxxx] Dana Fisman (Synopsys)

n[---------------------xxxxx-xxxx-x-xxxxxxxx] John Havlicek (Freescale)

v[-xx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx] Tapan Kapoor (Cadence)

v[xxx-xxxx-x-x..............................] Jacob Katz (Intel)

t[x-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx--xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Dmitry Korchemny (Intel ¿ Chair)

v[xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx--xxxxxx-xxxxxxxx] Scott Little (Freescale)

v[xxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxx] Manisha Kulshrestha (Mentor Graphics)

v[xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Anupam Prabhakar (Mentor Graphics)

v[xxx-xxxx-xxx-xxx--x-xx-xxx-xx--xxxxxxx-xxx] Erik Seligman (Intel)

v[xxxxxxxxx-x-xxx-xxxx-xxxx--xxxxxx-xxxxxxx.] Samik Sengupta (Synopsys)

v[xxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxxx-xxx] Tom Thatcher (Oracle ¿

Co-Chair)

n[------xx---xx-------x.....................] Srini Venkataramanan (CVC Pvt Ltd)

|- attendance on 2011-05-24

|--- voting eligibility on 2011-05-24

Minutes:

- Reminder of IEEE patent policy.

See: http://standards.ieee.org/board/pat/pat-slideset.ppt

Participants were reminded of the IEEE patent policy.

- Meeting minutes approval.

Ben: It is captured in the minutes that the rules for flow out will

change, but the existing rules won't change.

Scott: But there will be new rules, therefore it is correct to say that the

rules will change,

Ben: OK with me.

Erik: Move to approve the minutes.

Ben: Second.

Unanimously approved.

- New Issues:

3654: Sec 9.2.2.2.1 needs to clarify whether variables read in an assertion

contribute to the sensitivity of an always_comb

Erik: The language is OK with me, but a clarification won't harm.

Anupam: Will write a proposal.

3559: Implication example explanation is not accurate

Ben: Will write the initial proposal.

- Issue resolution/discussion

3069: Relax rules for $global_clock resolution

Anupam: Would a new function be needed for backward compatibility?

Call system function once to select 2009

Ed: Just leave it to simulator to select 2009/2013 option.

Anupam: Would like to see clarification for nested module.

Manisha: Would also like to see that clarification.

Jacob: Will modify proposal: Dmitry will call for a vote.

2556: Explicit package scope indication is not allowed for checkers

3213: Update definition of sampled value

Dmitry: Have addressed all comments

Ben: $stable( seq.triggered) is illegal according to simulator

Dmitry: Proposal would make this legal.

Erik: Have you followed up with Gord & Dave Rich to be sure that this

proposal will go through.

Dmitry: Have sent e-mail.

Anupam: Dave seems to be fine with this proposal. Gord is on vacation.

Scott: Will send another set of comments.

Dmitry: Will call for an e-mail vote.

3295: need a way to control only asserts/covers/assume directives

Manisha: Have included all feedback from friendly amendments.

Does proposal need to be aligned with Draft 1?

Dmitry: Suggest to align it.

Dmitry: Will hold an e-mail vote to approve changes.

3202: Clarify on whether certain system functions are allowed in classes, let', and other corner cases

Erik: Classes: LRM suggests that bit-vector functions ($onehot), etc

Other functions: $sampled, etc are trickier: They would apply

only to class static members.

Dmitry: Even 3213 proposal doesn't allow these functions in classes.

Manisha: Comment: 3213 says sampled value of an automatic is the

currently value. That's not really correct, right? It should

be the "const" value.

Erik: One option: treat long persisting classes as static variables.

Anupam: Dave Rich also responded to proposal.

Erik: If automatic variable did not exist at prior clocking event, the

$past function would return default time-0 value.

Tom: How do you distiguish class members from loop counter automatic

variables.

Erik: For now just allow bit-vector functions. Defer disussion of

sampled value functions for later.

Erik: Constraints: allow bit-vector functions.

Dmitry: Request for reviewers for 3033

Tom, Ben: Will review.

Meeting adjourned