Re: @* in intra-assignment event controls

From: Shalom Bresticker (Shalom.Bresticker@motorola.com)
Date: Sun Sep 02 2001 - 01:57:38 PDT


Now it's MY turn to quote from the archives. See:

http://boyd.com/1364_btf/btf_1999/0194.html
http://boyd.com/1364_btf/btf_1999/0195.html
http://boyd.com/1364_btf/btf_1999/0196.html
http://boyd.com/1364_btf/btf_1999/0197.html
http://boyd.com/1364_btf/btf_1999/0235.html

So it WAS discussed and not negated.

Shalom

<p>Steven Sharp wrote:

> I certainly don't remember anyone suggesting that it be allowed in that
> context. If it were allowed, it could be defined as being sensitive to
> anything referenced in the statement, or only to things referenced in
> the right hand side. These would differ if the left hand side contained
> any bit or part selects referencing variables or nets.
>
> The construct doesn't appear to serve any useful purpose. Then again,
> @* doesn't have any obvious use except when attached to the entire body
> of an always block (which is why the semantic should have been implemented
> with a special kind of always block, not a special kind of event control).
>
> Steven Sharp
> sharp@cadence.com

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