how can monitoring at run-time the instructions executed

YoudD · Joined: 15 Mar 2021 Posts: 22

I wonder how can I implement it that monitoring at run-time the instructions executed by a target CPU.Whenever an instruction is fetched from the memory ,I can get the instruction.Then let me perform the necessary processing of these instructions and then hand them over to the CPU to execute.
Thank you!

DuncGrah · Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2021 2:05 am Post subject:

You can add callbacks onto the bus or memory that can be used to detect accesses and determine the data. Please see the monitoring functions in the OP API.

YoudD · Joined: 15 Mar 2021 Posts: 22

DuncGrah · Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2021 6:45 am Post subject:

I am afraid there is no function available in the OP or VMI APIs that allow an instruction to be decoded. The instruction decode information is all embeded in the processor models.
There are functions that allow instruction attributes to be extracted e.g. registers accessed etc. However, OVPsim does not support these.

YoudD · Joined: 15 Mar 2021 Posts: 22

DuncGrah · Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2021 1:03 am Post subject:

There are OP API functions that allow you to monitor accesses.
You will get the data of the transaction provided in the callback, so the instruction binary on an instruction fetch. Please review the OP API monitor functions.
Also take a look at the example Examples/SimulationControl/monitoringAccesses, other similar examples and the descriptions in the document doc/ovp/Simulation_Control_of_Platforms_and_Modules_User_Guide.pdf.