kernels/doc/codebase.md

Vortex Codebase

The directory/file layout of the Vortex codebase is as followed:

• hw:
  • rtl: hardware rtl sources
    • cache: cache subsystem code
    • fp_cores: floating point unit code
    • interfaces: interfaces for inter-module communication
    • libs: general-purpose modules (i.e., encoder, arbiter, ...)
  • syn: synthesis directory
    • opae: OPAE synthesis scripts
    • quartus: Quartus synthesis scripts
    • synopsys: Synopsys synthesis scripts
    • yosys: Yosys synthesis scripts
  • simulate: baseline RTL simulator (used by RTLSIM)
  • unit_tests: unit tests for some hardware components
• driver: Host driver software
  • include: Vortex driver public headers
  • opae: software driver that uses Intel OPAE
  • vlsim: software driver that simulates Full RTL (include AFU)
  • rtlsim: software driver that simulates processor RTL
  • simx: software driver that uses simX simulator
• runtime: Kernel runtime software
  • include: Vortex runtime public headers
  • linker: linker file for compiling kernels
  • src: runtime implementation
• simX: cycle approximate simulator for vortex
• tests: tests repository.
  • runtime: runtime tests
  • regression: regression tests
  • riscv: RISC-V standard tests
  • opencl: opencl benchmarks and tests
• ci: continuous integration scripts
• miscs: miscellaneous resources.