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uvm_reg_field: volatile flag isn't used


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I think the volatile flag should adjust the behaviour of writeable fields.

Currently, if the mirrored value and desired value are the same, it is determined a field is unchanged and a write may not happen (needs_update() returns a zero).

However, if the field is flagged as volatile (i.e. the hardware can change the value behind-the-scenes) we can't count on the mirrored value as being accurate. I think needs_update() should return a 1 in this case - if the user is requesting an update it's because he/she wants to ensure the hardware is as a known value. It seems wasteful to have to perform a bus read first to see if the field needs updating (and it's a bit of a hack to call predict() to change the mirrored value).

Shane

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