[lint/top] Various lint fixes in order to get the top level lint clean
diff --git a/hw/ip/flash_ctrl/rtl/flash_ctrl.sv b/hw/ip/flash_ctrl/rtl/flash_ctrl.sv
index a55eaaf..a9e6929 100644
--- a/hw/ip/flash_ctrl/rtl/flash_ctrl.sv
+++ b/hw/ip/flash_ctrl/rtl/flash_ctrl.sv
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@
     .Depth(FifoDepth)
   ) u_prog_fifo (
     .clk_i,
-    .rst_ni (rst_ni & ~reg2hw.control.fifo_rst.q),
+    .rst_ni (rst_ni),
+    .clr_i  (reg2hw.control.fifo_rst.q),
     .wvalid (prog_fifo_req & prog_fifo_wen),
     .wready (prog_fifo_wready),
     .wdata  (prog_fifo_wdata),
@@ -227,7 +228,8 @@
     .Depth(FifoDepth)
   ) u_rd_fifo (
     .clk_i,
-    .rst_ni (rst_ni & ~reg2hw.control.fifo_rst.q),
+    .rst_ni (rst_ni),
+    .clr_i  (reg2hw.control.fifo_rst.q),
     .wvalid (rd_fifo_wen),
     .wready (rd_fifo_wready),
     .wdata  (rd_fifo_wdata),
diff --git a/hw/ip/flash_ctrl/rtl/flash_phy.sv b/hw/ip/flash_ctrl/rtl/flash_phy.sv
index ecea0f9..59179a4 100644
--- a/hw/ip/flash_ctrl/rtl/flash_phy.sv
+++ b/hw/ip/flash_ctrl/rtl/flash_phy.sv
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
     ) bank_sequence_fifo (
       .clk_i,
       .rst_ni,
+      .clr_i  (1'b0),
       .wvalid (host_req_i & host_req_rdy_o),
       .wready (seq_fifo_rdy),
       .wdata  (host_bank_sel),
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@
     ) host_rsp_fifo (
       .clk_i,
       .rst_ni,
+      .clr_i  (1'b0),
       .wvalid (host_req_done[bank]),
       .wready (host_rsp_avail[bank]),
       .wdata  (rd_data[bank]),
diff --git a/hw/ip/prim/rtl/prim_fifo_sync.sv b/hw/ip/prim/rtl/prim_fifo_sync.sv
index d066eda..310b222 100644
--- a/hw/ip/prim/rtl/prim_fifo_sync.sv
+++ b/hw/ip/prim/rtl/prim_fifo_sync.sv
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@
     // host facing
     assign wready = rready;
 
+    // this avoids lint warnings
+    logic unused_clr;
+    assign unused_clr = clr_i;
+
   // Normal FIFO construction
   end else begin : gen_normal_fifo
     `ASSERT_INIT(paramCheckDepthW, DepthW == $clog2(Depth+1))
diff --git a/hw/ip/prim/rtl/prim_packer.sv b/hw/ip/prim/rtl/prim_packer.sv
index 97ef15e..e9b47ca 100644
--- a/hw/ip/prim/rtl/prim_packer.sv
+++ b/hw/ip/prim/rtl/prim_packer.sv
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     end
   end
 
-  assign pos_next = (valid_i) ? pos + inmask_ones : pos;  // pos always stays (% OutW)
+  assign pos_next = (valid_i) ? pos + PtrW'(inmask_ones) : pos;  // pos always stays (% OutW)
 
   always_ff @(posedge clk_i or negedge rst_ni) begin
     if (!rst_ni) begin
diff --git a/hw/ip/rv_plic/rtl/rv_plic_target.sv b/hw/ip/rv_plic/rtl/rv_plic_target.sv
index 17f19a5..648137f 100644
--- a/hw/ip/rv_plic/rtl/rv_plic_target.sv
+++ b/hw/ip/rv_plic/rtl/rv_plic_target.sv
@@ -48,12 +48,12 @@
       max_prio = 1'b0;
       irq_id_next = '0; // default: No Interrupt
       for (int i = N_SOURCE-1 ; i >= 0 ; i--) begin
-        if ((ip[i] & ie[i]) == 1'b1 && prio[i] >= max_prio) begin
+        if ((ip[i] & ie[i]) == 1'b1 && MAX_PRIOW'(prio[i]) >= max_prio) begin
           max_prio = MAX_PRIOW'(prio[i]);
           irq_id_next = SRCW'(i+1);
         end
       end // for i
-      irq_next = (max_prio > threshold) ? 1'b1 : 1'b0;
+      irq_next = (max_prio > MAX_PRIOW'(threshold)) ? 1'b1 : 1'b0;
     end
 
     always_ff @(posedge clk_i or negedge rst_ni) begin
diff --git a/hw/ip/tlul/rtl/tlul_socket_m1.sv b/hw/ip/tlul/rtl/tlul_socket_m1.sv
index 6b68ea0..62e527d 100644
--- a/hw/ip/tlul/rtl/tlul_socket_m1.sv
+++ b/hw/ip/tlul/rtl/tlul_socket_m1.sv
@@ -211,8 +211,11 @@
     drsp_fifo_o.d_source[IDW-1:STIDW]
   };
   for (genvar i = 0 ; i < M ; i++) begin : gen_idrouting
-    assign hfifo_rspvalid[i] = drsp_fifo_o.d_valid    & (drsp_fifo_o.d_source[0+:STIDW] == i);
-    assign dfifo_rspready[i] = hreq_fifo_o[i].d_ready & (drsp_fifo_o.d_source[0+:STIDW] == i) & drsp_fifo_o.d_valid;
+    assign hfifo_rspvalid[i] = drsp_fifo_o.d_valid &
+                               (drsp_fifo_o.d_source[0+:STIDW] == i);
+    assign dfifo_rspready[i] = hreq_fifo_o[i].d_ready                &
+                               (drsp_fifo_o.d_source[0+:STIDW] == i) &
+                              drsp_fifo_o.d_valid;
 
     assign hrsp_fifo_i[i] = '{
       d_valid:  hfifo_rspvalid[i],
diff --git a/hw/top_earlgrey/doc/top_earlgrey.sv.tpl b/hw/top_earlgrey/doc/top_earlgrey.sv.tpl
index dce7bd1..bc19c90 100644
--- a/hw/top_earlgrey/doc/top_earlgrey.sv.tpl
+++ b/hw/top_earlgrey/doc/top_earlgrey.sv.tpl
@@ -154,11 +154,14 @@
     % endfor
 % endfor
 
-
-  logic [0:0]   irq_plic;
+  <% add_spaces = " " * len(str((interrupt_num).bit_length()-1)) %>
+  logic [0:0]${add_spaces}irq_plic;
+  logic [0:0]${add_spaces}msip;
   logic [${(interrupt_num).bit_length()-1}:0] irq_id[1];
-  logic [0:0]   msip;
+  logic [${(interrupt_num).bit_length()-1}:0] unused_irq_id[1];
 
+  // this avoids lint errors
+  assign unused_irq_id = irq_id;
 
   // clock assignments
 % for clock in top['clocks']:
diff --git a/hw/top_earlgrey/ip/xbar/rtl/autogen/xbar_main.sv b/hw/top_earlgrey/ip/xbar/rtl/autogen/xbar_main.sv
index b866e6c..80c5a72 100644
--- a/hw/top_earlgrey/ip/xbar/rtl/autogen/xbar_main.sv
+++ b/hw/top_earlgrey/ip/xbar/rtl/autogen/xbar_main.sv
@@ -117,6 +117,11 @@
   import tlul_pkg::*;
   import tl_main_pkg::*;
 
+  // scanmode_i is currently not used, but provisioned for future use
+  // this assignment prevents lint warnings
+  logic unused_scanmode;
+  assign unused_scanmode = scanmode_i;
+
   tl_h2d_t tl_s1n_16_us_h2d ;
   tl_d2h_t tl_s1n_16_us_d2h ;
 
diff --git a/hw/top_earlgrey/rtl/autogen/top_earlgrey.sv b/hw/top_earlgrey/rtl/autogen/top_earlgrey.sv
index 345bd6e..70c228c 100644
--- a/hw/top_earlgrey/rtl/autogen/top_earlgrey.sv
+++ b/hw/top_earlgrey/rtl/autogen/top_earlgrey.sv
@@ -151,11 +151,14 @@
   logic intr_hmac_fifo_full;
   logic intr_hmac_hmac_err;
 
-
-  logic [0:0]   irq_plic;
+  
+  logic [0:0] irq_plic;
+  logic [0:0] msip;
   logic [5:0] irq_id[1];
-  logic [0:0]   msip;
+  logic [5:0] unused_irq_id[1];
 
+  // this avoids lint errors
+  assign unused_irq_id = irq_id;
 
   // clock assignments
   assign main_clk = clk_i;
diff --git a/util/tlgen/xbar.rtl.sv.tpl b/util/tlgen/xbar.rtl.sv.tpl
index 90685b6..4d0f176 100644
--- a/util/tlgen/xbar.rtl.sv.tpl
+++ b/util/tlgen/xbar.rtl.sv.tpl
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@
   import tlul_pkg::*;
   import tl_${xbar.name}_pkg::*;
 
+  // scanmode_i is currently not used, but provisioned for future use
+  // this assignment prevents lint warnings
+  logic unused_scanmode;
+  assign unused_scanmode = scanmode_i;
+
 % for block in xbar.nodes:
   ## Create enum type for Upstream and Downstream ports connection
   % if block.node_type.name   == "ASYNC_FIFO":