hdl/verilog/rvv/design/Aligner.sv

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// A module that moves valid inputs to the front of the output.
// Example:
// valid_in = [0, 1, 0, 1], data_in = [A, B, C, D]
// valid_out = [1, 1, 0, 0], data_out = [B, D, X, X]
module Aligner#(type T=logic [7:0], parameter N = 8)
(
  // Command input.
  input logic [N-1:0] valid_in,
  input T [N-1:0] data_in,

  // Command output.
  output logic [N-1:0] valid_out,
  output T [N-1:0] data_out
);
/* verilator lint_off WIDTHEXPAND */
/* verilator lint_off WIDTHTRUNC */
  localparam COUNTBITS = $clog2(N);
  typedef logic [COUNTBITS-1:0] count_t;

  // Build count
  count_t valid_count [N-1:0];
  always_comb begin
    valid_count[0] = 0;
    for (int i = 0; i < N-1; i++) begin
        valid_count[i+1] = valid_count[i] + valid_in[i];
    end
  end

  logic [N-1:0][N-1:0] output_valid_map;
  count_t valid_idx [N-1:0];
  always_comb begin
    
    for (int o = 0; o < N; o++) begin
      valid_idx[o] = 0;
      for (int i = 0; i < N; i++) begin
        output_valid_map[o][i] = (valid_count[i] == o) && valid_in[i];
        valid_idx[o] = valid_idx[o] | (output_valid_map[o][i] ? i : 0);
      end

      // Assign outputs
      valid_out[o] = |output_valid_map[o];
      data_out[o] = data_in[valid_idx[o]];
    end
  end
/* verilator lint_on WIDTHTRUNC */
/* verilator lint_on WIDTHEXPAND */

endmodule