CSR stall on CLIC pointers writing to mcause.minhv

bhv/cv32e40x_wrapper.sv

@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ module cv32e40x_wrapper
                               .prefetch_valid_if_i          (core_i.if_stage_i.prefetch_valid),
                               .prefetch_is_tbljmp_ptr_if_i  (core_i.if_stage_i.prefetch_is_tbljmp_ptr),
                               .lsu_trans_valid_i            (core_i.load_store_unit_i.trans_valid),
+                              .csr_en_id_i                  (core_i.id_stage_i.csr_en),
                               .*);
   bind cv32e40x_cs_registers:
     core_i.cs_registers_i

rtl/cv32e40x_controller_bypass.sv

@@ -131,10 +131,10 @@ module cv32e40x_controller_bypass import cv32e40x_pkg::*;
   // todo:low:Above loop reasoning only applies to halt_id; for other pipeline stages a local instr_valid signal can maybe be used.
 
   // Detect when a CSR insn  in in EX or WB
-  // mret and dret implicitly writes to CSR. (dret is killing IF/ID/EX once it is in WB and can be disregarded here.
+  // mret, dret and CLIC pointers implicitly writes to CSR. (dret is killing IF/ID/EX once it is in WB and can be disregarded here.
   assign csr_write_in_ex_wb = (
-                              (id_ex_pipe_i.instr_valid && (id_ex_pipe_i.csr_en || (id_ex_pipe_i.sys_en && id_ex_pipe_i.sys_mret_insn))) ||
-                              (ex_wb_pipe_i.instr_valid && (ex_wb_pipe_i.csr_en || (ex_wb_pipe_i.sys_en && ex_wb_pipe_i.sys_mret_insn)))
+                              (id_ex_pipe_i.instr_valid && (id_ex_pipe_i.csr_en || (id_ex_pipe_i.sys_en && id_ex_pipe_i.sys_mret_insn) || id_ex_pipe_i.instr_meta.clic_ptr)) ||
+                              (ex_wb_pipe_i.instr_valid && (ex_wb_pipe_i.csr_en || (ex_wb_pipe_i.sys_en && ex_wb_pipe_i.sys_mret_insn) || ex_wb_pipe_i.instr_meta.clic_ptr))
                               );
 
   // Stall ID when WFI or WFE is active in EX.

sva/cv32e40x_controller_fsm_sva.sv

@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ module cv32e40x_controller_fsm_sva
   input logic           wu_wfe_i,
   input logic           sys_en_id_i,
   input logic           sys_mret_id_i,
-  input logic           clic_ptr_in_wb
+  input logic           clic_ptr_in_wb,
+  input logic           csr_en_id_i
 );
 
 
@@ -794,5 +795,15 @@ end
                   |->
                   !ctrl_fsm_o.halt_wb)
   else `uvm_error("controller", "csr_restore_mret when WB is halted")
+
+  // CSR instructions should be stalled in ID if there is a CLIC pointer in EX or WB (RAW hazard)
+  a_csr_stall_on_ptr:
+  assert property (@(posedge clk) disable iff (!rst_n)
+                  (csr_en_id_i && if_id_pipe_i.instr_valid) &&
+                  ((id_ex_pipe_i.instr_meta.clic_ptr && id_ex_pipe_i.instr_valid) ||
+                  (ex_wb_pipe_i.instr_meta.clic_ptr && ex_wb_pipe_i.instr_valid))
+                  |->
+                  !id_valid_i)
+  else `uvm_error("controller", "CSR* not stalled in ID when CLIC pointer is in EX or WB")
 endmodule