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OVP (Open Virtual Platforms) is a free multi-core system simulation platform by Imperas Software. It can be used to simulate a variety of processor platforms (e.g. ARM, Microblaze, MIPS, PowerPC), and allow for creation of custom processor models.

OVP is a free system simulation platform, and can be viewed as a lightweight version of Imperas' commercial simulator M*SIM.

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Why does access to an unmapped location not generate a hardware exception (Microblaze)

I want to write my code that will handle TLB misses on the Microblaze and through that, of course, the page tables etc. This is all being done on OVPsim. As I am learning as I go I wrote this little piece of assembly to reference an unmapped…
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How can I get GDB to advance to the correct place?

I am using GDB with Microblaze assembly running under OVPsim. I have the following problem: (gdb) advance PTE_entry_empty 0x00000598 in PTE_entry_empty() 1: x/i $pc => 0x598 : mfs r6, rear ie., although I ask GDB to advance…
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Is it possible to use Imperas OVP simulator for riscV with assembly code?

I'm building a verification environment for a simple RiscV core design. I generated an assembly file using the UVM generator from google and I want to use it with OVPsim but it works only with .c files. Does anyone have experience with I tried…
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Accessing semihosting on Microblaze/OVPsim

I am writing code for the Microblaze on OVPsim and wonder is it possible to use semihosting with my own linker script and paging scheme (ie not using crt0? I have built my platform with semihosting on, but when my assembly hits a global .exit -…
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