Systems and methods for analyzing transactions in a computer system
Transactions in a multi-component system have corresponding local identifiers uniquely identifying the transaction among transactions within a particular functional block of the device under test. For each transaction, it is determined whether the transaction is a new request, a handshake request corresponding to a previously generated request, or a response. In response to determining that a transaction of the plurality of transactions is a new request, a global identifier is assigned to the new request which uniquely identifies the new request among new requests of all functional blocks of the device under test. A global entry corresponding to the new request is stored that includes the global identifier of the new request, an indicator of a functional block of the device under test which generated the new request, and a local identifier uniquely identifying the new request within the first functional block.
1. In a computer system, a method comprising:
receiving a log file from first storage circuitry, wherein the log file includes a plurality of transactions executed within a device under test, wherein each transaction of the plurality of transactions has corresponding local identifier uniquely identifying the transaction among transactions within a particular functional block of the device under test;
for each transaction of the plurality of transactions, determining whether the transaction is a new request, a handshake request corresponding to a previously generated request, or a response;
in response to determining that a transaction of the plurality of transactions is a new request:
assigning a global identifier to the new request which uniquely identifies the new request among new requests of all functional blocks of the device under test; and
storing to second storage circuitry a global entry corresponding to the new request, wherein the global entry includes the global identifier of the new request, an indicator of a functional block of the device under test which generated the new request, and a local identifier uniquely identifying the new request within the first functional block.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein, in response to determining that the transaction is a new request, the method further comprises:
accessing mapping circuitry to initialize a mapping entry corresponding to the global identifier, wherein each mapping entry of the mapping circuitry corresponds to a unique global identifier; and
storing, in the initialized mapping entry, the indicator of the functional block of the device under test which generated the new request and the local identifier uniquely identifying the new request within the functional block which generated the new request.
3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
in response to determining that a transaction of the plurality of transactions is a handshake request corresponding to a previously generated request that is received at a functional block of the device under test:
using the mapping circuitry to determine a global identifier of the previously generated request;
assigning the global identifier of the previously generated request to the handshake request; and
storing to the second storage circuitry a global entry corresponding to the handshake request, wherein the global entry corresponding to the handshake request includes the global identifier corresponding to the previously generated request, an indicator of a functional block which generated the previously generated request, an indicator of the functional block which received the previously generated request, a local identifier uniquely identifying the previously generated request within the functional block which generated the previously generated request, and a local identifier uniquely identifying the handshake request within the functional block which received the previously generated request, wherein the functional block which generated the previously generated request is different from the functional block which receives the previously generated request.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the local identifier uniquely identifying the previously generated request within the functional block which generated the previously generated request is independent from the local identifier uniquely identifying the handshake request within the functional block which received the previously generated request.
5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the local identifier uniquely identifying the previously generated request within the functional block which generated the previously generated request and the local identifier uniquely identifying the handshake request within the functional block which received the previously generated request are obtained from the log file.
6. The method of claim 3 , wherein in response to determining that the transaction is a handshake request corresponding to a previously generated request that is received at a functional block of the device under test, the method further comprises:
updating a mapping entry of the mapping circuitry which corresponds to the global identifier of the previously generated request with information of the handshake request.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the step of updating the mapping entry of the mapping circuitry which corresponds to the global identifier of the previously generated request with information of the handshake request comprises:
storing, in the mapping entry which corresponds to the global identifier of the previously generated request, an indicator of the functional block which received the previously generated request and a local identifier uniquely identifying the handshake request within the functional block which received the previously generated request.
8. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
in response to determining that a transaction of the plurality of transactions is a response generated by a functional block:
using the mapping circuitry to assign an inherited global identifier to the response, wherein the inherited global identifier corresponds to a previous handshake request which was received at the functional block which generated the response, wherein the previous handshake request has a corresponding local identifier which uniquely identifies the previous handshake request within the functional block which generated the response; and
storing to the second storage circuitry a global entry corresponding to the response, wherein the global entry corresponding to the response includes the inherited global identifier, an indicator of the functional block which generated the response, and the corresponding local identifier which uniquely identifies the previous handshake request within the functional block which generated the response.
9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
correlating global entries stored in the second storage circuitry which have a same global identifier; and
for each unique global identifier, determining if the correlated global entries having the unique global identifier correspond to a complete or incomplete set of transactions.
10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
for each unique global identifier, in response to determining that the correlated global entries having the unique global identifier correspond to an incomplete set of transactions, using the correlated global entries which correspond to the incomplete set of transactions to identify a cause of failure.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
in response to determining that a transaction of the plurality of transactions is a new request, the method further comprises:
accessing mapping circuitry to initialize a mapping entry corresponding to the global identifier with information of the new request, wherein each mapping entry of the mapping circuitry corresponds to a unique global identifier; and
in response to determining that a transaction of the plurality of transactions is a handshake request corresponding to a previously generated request that is received at a functional block of the device under test, the method further comprises:
accessing the mapping circuitry to update a mapping entry of the mapping circuitry which corresponds to the global identifier of the previously generated request with information of the handshake request.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein:
in response to determining that a transaction of the plurality of transactions is a response generated by a functional block:
using the mapping circuitry to assign an inherited global identifier to the response, wherein the inherited global identifier corresponds to a previous handshake request which was received at the functional block which generated the response.
13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the device under test is a software representation of the device under test stored in third storage circuitry, and wherein the plurality of transactions executed within the device under test are further characterized as transactions executed by a simulator.
14. A computer system, comprising:
first storage circuitry configured to store a log file, wherein the log file includes a plurality of transactions executed within a device under test, wherein each transaction of the plurality of transactions has a corresponding local identifier uniquely identifying the transaction among transactions within a particular functional block of the device under test;
second storage circuitry configured to store a plurality of global entries, each of the global entries having a corresponding assigned global identifier;
third storage circuitry configured to store a plurality of mapping entries, each mapping entry corresponding to a unique global identifier; and
a transaction analyzer coupled to the first, second, and third storage circuitries, and configured to:
for each transaction of the plurality of transactions, determine whether the transaction is a new request, a handshake request corresponding to a previously generated request, or a response; and
in response to determining that a transaction of the plurality of transactions is a new request:
assign a global identifier to the new request which uniquely identifies the new request among new requests of all functional blocks of the device under test;
store to the second storage circuitry a global entry corresponding to the new request, wherein the global entry includes the global identifier of the new request, an indicator of a functional block of the device under test which generated the new request, and a local identifier uniquely identifying the new request within the first functional block; and
create a mapping entry in the third storage circuitry, the mapping entry corresponding to the global identifier of the new request and including the indicator of the functional block of the device under test which generated the new request and the local identifier uniquely identifying the new request within the functional block which generated the new request.
15. The computer system of claim 14 , wherein the transaction analyzer is configured to:
in response to determining that a transaction of the plurality of transactions is a handshake request corresponding to a previously generated request that is received at a functional block of the device under test:
use the mapping entries to determine a global identifier of the previously generated request;
assign the global identifier of the previously generated request to the handshake request;
store to the second storage circuitry a global entry corresponding to the handshake request, wherein the global entry corresponding to the handshake request includes the global identifier corresponding to the previously generated request, an indicator of a functional block which generated the previously generated request, an indicator of the functional block which received the previously generated request, a local identifier uniquely identifying the previously generated request within the functional block which generated the previously generated request, and a local identifier uniquely identifying the handshake request within the functional block which received the previously generated request; and
updating a mapping entry of the plurality of mapping entries which corresponds to the global identifier of the previously generated request with information of the handshake request.
16. The computer system of claim 14 , wherein the transaction analyzer is configured to:
in response to determining that a transaction of the plurality of transactions is a response generated by a functional block:
use the mapping entries to assign an inherited global identifier to the response, wherein the inherited global identifier corresponds to a previous handshake request which was received at the functional block which generated the response, wherein the previous handshake request has a corresponding local identifier which uniquely identifies the previous handshake request within the functional block which generated the response; and
store to the second storage circuitry a global entry corresponding to the response, wherein the global entry corresponding to the response includes the inherited global identifier, an indicator of the functional block which generated the response, and the corresponding local identifier which uniquely identifies the previous handshake request within the functional block which generated the response.
17. The computer system of claim 14 , further comprising:
a manager coupled to the second storage circuitry which is configured to:
correlate global entries stored in the second storage circuitry which have a same global identifier; and
for each unique global identifier, determine if the correlated global entries having the unique global identifier correspond to a complete or incomplete set of transactions.
18. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions, which, when executed by a processor, perform a method comprising:
receiving a log file from first storage circuitry, wherein the log file includes a plurality of transactions executed within a device under test, wherein each transaction of the plurality of transactions has corresponding local identifier uniquely identifying the transaction among transactions within a particular functional block of the device under test;
for each transaction of the plurality of transactions, determining whether the transaction is a new request, a handshake request corresponding to a previously generated request, or a response;
in response to determining that a transaction of the plurality of transactions is a new request:
assigning a global identifier to the new request which uniquely identifies the new request among new requests of all functional blocks of the device under test; and
storing to second storage circuitry a global entry corresponding to the new request, wherein the global entry includes the global identifier of the new request, an indicator of a functional block of the device under test which generated the new request, and a local identifier uniquely identifying the new request within the first functional block.
19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 18 , comprising instructions, which, when executed, perform the method further comprising:
in response to determining that a transaction of the plurality of transactions is a handshake request corresponding to a previously generated request that is received at a functional block of the device under test:
determining a global identifier of the previously generated request;
assigning the global identifier of the previously generated request to the handshake request; and
storing to the second storage circuitry a global entry corresponding to the handshake request, wherein the global entry corresponding to the handshake request includes the global identifier corresponding to the previously generated request, an indicator of a functional block which generated the previously generated request, an indicator of the functional block which received the previously generated request, a local identifier uniquely identifying the previously generated request within the functional block which generated the previously generated request, and a local identifier uniquely identifying the handshake request within the functional block which received the previously generated request.
20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 19 , comprising instructions, which, when executed, perform the method further comprising:
in response to determining that a transaction of the plurality of transactions is a response generated by a functional block:
assigning an inherited global identifier to the response, wherein the inherited global identifier corresponds to a previous handshake request which was received at the functional block which generated the response, wherein the previous handshake request has a corresponding local identifier which uniquely identifies the previous handshake request within the functional block which generated the response; and
storing to the second storage circuitry a global entry corresponding to the response, wherein the global entry corresponding to the response includes the inherited global identifier, an indicator of the functional block which generated the response, and the corresponding local identifier which uniquely identifies the previous handshake request within the functional block which generated the response.