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| VEXRISCV_REGRESSION_CONFIG_DEMW_RATE | 0.0-1.0 | Chance to generate a config with writeback stage | | VEXRISCV_REGRESSION_CONFIG_DEMW_RATE | 0.0-1.0 | Chance to generate a config with writeback stage |
| VEXRISCV_REGRESSION_CONFIG_DEM_RATE | 0.0-1.0 | Chance to generate a config with memory stage | | VEXRISCV_REGRESSION_CONFIG_DEM_RATE | 0.0-1.0 | Chance to generate a config with memory stage |
## Basic Verilator simulation
To run basic simulation with stdout and no tracing, loading a binary directly is supported with the `RUN_HEX` variable of `src/test/cpp/regression/makefile`. This has a significant performance advantage over using GDB over OpenOCD with JTAG over TCP. VCD tracing is supported with the makefile variable `TRACE`.
## Interactive debug of the simulated CPU via GDB OpenOCD and Verilator ## Interactive debug of the simulated CPU via GDB OpenOCD and Verilator
To use this, you just need to use the same command as with running tests, but adding `DEBUG_PLUGIN_EXTERNAL=yes` in the make arguments. To use this, you just need to use the same command as with running tests, but adding `DEBUG_PLUGIN_EXTERNAL=yes` in the make arguments.
This works for the `GenFull` configuration, but not for `GenSmallest`, as this configuration has no debug module. This works for the `GenFull` configuration, but not for `GenSmallest`, as this configuration has no debug module.