VHDL mailboxes

[Verification Consultant]

Hello!

I am starting a new System Verification approach,
and have found mailboxes to be the
best implementation for my problem.
The issue is that VHDL doesn´t have any such
construct as SystemVerilog. Do you know of any
VHDL implementation that could be used ?

Best thanks,

Fran.

 

[Mike Treseler]

I am starting a new System Verification approach,
and have found mailboxes to be the
best implementation for my problem.
The issue is that VHDL doesn´t have any such
construct as SystemVerilog. Do you know of any
VHDL implementation that could be used ?

VHDL has nothing like that built-in, but it does
allow you build any sort of buffering
you like for simulation using
access types and protected types.

-- Mike Treseler

 

[Reuven]

I've implemented mailboxes using linked lists in VHDL and the method
has worked well for me in several testbenches. Look at Dr. Ashenden's
book for some code.