Overview

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Welcome to RVSvKit, a lightweight, parameterized SystemVerilog library for building RISC-V–style pipelines and peripherals.

Motivation & Goals

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• Provide modular, n-bit–parametrized RTL building-blocks (ALU, registers, control FSMs, CSRs, etc.)

• Enable a smooth CI & verification flow (Verilator, Icarus, Dockerized Vivado)

• Offer clear extension points for caches, MMU stubs, DRAM controllers, vector units

Key Features

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• Composable Pipeline Primitives
  Decoupled ready-valid registers, hazard detection, forwarding units, simple 5-stage core example.

• CSR & Trap Handler
  Implements base RISC-V privileged CSRs (mstatus, mtvec, mie, mip, mepc, mcause) and exception flow.

• Protocol Adapters
  TileLink ↔ AXI4-Lite, APB adapters; crossbars, arbiters, fragmenters.

• CI & Benchmarking
  Per-module smoke synthesis, functional regression, area & timing thresholds, coverage gating.

Prerequisites & Getting Started

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1. Clone repo

   git clone https://github.com/you/RVSvKit.git
   cd RVSvKit
   

2. Tools

   • Verilator ≥ 4.x

   • Docker & Vivado (2023.2+) for synthesis CI

3. First build & test

   make run
   

Folder Hierarchy

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Below is the canonical top-level layout for the entire repo.
For the detailed breakdown of leaf RTL blocks, see the Module Inventory.

RVSvKit/
├── common/                   # shared packages & utilities
│   ├── pkg/                  # types, parameters, macros
│   └── utils/                # assertions & small helpers
├── modules/                  # all synthesizable RTL blocks
├── protocols/                # TileLink, AXI, APB stacks & adapters
├── examples/                 # end-to-end demos (simple_soc, tutorials)
├── docs/                     # deep dives, diagrams, tutorials
├── ci/                       # GitHub Actions / thresholds
├── scripts/                  # scaffolding & automation tools
├── Dockerfile & docker/      # dev container setup
├── .gitignore
├── LICENSE
├── README.md
└── CONTRIBUTING.md