infinite loop in verilog when vvp

Question

This code stuck in infinite loop when I run vvp, and I do not know why.

This code is compiled without any error.

Is there anyone that can figure out why this code stuck in infinite loop?

module full_adder(a, b, m, s);
parameter W = 4;
output [W-1:0] s;
input [W-1:0] a, b;
input [W:0] m;

reg i;
reg [W-1:0] s_;
always @(*) begin
    for (i = 0; i < W; i = i + 1) begin
        if (a[i] & b[i] & m[i]) s_[i] = 1;
        else if (a[i] & ~b[i] & ~m[i] | ~a[i] & b[i] & ~m[i] | ~a[i] & ~b[i] & ~m[i]) s_[i] = 1;
        else s_[i] = 0;
        // when 1 is odd between a, b and carry then s is 1
    end
end
assign s[W-1:0] = s_[W-1:0];
endmodule

module cla_gen(C, P, G, C0);
parameter W = 4;
output [W:0] C;
input [W-1:0] P, G;
input C0;

reg [W:0] c;
reg i;
always @(*) begin
    for (i = 1; i <= W; i = i + 1) begin
        c[i] = G[i-1] + P[i-1] & c[i-1];
    end
end
assign C = c;
endmodule

module addsub_cla(S, C, V, A, B, M);
parameter W = 4;
output [W-1:0] S;
output C, V;
input [W-1:0] A, B;
input M;

wire [W:0] carry;
cla_gen CLAGEN(.C(carry), .P(A & ~B | ~A & B), .G(A & B), .C0(M));
assign carry[0] = M;
full_adder FA(.a(A), .b(B), .m(carry), .s(S));
assign C = carry[W];
assign V = (carry[W] != carry[W-1]) ? 1 : 0;
endmodule

Matthew · Accepted Answer · 2019-05-01 09:24:10Z

2

You have coded two infinite loops. In this declaration, i is one bit wide:

reg i;

So, this is an infinite loop (because i is always less than W):

for (i = 1; i <= W; i = i + 1) begin

Surely, you meant

integer i;

I would recommend always using an integer for a loop variable, rather than some other type with a more limited bit width.

answered May 1, 2019 at 9:24

Matthew

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