Thanks again! ~Karthik.
--- Stephen Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Karthik Parashar wrote: > > Hi again! > > > > I want to know the following about the VVP > simulator > > implementation. > > > > The Question: > > What is the difference between a functor and an > event > > is in terms of the simulation simulation > technique? > > I don't know (or don't remember) which version you > are using; the > v0.8 branch or the devel main trunk. I'll assume the > main trunk. > > The edge event nodes are functors. All they do is > remember what > the value used to be at its input, note the new > value, and > detect the edge. The any_edge functor is similar. > > The named event is also a functor, but it pays no > heed to the > value that arrives. It detects an event on any input > at all. > The input to a named event is normally from a %set > instruction > in a thread. > > The event_or functor is most like a named event, in > that any > input causes the event to trigger. It also sends an > output that > is typically used to nest event/or functors. > > All event functors also carry a list of threads that > are waiting > on the event. When the event is triggered, whatever > type the > event is, it causes all the threads in the list to > be awakened > and scheduled for execution. > > > - -- > Steve Williams "The woods are lovely, > dark and deep. > steve at icarus.com But I have promises to > keep, > http://www.icarus.com and lines to code > before I sleep, > http://www.picturel.com And lines to code > before I sleep." > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - > http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFEAfcorPt1Sc2b3ikRAn9aAJ9Ql0Jskdi3zXd6X5jF2kbgSDw3LwCfbuuq > MKFD3iWQQjQKqAi1Y+lxZds= > =HfY1 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
