[core] Add Single-Cycle CSR Dump Mechanism for Debugging #62
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Description
This PR introduces a CSR register dump mechanism that allows for single-cycle "printing" of register values instead of raising an exception for unknown CSR accesses. The goal is to enable fast debugging during simulation by directly displaying register contents when a specific CSR is accessed.
Changes
csr_dump_readandcsr_dump_writeto track read and write attempts.CSR_DUMP_TRIGGER = 12'h7FF) to selectively dump CSR values.CSR_DUMP_TRIGGERand logs the value.$displayto output the register content.csr_dumpis triggered.csr_dump_writeis set, the following message is printed:pragma translate_off/onto avoid synthesis impact.Motivation
printfvia UART) slows down simulation significantly.TODO
\nis detected.printf-style) to properly format multi-line outputs.