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bypass_buffer

Property Value
Kind module
RTL source rtl/stream/stream_cells.sv
Availability Synthesizable RTL

Summary

Combinational valid/ready stream pass-through.

Functional Behavior

Combinational valid/ready stream pass-through. It follows the repository valid/ready rule: a payload transfers only when both signals are high in the same cycle, and a stalled valid payload remains stable.

Suitable Applications

Use for elastic pipelines, stream routing, arbitration, backpressure, and response handling.

Parameters

The declaration below is canonical; retain the RTL-enforced parameter range.

Parameter Declaration
DATA_WIDTH parameter int DATA_WIDTH = 32

Interface Definition

module bypass_buffer #(
    parameter int DATA_WIDTH = 32
) (
    input  logic                  flush_i,
    input  logic                  in_valid_i,
    output logic                  in_ready_o,
    input  logic [DATA_WIDTH-1:0] in_data_i,
    output logic                  out_valid_o,
    input  logic                  out_ready_i,
    output logic [DATA_WIDTH-1:0] out_data_o
);

Port Summary

Signal Direction Declaration
flush_i input input logic flush_i
in_valid_i input input logic in_valid_i
in_ready_o output output logic in_ready_o
in_data_i input input logic [DATA_WIDTH-1:0] in_data_i
out_valid_o output output logic out_valid_o
out_ready_i input input logic out_ready_i
out_data_o output output logic [DATA_WIDTH-1:0] out_data_o

Integration and Use

Observe vector sizing, selection encoding, and flush semantics in the declaration. Do not modify a valid payload while its corresponding ready is low.

bypass_buffer #(
    .DATA_WIDTH(DATA_WIDTH)
) u_bypass_buffer (
    .flush_i(flush_i),
    .in_valid_i(in_valid_i),
    .in_ready_o(in_ready_o),
    .in_data_i(in_data_i),
    .out_valid_o(out_valid_o),
    .out_ready_i(out_ready_i),
    .out_data_o(out_data_o)
);

Dependencies and Verification

The linked RTL source is the implementation authority and contains local assertions for unsupported parameter combinations. See docs/design.md for repository-wide CDC, reset, stream, and storage contracts, and docs/verification.md for the verification matrix.