lowRISC / lowRISC/ibex

Deal with the replications of Ibex parameter sets across .core files

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Description

We have multiple .core files that each have the same set of Ibex parameters (RV32E/RV32M/RV32B/MultiplierImplementation etc).

Ideally these would all get defined in one place that can then be reused. Uncertain if fusesoc has existing functionality to deal with this or is this something to request/add ourselves?

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Research direction

Inspect the repeated .core files and investigate whether FuseSoC provides a way to define shared Ibex parameter sets. Compare the existing RV32E, RV32M, RV32B, and MultiplierImplementation definitions, then establish that the sets are defined once and reused without replication.

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Assessment

Domain
build-system
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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