fix timing inconsistency in calculating the "timeOther" in Ssw_ManPrintStats in sswMan.c#496
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1. Summary
This PR fixes a bug in the
sswengine where theOthertime inscorr -vwas calculated incorrectly, sometimes resulting in negative values. The fix ensures thattimeBmconly counts the administrative overhead of the BMC phase, excluding nested SAT and Simulation time.2. Root Cause
In the current implementation,
timeBmcwraps the entire BMC phase. However, the functions called inside this phase also update the globaltimeSatandtimeSimSattimers.Call Relationship:
Because the final statistics calculate
Other = Total - SAT - Sim - BMC - Reduce, the time spent in SAT/Sim during the BMC phase is subtracted twice.3. Comparison (Benchmark Results)
Tested with:
pc_sfifo_3.cil+token_ring.08.cil-2.aigin hwmcc24Before Fix (Incorrect):
After Fix (Corrected):
4. Proposed Changes
I redefined the semantics of
timeBmcto represent "Pure Overhead," matching the existing behavior oftimeReduce.In
sswSweep.candsswConstr.c, the timer update is modified as follows:5. Impact
scorr -v.sswengine.