One compiled image serves a whole regression. Plusargs select the test and tune its knobs, files carry stimulus and images in and logs and dumps out, and wave controls decide what gets recorded.
TOPIC MAP — THE RUNTIME BOUNDARY
build once run many times
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compile + elaborate ──► simv ◄── +TESTNAME=smoke +VERBOSITY=HIGH
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plusargs file I/O wave control
(lesson 1) (lesson 2) (lesson 4)
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config object memory preload
architecture and dump compare
(lesson 3) (in lesson 2)Lesson | You will build… | Path |
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Existence vs value knobs, defaults and one registry. | Required | |
Logs, line parsing, preload images and golden compares. | Recommended | |
Three layers, precedence and the central resolve function. | Required | |
Dump windows, exit discipline and verbosity knobs. | Recommended |
Required is the core first pass for this part's goal, Recommended is for most learners, and Optional is reference, specialist or revision material.
Only the wave knobs change: add +WAVES with a start and stop around the failure time. The test name, transaction count and seed stay identical, so the failure reproduces inside the window.