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VHDL-2008-TBV Review

Item	Description	Tracking / Proposal	Reviewed On
	TBV Proposals	Vhdl2019ActionItems
TBV 6	Assign image values for identifier-based enumeration type values	Drop	June 27, 2013
TBV 9	Expected Value Detectors	Drop. Not enough information.	June 27, 2013
TBV 13	Object Orientation	Add to proposal list and address during ranking	June 27, 2013

TBV 1	Vectors (boolean, Integer, real)	Done/2008	May 24, 2012
TBV 2	Associative Arrays	Package
TBV 3	Fork and Join	Assigned	May24, 2012
TBV 4	Queues / FIFO	Package	May24, 2012
TBV 5	Improved Textio	Done/2008
TBV 7	Sync and Handshaking	Package	May24, 2012
TBV 8	Request Action / Wait for Action	TBV7	May24, 2012
TBV 10	Access to coverage for reactive TB	Functional Coverage
TBV 11	Hierarchical Signal Reference	Done/2008
TBV 12	Sparse Arrays - Memories - small or large	Package
TBV 14	Random Value Generation with optional and dynamic Weighting	Random Stimulus
TBV 15	Random Object Initialization	Random Stimulus
TBV 16	Random 2 state value resolution in place of X generation	Random Stimulus
TBV 17	Random choice selection with optional and dynamic weighting	Random Stimulus
TBV 18	Loading & dumping memories	Package
TBV 19	Lists	Package

VHDL-2008-DTA Remaining Items

Item	Description	Tracking / Priority	Reviewed On	Supporters Priority
	Data Types and Abstractions Proposals
OO	-
Dynamic Processes	-
Reconfigurable Computing	-
Suave Proposal	Suave Peter Ashencen, Philip Wisley, Dale Martin

VHDL-2008-FT Remaining Items

Item	Description	Tracking / Proposal	Reviewed On
	VHDL-200X Fast Track Proposals
FT10A	Conditional expressions with IF/when. Need proposal that hanldes initializers with possible extensions.	*Need Proposal*	July 18, 2013
FT15	Slicing of multidimensional arrays and arrays of arrays	Ryan to add updated proposal	May 9, 2013
FT17	Interfaces	Interfaces	May 9, 2013
FT27	Make architecture optional / allow RTL code in entity	Reject	May 9, 2013
FT32	Peter Ashenden Analysis Discussion Rollup	Done. Implemented with External Names in 2008 see section 8.7	May 9, 2013
VHPI Impact		Copied to Open VHPI list	May 9, 2013
VHPI for PSL		Copied to Open VHPI list	May 9, 2013

VHDL-2008-MP Remaining Items

Item	Description	Tracking / Proposal	Reviewed On
	MP Proposals
MP 1	Bidirectional Connections (Jumper - static, Switch - dynamic, Resistor)	Bidirectional Connections	May 9, 2013
MP 2	Regularized and minimized bracketing (end)	Accept if someone champions it.	May 9, 2013
MP 6	Allow attribute declarations in code regions (not just declaration regions)	Not for this revision. No compelling arguments.	June 13, 2013
MP 8	Make transport the default delay model	Not for this revision. Issues with backward compatibility.	June 13, 2013
MP E1	Allow ";" to terminate as well as separate interface lists	Ryan to write proposal	May 9, 2013
MP E2	Eliminate passive statement restriction on entities	Drop. Benefits?	Aug 1, 2013
MP	Allow subprogram bodies in package declarations	Not for this revision. Benefits?	June 13, 2013
MP	Ability to apply register kind semantics to std_logic. Retain last resolved value when all drivers are off	Drop. Not clear.	June 13, 2013
MP	Remove white space requirement in physical literals	Drop. Potential ambiguity with literals with 'e' in them and bit string literals.	June 13, 2013 June 27, 2013
MP	Short alias name for std_logic_vector	Drop. Concerns about conflicts.	June 13, 2013
MP	Value folding of std_ulogic (2 state/4 state)	Drop. Not clear.	June 13, 2013
MP	Implicit generic/port map in component instance	Implicit Parameter and Port Connections	Have Proposal
MP	Add Endif (like elsif)	Drop. If we add EndIF then we need EndProcess, EndArchitecture....	June 13, 2013
MP	One_hot assertion to remove priority from if-then-elsif	Need Proposal.	June 13, 2013
MP	Longest static prefix issue with loops	Drop.	June 13, 2013 June 27, 2013

VHDL-2008-Performance Remaining Items

Item	Description / Proposal	Recommend	Reviewed On	Name + Priority
	Performance Proposals
Perf 1	Removal of simulation deltas	Reject	Jan 31, 2013	BAH -10
Perf 2	Expressions in sensitivity list - ie: posedge	Reject	Jan 31, 2013	JimLewis -10 BAH -10
Perf 3	Define 2 & 4 state semantics for std_ulogic	Investigate Further	Jan 31, 2013	BAH ±0
Perf 4	Light-weight signals	Reject	Jan 31, 2013	BAH -10
Perf 5	Atomic composite signals	Investigate Further	Jan 31, 2013	BAH +5
Perf 6	Remove deprecated constructs	Reject	Feb 21, 2013	BAH -5
Perf 7	Clocks & Zero-delay ordering of signals	Reject	Feb 21, 2013	BAH -10

Topic revision: r2 - 2020-02-17 - 15:47:43 - JimLewis

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