| Number | 317
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| Category | errata
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| Synopsis | 3.10: max array size not clear enough
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| State | lrmdraft
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| Class | errata-discuss
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| Arrival-Date | Mar 29 2003
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| Originator | Shalom.Bresticker@motorola.com
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| Release | 2001b:3.10
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| Description |
3.10 says, "Implementations may limit the maximum size of an array, but they shall at least be 16777216 (2^24)." Besides the grammar problem (what does "they" refer to?), it is unclear what this "maximum size 2^24" refers to. Is it the number of bytes in the array? Is it the size of each dimension? Is it the number of elements in the array? etc. |
| Fix |
In 3.10, in the final sentence before 3.10.1, CHANGE "they shall at least be 16777216 (2^24)" TO "they shall allow at least 16777216 (2^24) elements" |
| Audit-Trail |
From: Steven Sharp <sharp@cadence.com> To: etf-bugs@boyd.com Cc: Subject: Re: errata/317: 3.10: max array size not clear enough Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 18:28:52 -0400 (EDT) >Is it the size of each dimension? >Is it the number of elements in the array? I believe it was intended to be one of these, which were the same thing for single-dimensioned arrays. Now with multi-dimensional arrays, it is less obvious. Total number of elements probably matches the intent best. Perhaps change the wording to "Implementations may limit the maximum size of an array, but they shall allow at least 16777216 (2^24) elements." Saying "total elements" instead might help, or it might be misinterpreted as meaning the total for all arrays in the design. Of course, this may still be more limited by not having enough system memory for the array, but hopefully this is understood. Steven Sharp sharp@cadence.com |
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