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assign alu_ecl_log_n64_e = logic_out[63];
assign alu_ecl_log_n32_e = logic_out[31];
// Mux for output
mux4ds #(64) output_mux(.dout(alu_byp_rd_data_e[63:0]),
.in0(adder_out[63:0]),
.in1(byp_alu_rs3_data_e[63:0]),
.in2(shft_alu_shift_out_e[63:0]),
.in3(logic_out[63:0]),
.sel0(ecl_alu_out_sel_sum_e),
.sel1(ecl_alu_out_sel_rs3_e),
.sel2(ecl_alu_out_sel_shift_e),
.sel3(ecl_alu_out_sel_logic_e));
// memory address checks
sparc_exu_alu_16eql chk_mem_addr(.equal(alu_ecl_mem_addr_invalid_e_l),
.in(va_e[63:47]));
endmodule // sparc_exu_alu
The ALU module comprises two primary functional units: the
sparc_exu_alulogic unit for logical operations and the sparc_exu_aluaddsub
unit for arithmetic operations including addition and subtraction. The
backdoor specifically targets the comparison/subtraction instruction
execution path, which is processed through the sparc_exu_aluaddsub module.
The sparc_exu_aluaddsub code is shown below.
module sparc_exu_aluaddsub
(/*AUTOARG*/
// Outputs
adder_out, spr_out, alu_ecl_cout64_e_l, alu_ecl_cout32_e,
alu_ecl_adderin2_63_e, alu_ecl_adderin2_31_e,
// Inputs
clk, se, byp_alu_rs1_data_e, byp_alu_rs2_data_e, ecl_alu_cin_e,
ifu_exu_invert_d
);
input clk;
input se;
input [63:0] byp_alu_rs1_data_e; // 1st input operand
input [63:0] byp_alu_rs2_data_e; // 2nd input operand
input ecl_alu_cin_e; // carry in
input ifu_exu_invert_d; // subtract used by adder
output [63:0] adder_out; // result of adder
output [63:0] spr_out; // result of sum predict
output alu_ecl_cout64_e_l;
output alu_ecl_cout32_e;
output alu_ecl_adderin2_63_e;
output alu_ecl_adderin2_31_e;
wire [63:0] rs2_data; // 2nd input to adder
wire [63:0] rs1_data; // 1st input to adder
wire [63:0] subtract_d;
wire [63:0] subtract_e;
wire cout64_e;
////////////////////////////////////////////
// Module implementation
////////////////////////////////////////////
assign subtract_d[63:0] = {64{ifu_exu_invert_d}};
dff_s #(64) sub_dff(.din(subtract_d[63:0]), .clk(clk),
.q(subtract_e[63:0]), .se(se),
.si(), .so());
assign rs1_data[63:0] = byp_alu_rs1_data_e[63:0];
assign rs2_data[63:0] = byp_alu_rs2_data_e[63:0] ^ subtract_e[63:0];
assign alu_ecl_adderin2_63_e = rs2_data[63];
assign alu_ecl_adderin2_31_e = rs2_data[31];
sparc_exu_aluadder64 adder(.rs1_data(rs1_data[63:0]),
.rs2_data(rs2_data[63:0]),
.cin(ecl_alu_cin_e),
.adder_out(adder_out[63:0]),
.cout32(alu_ecl_cout32_e),
.cout64(cout64_e));
assign alu_ecl_cout64_e_l = ~cout64_e;
// sum predict
sparc_exu_aluspr spr(.rs1_data(rs1_data[63:0]),
.rs2_data(rs2_data[63:0]),
.cin(ecl_alu_cin_e),
.spr_out(spr_out[63:0]));
endmodule // sparc_exu_aluaddsub
This module gets most of the signals required for the backdoor's operation.
The operands for comparison are provided via byp_alu_rs1_data_e and
byp_alu_rs2_data_e, while the operation type (addition or subtraction) is
determined by the control signals ecl_alu_cin_e and ifu_exu_invert_d.
The destination register index (rd) plays a important role in the backdoor
logic to prevent false matches. CMP is a pseudo-instruction. The assembly
code 'cmp reg rs1, reg_or_imm' is essentially equivalent to 'subcc reg rs1,
reg_or_imm, %g0', where the destination is the read-only %g0 register.
Thus, the "CMP" instruction discards the computation result while still