[ibis-macro] Re: Updated Out/InOut BIRD
- From: "Walter Katz" <wkatz@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <Arpad_Muranyi@xxxxxxxxxx>, "'IBIS-ATM'" <ibis-macro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:34:35 -0400 (EDT)
Arpad,
Your rewrite does not change the intent, and I agree with it.
Walter
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[mailto:ibis-macro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Muranyi, Arpad
Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2011 2:04 PM
To: IBIS-ATM
Subject: [ibis-macro] Re: Updated Out/InOut BIRD
Walter,
I changed the subject so that we can have two independent
threads on these two proposals. In this one I will comment
on the Out/InOut BIRD draft you wrote.
The 1st sentence of the 1st paragraph is a little misleading.
It could be interpreted like: in some cases the Init and
GetWave functions will not return anything in either of
the two AMI_parameters_out strings. Reading the 2nd sentence
it seems that what you are trying to say is that the returned
parameters may not all appear in one of the two AMI_parameters_out
strings, in other words there is a possibility that some of
the returned parameters may come out in the Init function's
"out" string, and some may come out in the GetWave function's
"out" string.
The thoughts captured in the 2nd sentence of the 2nd paragraph
are repeated in the 4th paragraph, so I would remove one or the
other.
The 3rd paragraph talks about Reserved Parameters, correct? If
so, I don't think it should be here at all, since the spec will
describe each reserved parameter individually (or collectively
in the area where they are described).
So based on all these observations, I would suggest the following
text in place of the four paragraphs you wrote:
"Algorithmic models may return (Usage Out) or (Usage InOut)
parameters in the AMI_parameters_out argument of either the
AMI_Init, or the AMI_GetWave functions, or both.
Each reserved parameter is described by the specification
in detail so that the model writer and the EDA tool knows
which function's AMI_parameters_out argument has to return
any given parameter, what the meaning and format of the
parameter is and how the EDA tool is expected to handle it.
The meaning of Model_Specific parameters cannot be defined
in a similar manner by the specification. However, EDA
tool vendors are encouraged to record the information
returned by Model_Specific parameters of (Usage Out) or
(Usage InOut) and provide mechanisms for the user to
display it in various ways."
I hope I didn't change your intensions with this text.
Thanks,
Arpad
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From: ibis-macro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ibis-macro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Walter Katz
Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2011 11:56 AM
To: IBIS-ATM
Subject: [ibis-macro] Updated Table and Out_InOut BIRDs
All,
I am enclosing updated versions of the Table and Out_InOut BIRDs, thanks
to Arpad Muranyi and Mike Steinberger for their comments.
Walter
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