[Gems-users] A question about opal

[sparsh mittal ISU <sparsh@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello List
I an running opal and found a strange behavior which I could not understand. Once I do sim-step for X number of instructions, opal no longer steps for any Y<X, one has to run it for instructions more than X. If we run it for Y<X, it just shows the output for previously executed X instructions. Is it expected (normal) or strange? I would be grateful for your reply.
 
simics> opal0.sim-step 500
simulate: completed 502 instructions, cycle: 153

simics> opal0.sim-step 500 
simulate: completed 502 instructions, cycle: 153

simics>  opal0.sim-step 50 
simulate: completed 502 instructions, cycle: 153
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Thanks and Regards
Sparsh Mittal