rtl-block-contract-test-policy

Block-parallel RTL contract testing enforces interface conformity, timing assertion checks, and automatic stub generation during upstream-first merges to prevent integration regressions. It applies structured merge-time verification procedures to ensure safe block integration.

Automatic stub generation provides deterministic mocks for RTL blocks during integration testing. These counterpart stubs are progressively replaced by real blocks as upstream merges occur, ensuring integration tests accurately reflect dependencies as they are satisfied.

RTL block contract tests require timing assertion checks to verify handshake latency, throughput, and domain crossing rules. These timing contract checks ensure signals conform to interface definitions and prevent integration failures during block-parallel development.

Failed RTL block merges use a defined retry policy implemented within merge-time verification procedures. The policy enforces specific test order, pass/fail criteria, and merge-order rules to orchestrate safe upstream-first merges with automatic stub replacement.

The upstream-first merge-order rule requires integrating upstream blocks before downstream dependencies. Merge-time verification enforces this sequence, progressively replacing counterpart stubs with real blocks as dependencies are satisfied during the block-parallel RTL pipeline.