1 files changed, 46 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/frontends/ast/genrtlil.cc b/frontends/ast/genrtlil.cc
index c9345ff08..1dd1a9130 100644
--- a/frontends/ast/genrtlil.cc
+++ b/frontends/ast/genrtlil.cc
@@ -854,6 +854,22 @@ RTLIL::SigSpec AstNode::genRTLIL(int width_hint, bool sign_hint)
 	case AST_GENCASE:
 	case AST_PACKAGE:
 		break;
+	case AST_INTERFACEPORT: {
+		// If a port in a module with unknown type is found, mark it as "is_interface=true"
+		// This is used by the hierarchy pass to know when it can replace interface connection with the individual
+		// signals.
+		RTLIL::Wire *wire = current_module->addWire(str, 1);
+		wire->attributes["\\src"] = stringf("%s:%d", filename.c_str(), linenum);
+		wire->start_offset = 0;
+		wire->port_id = port_id;
+		wire->port_input = true;
+		wire->port_output = true;
+		wire->set_bool_attribute("\\is_interface");
+		wire->upto = 0;
+		}
+		break;
+	case AST_INTERFACEPORTTYPE:
+		break;
 
 	// remember the parameter, needed for example in techmap
 	case AST_PARAMETER:
@@ -949,6 +965,7 @@ RTLIL::SigSpec AstNode::genRTLIL(int width_hint, bool sign_hint)
 		{
 			RTLIL::Wire *wire = NULL;
 			RTLIL::SigChunk chunk;
+			bool is_interface = false;
 
 			int add_undef_bits_msb = 0;
 			int add_undef_bits_lsb = 0;
@@ -969,15 +986,41 @@ RTLIL::SigSpec AstNode::genRTLIL(int width_hint, bool sign_hint)
 				chunk = RTLIL::Const(id2ast->children[0]->bits);
 				goto use_const_chunk;
 			}
-			else if (!id2ast || (id2ast->type != AST_WIRE && id2ast->type != AST_AUTOWIRE &&
-					id2ast->type != AST_MEMORY) || current_module->wires_.count(str) == 0)
+			else if (id2ast && (id2ast->type == AST_WIRE || id2ast->type == AST_AUTOWIRE || id2ast->type == AST_MEMORY) && current_module->wires_.count(str) != 0) {
+				RTLIL::Wire *current_wire = current_module->wire(str);
+				if (current_wire->get_bool_attribute("\\is_interface"))
+					is_interface = true;
+				// Ignore
+			}
+			// If an identifier is found that is not already known, assume that it is an interface:
+			else if (1) { // FIXME: Check if sv_mode first?
+				is_interface = true;
+			}
+			else {
 				log_file_error(filename, linenum, "Identifier `%s' doesn't map to any signal!\n",
 						str.c_str());
+			}
 
 			if (id2ast->type == AST_MEMORY)
 				log_file_error(filename, linenum, "Identifier `%s' does map to an unexpanded memory!\n",
 					       str.c_str());
 
+			// If identifier is an interface, create a RTLIL::SigSpec object and set is_interface to true.
+			// This makes it possible for the hierarchy pass to see what are interface connections and then replace them
+			// with the individual signals:
+			if (is_interface) {
+				RTLIL::Wire *dummy_wire;
+				std::string dummy_wire_name = "$dummywireforinterface" + str;
+				if (current_module->wires_.count(dummy_wire_name))
+					dummy_wire = current_module->wires_[dummy_wire_name];
+				else {
+					dummy_wire = current_module->addWire(dummy_wire_name);
+					dummy_wire->set_bool_attribute("\\is_interface");
+				}
+				RTLIL::SigSpec tmp = RTLIL::SigSpec(dummy_wire);
+				return tmp;
+			}
+
 			wire = current_module->wires_[str];
 			chunk.wire = wire;
 			chunk.width = wire->width;
@@ -1423,6 +1466,7 @@ RTLIL::SigSpec AstNode::genRTLIL(int width_hint, bool sign_hint)
 
 			RTLIL::Cell *cell = current_module->addCell(str, "");
 			cell->attributes["\\src"] = stringf("%s:%d", filename.c_str(), linenum);
+			cell->set_bool_attribute("\\module_not_derived");
 
 			for (auto it = children.begin(); it != children.end(); it++) {
 				AstNode *child = *it;