Abstract: According to a one method of simulation processing, a count event counter for a count event is created within instrumentation of a hardware description language (HDL) simulation model of a design and a threshold greater than 1 is established for the count event counter. The design is then simulated utilizing the HDL simulation model, and occurrences of the count event are accumulated in the count event counter to obtain a count event value. Thereafter, an indication of whether the count event value of the count event exceeds the threshold is recorded within a data storage subsystem.

Abstract: According to a one method of simulation processing, a file is utilized to describing a hardware description language (HDL) simulation model of a design. The file includes one or more statements describing a count event and identifying the count event as an outlying count event. From the file, a count event counter for the outlying count event is created within HDL instrumentation of the simulation model. The design is then simulated utilizing the HDL simulation model, and occurrences of the outlying count event are counted within the count event counter to obtain a count event value. In response to receiving the count event value of the outlying count event, the count event value is recorded within a data storage subsystem based on whether the count event value of the outlying count event exceeds a previously recorded count event value.

Abstract: According to one method of simulation processing, instrumentation code, such as an runtime executive (rtx), receives one or more statements describing an count event and identifying the count event as an outlying count event. While simulating a design utilizing the HDL simulation model, occurrences of the outlying count event are counted to obtain a count event value. Simulation result data obtained from simulating the design is then received and processed. In the processing, the count event value is recorded within a data storage subsystem responsive to a determination of whether or not the count event value of the outlying count event exceeds a previously recorded count event value.