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@@ -199,6 +199,12 @@ Verilog Attributes and non-standard features
prohibits the generation of logic-loops for latches. Instead
all not explicitly assigned values default to x-bits.
+- The "nosync" attribute on registers prohibits the generation of a
+ storage element. The register itself will always have all bits set
+ to 'x' (undefined). The variable may only be used as blocking assigned
+ temporary variable within an always block. This is mostly used internally
+ by yosys to synthesize verilog functions and access arrays.
+
- In addition to the (* ... *) attribute syntax, yosys supports
the non-standard {* ... *} attribute syntax to set default attributes
for everything that comes after the {* ... *} statement. (Reset