vpi.Container.lock

Container.lock(mode: vpi.Lock, memtype: vpi.MemType) → vpi.Container.Lock

Container.lock(memtype: vpi.MemType) → vpi.Container.Lock

Lock the container data.

Hint

This allows the container data to be accessed in a with statement, using the item target as the data itself. Example: with container.lock(vpi.Lock.READ, vpi.MemType.CPU) as data:.

Note

The data returned is not a copy of the container data.

Parameters

• mode (vpi.Lock, optional) – Lock mode defines how the data will be accessed. Use read-and-write access when missing.

• memtype (vpi.MemType) – The memory type where the data will reside.

Returns

Access container data using the as of a with statement.

Return type

vpi.Container.Lock