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Summary

This PR adds the initial Deeploy-side infrastructure required to support C compilation for the X-HEEP target.

Changes

  • Add X-HEEP as a Deeploy platform target.
  • Add CMake support for selecting and configuring the X-HEEP build flow.
  • Add an X-HEEP GCC toolchain configuration.
  • Add an X-HEEP target library entry point under TargetLibraries.
  • Wire the X-HEEP target library into Deeploy’s existing generic kernel library flow.
  • Add the initial X-HEEP target package under Deeploy/Targets/xheep.
  • Reuse Deeploy’s existing generic kernels where possible to avoid duplicating functionality.

Goal

The goal of this PR is to provide the Deeploy-side foundation needed to fully support compiling Deeploy-generated C code for X-HEEP.

@Victor-Jung Victor-Jung added the Feature Addition of new features label Aug 3, 2026
@Victor-Jung Victor-Jung added this to the Release 0.2.2 milestone Aug 3, 2026
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  • New Features

    • Added X-HEEP as a supported deployment and testing platform.
    • Added support for Tanh and ReduceMax operations, plus improved handling of three-input concatenation.
    • Added GCC and LLVM toolchain configurations for X-HEEP builds.
    • Added Verilator-based X-HEEP simulation support.
    • Added automated Docker image builds and publishing for X-HEEP development.
  • Improvements

    • Added X-HEEP runtime, executable generation, firmware packaging, and memory/linker configuration support.
    • Updated the default Verilator version to 5.040.

Walkthrough

The pull request adds X-HEEP as a Deeploy target. It adds generic Tanh, ReduceMax, and Concat support, cross-compilation and runtime CMake modules, Verilator test execution, X-HEEP test integration, and a Docker build workflow.

Changes

X-HEEP integration

Layer / File(s) Summary
Generic operator and graph support
Deeploy/Targets/Generic/Bindings.py, Deeploy/Targets/Generic/Layers.py, Deeploy/Targets/Generic/Parsers.py, Deeploy/Targets/Generic/Platform.py, Deeploy/Targets/Generic/Templates/*, Deeploy/Targets/Generic/TopologyOptimizationPasses/Passes.py
Generic support adds Tanh and ReduceMax parsing, bindings, templates, layers, and mappings. The optimizer unrolls three-input Concat nodes into two chained nodes.
X-HEEP target modules
Deeploy/Targets/xheep/*
The X-HEEP target adds mappings, buffer classes, optimizer passes, deployment engine and platform classes, package exports, and placeholder modules for future bindings, parsers, layers, and type checkers.
X-HEEP build and toolchains
CMakeLists.txt, TargetLibraries/xheep/CMakeLists.txt, cmake/xheep/*, cmake/xheep/toolchain_*, TargetLibraries/third_party/pulp-nn-mixed
CMake now selects X-HEEP, configures GCC or LLVM cross-compilation, resolves X-HEEP runtime sources and linker modes, and builds the deeployxheep runtime library. The pulp-nn-mixed reference is updated.
X-HEEP firmware and simulation
cmake/Util.cmake, cmake/simulation.cmake, cmake/xheep/xheep_verilator.cmake
X-HEEP executables produce firmware hex files. Verilator targets locate Vtestharness, pass firmware and simulation arguments, and print the UART log.
X-HEEP tests and container workflow
DeeployTest/*, .github/workflows/docker-build-deeploy-xheep.yml, Container/Dockerfile.xheep
The test runner accepts X-HEEP and Verilator, builds and runs the X-HEEP harness, and checks output values. The Docker image installs Verilator, Verible, and the RISC-V toolchain. The manual workflow builds and publishes the image to GHCR.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Change: Feature

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sequenceDiagram
  participant XheepRunner
  participant CMake
  participant XheepExecutable
  participant Vtestharness
  XheepRunner->>CMake: configure X-HEEP build
  CMake->>XheepExecutable: build firmware executable
  XheepExecutable->>CMake: produce firmware hex
  CMake->>Vtestharness: run firmware hex with simulation arguments
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Resolve the X-HEEP configuration and test portability issues, correct ReduceMax metadata, fix the Snitch cache option, and pin image and CI dependencies before merging.

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In @.github/workflows/docker-build-deeploy-xheep.yml:
- Line 23: Update every GitHub Actions `uses` reference in the workflow,
including the symbols at the referenced action lines, from mutable version tags
to the reviewed full immutable commit SHA; retain each original release tag as
an adjacent comment.
- Around line 27-28: Update the BRANCH_NAME and TAG_NAME assignments in the
workflow to use GITHUB_REF_NAME, preserving the full ref name. Before writing
TAG_NAME to GITHUB_ENV, normalize slashes and any other Docker-tag-invalid
characters into valid tag characters so distinct branches cannot collide.

In `@CMakeLists.txt`:
- Line 24: Update the platform cache options in set_property for platform,
replacing the misspelled Snitc value with Snitch while preserving all other
entries unchanged.

In `@Container/Dockerfile.xheep`:
- Line 5: Pin the BASE_IMAGE default in Container/Dockerfile.xheep line 5 to an
immutable sha256 digest instead of the mutable main tag. Update
.github/workflows/docker-build-deeploy-xheep.yml line 14 to use the identical
digest, keeping both build defaults aligned.

In `@Deeploy/Targets/Generic/Bindings.py`:
- Line 432: Correct the operator binding arities in
Deeploy/Targets/Generic/Bindings.py:432-432 by configuring TanhChecker with one
float input, and in Deeploy/Targets/Generic/Bindings.py:438-441 configure
ReduceMaxChecker with one IntegerDataTypes input while removing the unused
second-type loop. Preserve the existing output types and templates.

In `@Deeploy/Targets/Generic/Parsers.py`:
- Line 3209: Update the ReduceMax axis handling to require exactly one axis,
reject empty or out-of-range values, and normalize negative axes against
len(data_in.shape) before calculating inner_size and output_size. Apply this in
the axis parsing and size-calculation flow, preserving the normalized value in
self.operatorRepresentation['axes'].

In `@Deeploy/Targets/Generic/Templates/TanhTemplate.py`:
- Line 19: Add math.h to the X-HEEP includeList alongside DeeployBasicMath.h and
csr.h, ensuring generated sources declare tanh while preserving the existing
toolchain configuration.

In `@Deeploy/Targets/Generic/TopologyOptimizationPasses/Passes.py`:
- Line 1206: Update the unrolled Concat construction to derive a unique base
name from concat_node.name instead of the fixed name value, and use that base
consistently for the intermediate tensor and all three replacement objects.
Preserve the existing naming suffixes while ensuring separate Concat nodes
cannot produce duplicate graph identifiers.

In `@DeeployTest/deeployRunner_xheep.py`:
- Around line 17-23: Update setup_xheep_defaults to use environment-backed or
checkout-relative defaults instead of hard-coded /app/install/riscv and
/app/x-heep paths, while preserving caller overrides from
--toolchain-install-dir and -D XHEEP_HOME. Before configuring CMake, validate
the resolved toolchain and X-HEEP paths and fail clearly if they do not exist.

In `@DeeployTest/Platforms/Xheep/main.c`:
- Around line 69-70: Include inttypes.h and update the printf calls in main to
use fixed-width format macros for the uint32_t counters tot and timer_val,
preserving the existing messages while avoiding signed integer format
specifiers.

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  • Deeploy/Targets/Generic/Layers.py
  • Deeploy/Targets/Generic/Parsers.py
  • Deeploy/Targets/Generic/Platform.py
  • Deeploy/Targets/Generic/Templates/ReduceMaxTemplate.py
  • Deeploy/Targets/Generic/Templates/TanhTemplate.py
  • Deeploy/Targets/Generic/TopologyOptimizationPasses/Passes.py
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  • Deeploy/Targets/xheep/Layers.py
  • Deeploy/Targets/xheep/Parsers.py
  • Deeploy/Targets/xheep/Platform.py
  • Deeploy/Targets/xheep/Templates/__init__.py
  • Deeploy/Targets/xheep/TileConstraints/__init__.py
  • Deeploy/Targets/xheep/TopologyOptimizationPasses/Passes.py
  • Deeploy/Targets/xheep/TopologyOptimizationPasses/__init__.py
  • Deeploy/Targets/xheep/TypeCheckers.py
  • Deeploy/Targets/xheep/__init__.py
  • DeeployTest/CMakeLists.txt
  • DeeployTest/Platforms/Xheep/CMakeLists.txt
  • DeeployTest/Platforms/Xheep/main.c
  • DeeployTest/deeployRunner_xheep.py
  • DeeployTest/testUtils/core/config.py
  • DeeployTest/testUtils/deeployRunner.py
  • DeeployTest/testUtils/platformMapping.py
  • DeeployTest/testUtils/pytestRunner.py
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  • cmake/Util.cmake
  • cmake/simulation.cmake
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echo "BRANCH_NAME=${GITHUB_REF##*/}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
echo "TAG_NAME=${GITHUB_REF##*/}" >> $GITHUB_ENV

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Preserve the full ref name when creating the Docker tag.

${GITHUB_REF##*/} keeps only the final path segment. Both feature/xheep and release/xheep produce the xheep image tag. A later manual build can overwrite the wrong image.

Use GITHUB_REF_NAME. Normalize / and other Docker-tag-invalid characters before writing the value to GITHUB_ENV.

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@Victor-Jung Also let me know if this is needed too

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Yeah, this is a good practice; otherwise, you can end up overwriting a tag without wanting to

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In @.github/workflows/_runner-xheep.yml:
- Line 30: Replace the mutable version tags for the external actions in the
workflow, including actions/checkout and actions/cache/restore, with trusted
full commit SHA pins. Update every affected occurrence while preserving the
existing action versions and workflow behavior.
- Line 65: Update the “Run Test” workflow step to pass inputs.pytest-marker
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immutable image values; reject unrestricted tags or other mutable references
while preserving the existing container setup.

In `@Deeploy/Targets/Generic/TypeCheckers.py`:
- Around line 641-647: Update ReduceMax’s _inferNumLevels and _inferSignedness
methods to propagate metadata from inputs[0], returning its nLevels and _signed
values instead of deriving constants from input_types or forcing signedness to
true.

In `@DeeployTest/test_xheep_config.py`:
- Around line 8-11: Update the platform test configuration to import
KERNEL_TESTS from test_xheep_config.py and add an xheep entry to
PLATFORM_CONFIGS so the X-HEEP kernel tests are scheduled by the runner.

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simulator=platform_config["simulator"],
deeploy_test_dir=deeploy_test_dir,
toolchain="GCC",
toolchain_dir="/app/install/riscv",

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

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Honor the supplied X-HEEP toolchain directory.

The X-HEEP test receives toolchain_dir, but this call discards it and always configures /app/install/riscv. Use the supplied directory and keep /app/install/riscv as the fallback.

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-        toolchain_dir="/app/install/riscv",
+        toolchain_dir=toolchain_dir or "/app/install/riscv",
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