1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/riscv/execute.cc b/riscv/execute.cc
index 3f7584e..41a15b7 100644
--- a/riscv/execute.cc
+++ b/riscv/execute.cc
@@ -349,6 +349,14 @@ void processor_t::step(size_t n)
     }
 
     state.minstret->bump(instret);
+
+    // By default, bump the MCYCLE register by the same delta. This models a
+    // machine where each instruction takes exactly one cycle to retire. In a
+    // cosimulation environment, the RTL might manually update MCYCLE
+    // separately. It should do that between the end of this step() and the
+    // start of the next one.
+    state.mcycle->bump(instret);
+
     n -= instret;
   }
 }