This makes it possible to treat chained composition associatively.
x := y :=? z :=* a ...
It also makes it easy to chain multiple optional adapters:
node :=? (Seq(a, b) ++ c ++ d)
We had planned for a while to add an 'Overwrite' message which obtains
permissions without requiring retrieval of data. This is useful whenever
a master knows it will completely replace the contents of a cache block.
Instead of calling it Overwrite, we decided to split the Acquire type.
If you AcquirePerm, you MUST Release and ProbeAck with Data.
* CacheCork: an error Grant still says 'toT' even though it is transient
Grants with errors must be handled by a client as though no actual
permissions were obtained, so that two clients do not both end up believing
that they own a block which is only temporarily offline. However, the
Grant MESSAGE should still match the request; ie. if you did Acquire.NtoT,
the response must be Grant.toT, even though the 'error' bit signals that
the Grant actually grants no permissions.
This keeps the implementation of request-response tracking in interstitial
adapters and FSMs simple, consistent with the way multibeat errors must
include all their beats.
* Error: handle permissions properly
FlipRendering { implicit p => ... } now changes the render direction of edges.
diplomatic NodeImps can specify a default render flip using the new 'render' method.
We used to place Monitors at the point of the ':='.
This was problematic because the clock domain might be wrong.
Thus, we needed to shove Monitors a lot.
Furthermore, now that we have cross-module ':=', you might not even
have access to the wires at the point where ':=' is invoked.
