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Systemverilog: is there a limit in size for a dynamic array?

When doing new[SIZE] to a dynamic array, is there a limit for the SIZE we can use in Systemverilog?

Solution

  • The limit is very big.

    IEEE Std 1800-2017, section 7.5.1 New[ ] states

    [ expression ]:
The desired size of the dynamic array. The type of this operand is longint. 
It shall be an error if the value of this operand is negative.

    longint is 64-bit signed.