Shaved off another cycle for block processing.

2 files changed, 7 insertions, 18 deletions

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 39f5651..0d552dd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -40,17 +40,17 @@ Number of cycles for the old Cryptech AES core:
 - AES-256 Decipher one block with key expansion: 77
 
 Number of cycles for the Cryptech AES speed core:
-- AES-128 Encipher one block with key expansion: 17
-- AES-255 Decipher one block with key expansion: 21
+- AES-128 Encipher one block with key expansion: 16
+- AES-255 Decipher one block with key expansion: 20
 
 
 ## Implementation comparison
 Implementation results for Xilinx Artix7-t200.
 
 Old Cryptech AES core:
-- 2102 slices
-- 2991 regs
-- 113 MHz (8.79ns)
+- 2094 slices
+- 2854 regs
+- 114 MHz (8.76ns)
 
 
 Cryptec AES speed core:
diff --git a/src/rtl/aes.v b/src/rtl/aes.v
index 0d719d2..ddee8f0 100644
--- a/src/rtl/aes.v
+++ b/src/rtl/aes.v
@@ -107,10 +107,6 @@ module aes(
   reg [31 : 0] key_reg [0 : 7];
   reg          key_we;
 
-  reg [127 : 0] result_reg;
-  reg           valid_reg;
-  reg           ready_reg;
-
 
   //----------------------------------------------------------------
   // Wires.
@@ -189,16 +185,9 @@ module aes(
           next_reg   <= 1'b0;
           encdec_reg <= 1'b0;
           keylen_reg <= 1'b0;
-
-          result_reg <= 128'h0;
-          valid_reg  <= 1'b0;
-          ready_reg  <= 1'b0;
         end
       else
         begin
-          ready_reg  <= core_ready;
-          valid_reg  <= core_valid;
-          result_reg <= core_result;
           init_reg   <= init_new;
           next_reg   <= next_new;
 
@@ -259,7 +248,7 @@ module aes(
                 ADDR_NAME1:   tmp_read_data = CORE_NAME1;
                 ADDR_VERSION: tmp_read_data = CORE_VERSION;
                 ADDR_CTRL:    tmp_read_data = {28'h0, keylen_reg, encdec_reg, next_reg, init_reg};
-                ADDR_STATUS:  tmp_read_data = {30'h0, valid_reg, ready_reg};
+                ADDR_STATUS:  tmp_read_data = {30'h0, core_valid, core_ready};
 
                 default:
                   begin
@@ -267,7 +256,7 @@ module aes(
               endcase // case (address)
 
               if ((address >= ADDR_RESULT0) && (address <= ADDR_RESULT3))
-                tmp_read_data = result_reg[(3 - (address - ADDR_RESULT0)) * 32 +: 32];
+                tmp_read_data = core_result[(3 - (address - ADDR_RESULT0)) * 32 +: 32];
             end
         end
     end // addr_decoder