Triage worksheet (say aloud before opening code)

1. Symptom: Simulation hangs after UVM_TEST_DONE — no timeout, no UVM_ERROR

2. Hypothesis list — config_db, objections, TLM connect, factory, seq not started

3. Minimal experiment — dump, topology print, one UVM_INFO probe

4. Root cause statement in one sentence

5. Fix + regression hook

Interview prompt

Test hangs at end — walk objection debug before showing fix.

WHITEBOARD CHAIN

1. DECLARE    interfaces / types / ports you need
2. SKELETON   class extends + utils macro + key methods
3. MECHANISM  fill one critical method while narrating
4. PITFALL    name one bug juniors make on this pattern
5. TEST       how you would smoke-test the component

Buggy snippet — critique verbally

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task run_phase(uvm_phase phase);
  phase.raise_objection(this);
  seq.start(sqr);
  // missing drop_objection
endtask

Answer

• Add drop_objection after seq.

• Or seq raises — test should not double raise.

• Check objection trace for stuck count.

Smoke test (5 minutes)

• Repro hang.

• Add drop — sim ends.

• Try drain_time if DUT pipelined.

Code lab drill

After reading, try Code lab exercise uvm-l9-bug-objection — topic reference: /topics/uvm/coding-practice/debug-broken-tb/find-objection-leak