better synchronization

better deadlock detection to also track wait/sync

validation/raptor_validation/validate_one.py

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ PIMSIM_FAILED = "ERROR"
 PIMSIM_UNSUPPORTED = "UNSUPPORTED"
 PIMSIM_SKIPPED = "SKIP"
 PIMSIM_NOT_RUN = "-"
-PIMSIM_UNSUPPORTED_VSOFTMAX = "Pimsim does not support opcode vsoftmax"
+PIMSIM_UNSUPPORTED_VSOFTMAX = "does not support opcode vsoftmax"
 
 
 class PimSimUnsupportedError(RuntimeError):
@@ -563,7 +563,10 @@ def validate_execution(
         "Run non-functional simulation", name,
     )
     config_path = execution["pimsim_config"]
-    if state["compiled"] and pimsim_nn_build_dir is not None and config_path is not None:
+    if state["compiled"] and state["resource_metrics"].get("used_core_count") == 0:
+        state["pimsim_status"] = PIMSIM_SKIPPED
+        print_info(reporter, "Pimsim non-functional simulation skipped: no active cores")
+    elif state["compiled"] and pimsim_nn_build_dir is not None and config_path is not None:
         try:
             state["metrics"] = run_pimsim_nn(
                 pimsim_nn_build_dir, pim_dir, config_path, name,