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module minmax4_task (
input [7:0] v0,
input [7:0] v1,
input [7:0] v2,
input [7:0] v3,
output reg [7:0] min_val,
output reg [7:0] max_val
);
// --------- Provided task (complete the TODOs) ----------
// Returns both min and max among four 8-bit unsigned inputs.
task minmax4;
input [7:0] a, b, c, d;
output [7:0] min_o;
output [7:0] max_o;
reg [7:0] min01, max01;
reg [7:0] min23, max23;
begin
// Pairwise compare (a,b)
max01=(a>b)?a:b; // TODO: set max01 as the larger of a and b
min01=(a>b)?b:a; // TODO: set min01 as the smaller of a and b
// Pairwise compare (c,d)
max23=(c>d)?c:d; // TODO: set max23 as the larger of c and d
min23=(c>d)?d:c; // TODO: set min23 as the smaller of c and d
// Final reduce across pairs
max_o=(max01>max23)?max01:max23; // TODO: set max_o as the larger of max01 and max23
min_o=(min01<min23)?min01:min23; // TODO: set min_o as the smaller of min01 and min23
end
endtask
// -------------------------------------------------------
// TODO: Call the task and assign outputs
reg [7:0] tmin, tmax;
always @* begin
minmax4(v0,v1,v2,v3,tmin,tmax);
min_val=tmin;
max_val=tmax;
end
endmodule