Corrected the logic in mgmt_protect;  also corrected a problem in the la_test2
Makefile that came from pulling commits from the release branch into this one.
diff --git a/verilog/dv/caravel/user_proj_example/la_test1/la_test1.hex b/verilog/dv/caravel/user_proj_example/la_test1/la_test1.hex
deleted file mode 100755
index 5dfca2f..0000000
--- a/verilog/dv/caravel/user_proj_example/la_test1/la_test1.hex
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,75 +0,0 @@
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diff --git a/verilog/dv/caravel/user_proj_example/la_test2/Makefile b/verilog/dv/caravel/user_proj_example/la_test2/Makefile
index 396a385..0b848c6 100644
--- a/verilog/dv/caravel/user_proj_example/la_test2/Makefile
+++ b/verilog/dv/caravel/user_proj_example/la_test2/Makefile
@@ -24,15 +24,7 @@
 	vvp $<
 
 %.elf: %.c $(FIRMWARE_PATH)/sections.lds $(FIRMWARE_PATH)/start.s
-<<<<<<< HEAD
-<<<<<<< HEAD
-	${GCC_PATH}/${GCC_PREFIX}-unknown-elf-gcc -march=rv32imc -Wl,-Bstatic,-T,$(FIRMWARE_PATH)/sections.lds,--strip-debug -ffreestanding -nostdlib -o $@ $(FIRMWARE_PATH)/start.s $<
-=======
 	${GCC_PATH}/${GCC_PREFIX}-gcc -march=rv32imc -mabi=ilp32 -Wl,-Bstatic,-T,$(FIRMWARE_PATH)/sections.lds,--strip-debug -ffreestanding -nostdlib -o $@ $(FIRMWARE_PATH)/start.s $<
->>>>>>> 6000cbf... Updates to the Makefiles for easier passing of user-specific variables,
-=======
-	${GCC_PATH}/${GCC_PREFIX}-gcc -march=rv32imc -Wl,-Bstatic,-T,$(FIRMWARE_PATH)/sections.lds,--strip-debug -ffreestanding -nostdlib -o $@ $(FIRMWARE_PATH)/start.s $<
->>>>>>> 9bc2778... Corrections to the management protection buffer block, and a couple of corrections
 
 %.hex: %.elf
 	${GCC_PATH}/${GCC_PREFIX}-objcopy -O verilog $< $@ 
diff --git a/verilog/rtl/mgmt_protect.v b/verilog/rtl/mgmt_protect.v
index 563510b..6368ae4 100644
--- a/verilog/rtl/mgmt_protect.v
+++ b/verilog/rtl/mgmt_protect.v
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@
 	wire user1_vdd_powergood;
 	wire user2_vdd_powergood;
 
+	wire [127:0] la_data_in_mprj_bar;
+
         sky130_fd_sc_hd__conb_1 mprj_logic_high [458:0] (
 `ifdef USE_POWER_PINS
                 .VPWR(vccd1),
@@ -156,7 +158,19 @@
 	// data input to the management core to be a solid logic 0 when
 	// the user project is powered down.
 
-	sky130_fd_sc_hd__nor2b_4 user_to_mprj_in_buffers [127:0] (
+	sky130_fd_sc_hd__nand2_4 user_to_mprj_in_gates [127:0] (
+`ifdef USE_POWER_PINS
+                .VPWR(vccd),
+                .VGND(vssd),
+                .VPB(vccd),
+                .VNB(vssd),
+`endif
+		.Y(la_data_in_mprj_bar),
+		.A(la_data_out_core),
+		.B(mprj_logic1[457:330])
+	);
+
+	sky130_fd_sc_hd__inv_8 user_to_mprj_in_buffers [127:0] (
 `ifdef USE_POWER_PINS
                 .VPWR(vccd),
                 .VGND(vssd),
@@ -164,8 +178,7 @@
                 .VNB(vssd),
 `endif
 		.Y(la_data_in_mprj),
-		.A(mprj_logic1[457:330]),
-		.B_N(~la_data_out_core)
+		.A(la_data_in_mprj_bar)
 	);
 
 	// The remaining circuitry guards against the management