Merge branches 'symbiflow-badger', 'disable-check-route-option', 'connection_box_cleanup', 'avoid-criticality-issue' and 'add-issue-template' into master+wip

Author: acomodi

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 ---
 name: Bug report
 about: Create a report to help us improve
+title: ''
+labels: ''
+assignees: ''
 
 ---
 

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 ---
 name: Feature request
 about: Suggest an idea for this project
+title: ''
+labels: ''
+assignees: ''
 
 ---
 

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/vtr-change.md

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+---
+name: VTR change
+about: Describe purpose and lifecycle of a local change we made to VTR
+title: ''
+labels: ''
+assignees: ''
+
+---
+
+### Why did we need this? (what does this change enable us to do)
+<!--- i.e. what does this change enable us to do? -->
+
+### What did it change?
+<!--- i.e. technical description what the change does -->
+
+### Should it be merged upstream - if not, when can we delete it?
+
+### What is needed to get this merged / deleted? 
+
+* [ ] is the implementation work to make suitable for merging / deletion completed?
+* [ ] Is there an associated test? <!--- i.e. how will we prevent it from regressing? -->
+* [ ] is this currently part of the Conda package?
+* [ ] is this properly cleaned up in our local repositories? <!--- add subtasks here if needed) -->
+
+### Tracker / branch / PR & other useful links

vpr/src/base/SetupVPR.cpp

@@ -347,8 +347,8 @@ static void SetupRouterOpts(const t_options& Options, t_router_opts* RouterOpts)
     RouterOpts->max_convergence_count = Options.router_max_convergence_count;
     RouterOpts->reconvergence_cpd_threshold = Options.router_reconvergence_cpd_threshold;
     RouterOpts->first_iteration_timing_report_file = Options.router_first_iteration_timing_report_file;
-
     RouterOpts->strict_checks = Options.strict_checks;
+    RouterOpts->disable_check_route = Options.disable_check_route;
 }
 
 static void SetupAnnealSched(const t_options& Options,

vpr/src/base/echo_files.cpp

@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ void alloc_and_load_echo_file_info() {
     setEchoFileName(E_ECHO_CHAN_DETAILS, "chan_details.txt");
     setEchoFileName(E_ECHO_SBLOCK_PATTERN, "sblock_pattern.txt");
     setEchoFileName(E_ECHO_ENDPOINT_TIMING, "endpoint_timing.echo.json");
+
+    setEchoFileName(E_ECHO_LOOKAHEAD_MAP, "lookahead_map.echo");
 }
 
 void free_echo_file_info() {

vpr/src/base/echo_files.h

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ enum e_echo_files {
     E_ECHO_CHAN_DETAILS,
     E_ECHO_SBLOCK_PATTERN,
     E_ECHO_ENDPOINT_TIMING,
+    E_ECHO_LOOKAHEAD_MAP,
 
     //Timing Graphs
     E_ECHO_PRE_PACKING_TIMING_GRAPH,

vpr/src/base/read_options.cpp

@@ -648,6 +648,8 @@ struct ParseRouterLookahead {
             conv_value.set_value(e_router_lookahead::CLASSIC);
         else if (str == "map")
             conv_value.set_value(e_router_lookahead::MAP);
+        else if (str == "connection_box_map")
+            conv_value.set_value(e_router_lookahead::CONNECTION_BOX_MAP);
         else {
             std::stringstream msg;
             msg << "Invalid conversion from '"
@@ -661,17 +663,22 @@ struct ParseRouterLookahead {
 
     ConvertedValue<std::string> to_str(e_router_lookahead val) {
         ConvertedValue<std::string> conv_value;
-        if (val == e_router_lookahead::CLASSIC)
+        if (val == e_router_lookahead::CLASSIC) {
             conv_value.set_value("classic");
-        else {
-            VTR_ASSERT(val == e_router_lookahead::MAP);
+        } else if (val == e_router_lookahead::MAP) {
             conv_value.set_value("map");
+        } else if (val == e_router_lookahead::CONNECTION_BOX_MAP) {
+            conv_value.set_value("connection_box_map");
+        } else {
+            std::stringstream msg;
+            msg << "Unrecognized e_router_lookahead";
+            conv_value.set_error(msg.str());
         }
         return conv_value;
     }
 
     std::vector<std::string> default_choices() {
-        return {"classic", "map"};
+        return {"classic", "map", "connection_box_map"};
     }
 };
 
@@ -1569,6 +1576,11 @@ argparse::ArgumentParser create_arg_parser(std::string prog_name, t_options& arg
         .default_value("")
         .show_in(argparse::ShowIn::HELP_ONLY);
 
+    route_timing_grp.add_argument<bool, ParseOnOff>(args.disable_check_route, "--disable_check_route")
+        .help("Disables check_route once routing step has finished or when routing file is loaded")
+        .default_value("off")
+        .show_in(argparse::ShowIn::HELP_ONLY);
+
     route_timing_grp.add_argument(args.router_debug_net, "--router_debug_net")
         .help(
             "Controls when router debugging is enabled.\n"

vpr/src/base/read_options.h

@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ struct t_options {
     argparse::ArgValue<bool> verify_binary_search;
     argparse::ArgValue<e_router_algorithm> RouterAlgorithm;
     argparse::ArgValue<int> min_incremental_reroute_fanout;
+    argparse::ArgValue<bool> disable_check_route;
 
     /* Timing-driven router options only */
     argparse::ArgValue<float> astar_fac;

vpr/src/base/vpr_api.cpp

@@ -676,7 +676,9 @@ RouteStatus vpr_route_flow(t_vpr_setup& vpr_setup, const t_arch& arch) {
         std::string graphics_msg;
         if (route_status.success()) {
             //Sanity check the routing
-            check_route(router_opts.route_type);
+            if (!router_opts.disable_check_route) {
+                check_route(router_opts.route_type);
+            }
             get_serial_num();
 
             //Update status

vpr/src/base/vpr_context.h

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "clock_connection_builders.h"
 #include "route_traceback.h"
 #include "place_macro.h"
+#include "connection_box.h"
 
 //A Context is collection of state relating to a particular part of VPR
 //
@@ -194,6 +195,8 @@ struct DeviceContext : public Context {
      * Clock Network
      ********************************************************************/
     t_clock_arch* clock_arch;
+
+    ConnectionBoxes connection_boxes;
 };
 
 //State relating to power analysis