[Packer] Updated the Next State Logic of Iterative Re-Packing #3167
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The packer iteratively re-packs the netlist if it fails to create a dense enough packing. The way it does this can be thought of like states, where each state turns on a new set of packer options that can create a denser clustering.
The prior state transition logic for the iterative re-packing did not turn on enough options to make the clustering as dense as VTR can manage. This updates the state transition logic to create even more dense clusterings.
The next state logic is as follows:
Found that for the Z1000 architecture, this increased the maximum LUT utilization from around 68% to around 86%.
Some data from the Z1000 architecture:
Resolves #2729