Merge pull request #48 from antmicro/disable-check-route-option

vpr options: added option to disable check_route

Author: litghost

vpr/src/base/SetupVPR.cpp

@@ -368,6 +368,7 @@ 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->disable_check_route = Options.disable_check_route;
 }
 
 static void SetupAnnealSched(const t_options& Options,

vpr/src/base/read_options.cpp

@@ -1337,6 +1337,11 @@ static argparse::ArgumentParser create_arg_parser(std::string prog_name, t_optio
             .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);
+
     auto& analysis_grp = parser.add_argument_group("analysis options");
 
     analysis_grp.add_argument<bool,ParseOnOff>(args.full_stats, "--full_stats")

vpr/src/base/read_options.h

@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ 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_types.h

@@ -878,6 +878,7 @@ struct t_router_opts {
     int max_convergence_count;
     float reconvergence_cpd_threshold;
     std::string first_iteration_timing_report_file;
+    bool disable_check_route;
 };
 
 struct t_analysis_opts {