vpr options: added option to disable check_route

Signed-off-by: Alessandro Comodi <[email protected]>

Author: acomodi

vpr/src/base/SetupVPR.cpp

@@ -349,11 +349,11 @@ 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->write_router_lookahead = Options.write_router_lookahead;
     RouterOpts->read_router_lookahead = Options.read_router_lookahead;
+    RouterOpts->disable_check_route = Options.disable_check_route;
 }
 
 static void SetupAnnealSched(const t_options& Options,

vpr/src/base/read_options.cpp

@@ -1611,6 +1611,11 @@ 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

@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ 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

@@ -674,7 +674,9 @@ 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

@@ -950,6 +950,7 @@ struct t_router_opts {
 
     std::string write_router_lookahead;
     std::string read_router_lookahead;
+    bool disable_check_route;
 };
 
 struct t_analysis_opts {