legalizer frontend

vpr/src/base/CheckSetup.cpp

@@ -23,6 +23,18 @@ void CheckSetup(const t_packer_opts& PackerOpts,
                         "Packing cannot be timing driven without timing analysis enabled\n");
     }
 
+    if (PackerOpts.load_flat_placement) {
+        if (PackerOpts.device_layout == "auto") {
+            VPR_FATAL_ERROR(VPR_ERROR_OTHER,
+                            "Legalization requires a fixed device layout.\n");
+        }
+        if (!PlacerOpts.constraints_file.empty()) {
+            VPR_FATAL_ERROR(VPR_ERROR_OTHER,
+                            "Cannot specify a fixed clusters file when running legalization.\n");
+        }
+    }
+
+
     if ((GLOBAL == RouterOpts.route_type)
         && (PlacerOpts.place_algorithm.is_timing_driven())) {
         /* Works, but very weird.  Can't optimize timing well, since you're

vpr/src/base/SetupGrid.h

@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@
 #include "physical_types.h"
 
 ///@brief Find the device satisfying the specified minimum resources
+/// minimum_instance_counts and target_device_utilization are not required when specifying a fixed layout
 DeviceGrid create_device_grid(const std::string& layout_name,
                               const std::vector<t_grid_def>& grid_layouts,
-                              const std::map<t_logical_block_type_ptr, size_t>& minimum_instance_counts,
-                              float target_device_utilization);
+                              const std::map<t_logical_block_type_ptr, size_t>& minimum_instance_counts = {},
+                              float target_device_utilization = 0.0);
 
 ///@brief Find the device close in size to the specified dimensions
 DeviceGrid create_device_grid(const std::string& layout_name,

vpr/src/base/SetupVPR.cpp

@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ void SetupVPR(const t_options* Options,
     FileNameOpts->ArchFile = Options->ArchFile;
     FileNameOpts->CircuitFile = Options->CircuitFile;
     FileNameOpts->NetFile = Options->NetFile;
+    FileNameOpts->FlatPlaceFile = Options->FlatPlaceFile;
     FileNameOpts->PlaceFile = Options->PlaceFile;
     FileNameOpts->RouteFile = Options->RouteFile;
     FileNameOpts->ActFile = Options->ActFile;
@@ -136,6 +137,8 @@ void SetupVPR(const t_options* Options,
     FileNameOpts->out_file_prefix = Options->out_file_prefix;
     FileNameOpts->read_vpr_constraints_file = Options->read_vpr_constraints_file;
     FileNameOpts->write_vpr_constraints_file = Options->write_vpr_constraints_file;
+    FileNameOpts->write_constraints_file = Options->write_constraints_file;
+    FileNameOpts->write_flat_place_file = Options->write_flat_place_file;
     FileNameOpts->write_block_usage = Options->write_block_usage;
 
     FileNameOpts->verify_file_digests = Options->verify_file_digests;
@@ -239,6 +242,7 @@ void SetupVPR(const t_options* Options,
     //Setup the default flow, if no specific stages specified
     //do all
     if (!Options->do_packing
+        && !Options->do_legalize
         && !Options->do_placement
         && !Options->do_routing
         && !Options->do_analysis) {
@@ -275,6 +279,11 @@ void SetupVPR(const t_options* Options,
         if (Options->do_packing) {
             PackerOpts->doPacking = STAGE_DO;
         }
+
+        if (Options->do_legalize) {
+            PackerOpts->doPacking = STAGE_LOAD;
+            PackerOpts->load_flat_placement = true;
+        }
     }
 
     ShowSetup(*vpr_setup);

vpr/src/base/load_flat_place.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#include "globals.h"
+#include "load_flat_place.h"
+#include "clustered_netlist_utils.h"
+
+
+/* @brief Prints flat placement file entries for the atoms in one placed cluster. */
+static void print_flat_cluster(FILE* fp, ClusterBlockId iblk,
+                               std::vector<AtomBlockId>& atoms);
+
+static void print_flat_cluster(FILE* fp, ClusterBlockId iblk,
+                               std::vector<AtomBlockId>& atoms) {
+
+    auto& atom_ctx = g_vpr_ctx.atom();
+    t_pl_loc loc = g_vpr_ctx.placement().block_locs[iblk].loc;
+    size_t bnum = size_t(iblk);
+
+    for (auto atom : atoms) {
+        t_pb_graph_node* atom_pbgn = atom_ctx.lookup.atom_pb(atom)->pb_graph_node;
+        fprintf(fp, "%s  %d %d %d %d #%zu %s\n", atom_ctx.nlist.block_name(atom).c_str(),
+                                                loc.x, loc.y, loc.sub_tile,
+                                                atom_pbgn->flat_site_index,
+                                                bnum,
+                                                atom_pbgn->pb_type->name);
+    }
+}
+
+/* prints a flat placement file */
+void print_flat_placement(const char* flat_place_file) {
+
+    FILE* fp;
+
+    ClusterAtomsLookup atoms_lookup;
+    auto& cluster_ctx = g_vpr_ctx.clustering();
+
+    if (!g_vpr_ctx.placement().block_locs.empty()) {
+        fp = fopen(flat_place_file, "w");
+        for (auto iblk : cluster_ctx.clb_nlist.blocks()) {
+            auto atoms = atoms_lookup.atoms_in_cluster(iblk);
+            print_flat_cluster(fp, iblk, atoms);
+        }
+        fclose(fp);
+    }
+
+}
+
+/* ingests and legalizes a flat placement file  */
+bool load_flat_placement(t_vpr_setup& vpr_setup, const char* architecture_id) {
+    VTR_LOG("load_flat_placement(); when implemented, this function:");
+    VTR_LOG("\n\tLoads flat placement file: %s, ", vpr_setup.FileNameOpts.FlatPlaceFile.c_str());
+    VTR_LOG("\n\tArch id: %s, ", architecture_id);
+    VTR_LOG("\n\tPrints clustered netlist file: %s, ", vpr_setup.FileNameOpts.NetFile.c_str());
+    VTR_LOG("\n\tPrints fix clusters file: %s\n", vpr_setup.FileNameOpts.write_constraints_file.c_str());
+
+    return false;
+}

vpr/src/base/load_flat_place.h

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#ifndef LOAD_FLAT_PLACE_H
+#define LOAD_FLAT_PLACE_H
+
+#include "vpr_types.h"
+
+/**
+ * @brief A function that prints a flat placement file
+ */
+void print_flat_placement(const char* flat_place_file);
+
+/**
+ * @brief A function that loads and legalizes a flat placement file
+ */
+bool load_flat_placement(t_vpr_setup& vpr_setup, const char* archi_id);
+
+#endif

vpr/src/base/read_options.cpp

@@ -1310,6 +1310,11 @@ argparse::ArgumentParser create_arg_parser(const std::string& prog_name, t_optio
         .action(argparse::Action::STORE_TRUE)
         .default_value("off");
 
+    stage_grp.add_argument<bool, ParseOnOff>(args.do_legalize, "--legalize")
+        .help("Legalize a flat placement")
+        .action(argparse::Action::STORE_TRUE)
+        .default_value("off");
+
     stage_grp.add_argument<bool, ParseOnOff>(args.do_placement, "--place")
         .help("Run placement")
         .action(argparse::Action::STORE_TRUE)
@@ -1590,6 +1595,10 @@ argparse::ArgumentParser create_arg_parser(const std::string& prog_name, t_optio
         .help("Path to packed netlist file")
         .show_in(argparse::ShowIn::HELP_ONLY);
 
+    file_grp.add_argument(args.FlatPlaceFile, "--flat_place_file")
+        .help("Path to flat placement file")
+        .show_in(argparse::ShowIn::HELP_ONLY);
+
     file_grp.add_argument(args.PlaceFile, "--place_file")
         .help("Path to placement file")
         .show_in(argparse::ShowIn::HELP_ONLY);
@@ -1627,6 +1636,18 @@ argparse::ArgumentParser create_arg_parser(const std::string& prog_name, t_optio
         .help("Writes out new floorplanning constraints based on current placement to the specified XML file.")
         .show_in(argparse::ShowIn::HELP_ONLY);
 
+    file_grp.add_argument(args.write_constraints_file, "--write_fix_clusters")
+        .help(
+            "Output file containing fixed locations of legalized input clusters.")
+        .default_value("fix_clusters.out")
+        .show_in(argparse::ShowIn::HELP_ONLY);
+
+    file_grp.add_argument(args.write_flat_place_file, "--write_flat_place")
+        .help(
+            "VPR's placement solution in flat placement file format.")
+        .default_value("flat_place.out")
+        .show_in(argparse::ShowIn::HELP_ONLY);
+
     file_grp.add_argument(args.read_router_lookahead, "--read_router_lookahead")
         .help(
             "Reads the lookahead data from the specified file instead of computing it.")

vpr/src/base/read_options.h

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ struct t_options {
     argparse::ArgValue<std::string> ArchFile;
     argparse::ArgValue<std::string> CircuitName;
     argparse::ArgValue<std::string> NetFile;
+    argparse::ArgValue<std::string> FlatPlaceFile;
     argparse::ArgValue<std::string> PlaceFile;
     argparse::ArgValue<std::string> RouteFile;
     argparse::ArgValue<std::string> CircuitFile;
@@ -30,6 +31,8 @@ struct t_options {
     argparse::ArgValue<std::string> write_initial_place_file;
     argparse::ArgValue<std::string> read_vpr_constraints_file;
     argparse::ArgValue<std::string> write_vpr_constraints_file;
+    argparse::ArgValue<std::string> write_constraints_file;
+    argparse::ArgValue<std::string> write_flat_place_file;
 
     argparse::ArgValue<std::string> write_placement_delay_lookup;
     argparse::ArgValue<std::string> read_placement_delay_lookup;
@@ -44,6 +47,7 @@ struct t_options {
 
     /* Stage Options */
     argparse::ArgValue<bool> do_packing;
+    argparse::ArgValue<bool> do_legalize;
     argparse::ArgValue<bool> do_placement;
     argparse::ArgValue<bool> do_routing;
     argparse::ArgValue<bool> do_analysis;

vpr/src/base/read_place.cpp

@@ -309,7 +309,8 @@ void read_place_body(std::ifstream& placement_file,
  */
 void print_place(const char* net_file,
                  const char* net_id,
-                 const char* place_file) {
+                 const char* place_file,
+                 bool is_place_file) {
     FILE* fp;
 
     auto& device_ctx = g_vpr_ctx.device();
@@ -318,15 +319,21 @@ void print_place(const char* net_file,
 
     fp = fopen(place_file, "w");
 
-    fprintf(fp, "Netlist_File: %s Netlist_ID: %s\n",
-            net_file,
-            net_id);
-    fprintf(fp, "Array size: %zu x %zu logic blocks\n\n", device_ctx.grid.width(), device_ctx.grid.height());
-    fprintf(fp, "#block name\tx\ty\tsubblk\tlayer\tblock number\n");
-    fprintf(fp, "#----------\t--\t--\t------\t-----\t------------\n");
+    if (is_place_file) {
+        fprintf(fp, "Netlist_File: %s Netlist_ID: %s\n",
+                net_file,
+                net_id);
+        fprintf(fp, "Array size: %zu x %zu logic blocks\n\n", device_ctx.grid.width(), device_ctx.grid.height());
+        fprintf(fp, "#block name\tx\ty\tsubblk\tlayer\tblock number\n");
+        fprintf(fp, "#----------\t--\t--\t------\t-----\t------------\n");
+    }
 
     if (!place_ctx.block_locs.empty()) { //Only if placement exists
         for (auto blk_id : cluster_ctx.clb_nlist.blocks()) {
+            // if block is not placed, skip (useful for printing legalizer output)
+            if (!is_place_file && (place_ctx.block_locs[blk_id].loc.x == -1)) {
+                continue;
+            }
             fprintf(fp, "%s\t", cluster_ctx.clb_nlist.block_pb(blk_id)->name);
             if (strlen(cluster_ctx.clb_nlist.block_pb(blk_id)->name) < 8)
                 fprintf(fp, "\t");

vpr/src/base/read_place.h

@@ -17,8 +17,15 @@ void read_place(
  */
 void read_constraints(const char* constraints_file);
 
+/**
+ * This function prints out a place file.
+ * @param is_place_file: defaults to true. If false, does not print file header; this is useful if
+ *                       the output will be used as a constraints file. If is_place_file is false,
+ *                       net_file and net_id parameters are not used and can be set to nullptr.
+ */
 void print_place(const char* net_file,
                  const char* net_id,
-                 const char* place_file);
+                 const char* place_file,
+                 bool is_place_file = true);
 
 #endif

vpr/src/base/vpr_api.cpp

@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@
 #include "log.h"
 #include "iostream"
 
+#include "load_flat_place.h"
+
 #ifdef VPR_USE_TBB
 #    define TBB_PREVIEW_GLOBAL_CONTROL 1 /* Needed for compatibility with old TBB versions */
 #    include <tbb/task_arena.h>
@@ -393,6 +395,7 @@ bool vpr_flow(t_vpr_setup& vpr_setup, t_arch& arch) {
             return false; //Unimplementable
         }
     }
+
     // For the time being, we decided to create the flat graph after placement is done. Thus, the is_flat parameter for this function
     //, since it is called before routing, should be false.
     vpr_create_device(vpr_setup, arch, false);
@@ -410,6 +413,7 @@ bool vpr_flow(t_vpr_setup& vpr_setup, t_arch& arch) {
             std::cout << "failed placement" << std::endl;
             return false; //Unimplementable
         }
+        print_flat_placement(vpr_setup.FileNameOpts.write_flat_place_file.c_str());
     }
     bool is_flat = vpr_setup.RouterOpts.flat_routing;
     const Netlist<>& router_net_list = is_flat ? (const Netlist<>&)g_vpr_ctx.atom().nlist : (const Netlist<>&)g_vpr_ctx.clustering().clb_nlist;
@@ -595,6 +599,9 @@ bool vpr_pack_flow(t_vpr_setup& vpr_setup, const t_arch& arch) {
         if (packer_opts.doPacking == STAGE_DO) {
             //Do the actual packing
             status = vpr_pack(vpr_setup, arch);
+            if (!status) {
+                return status;
+            }
 
             //TODO: to be consistent with placement/routing vpr_pack should really
             //      load the netlist data structures itself, instead of re-loading
@@ -604,10 +611,41 @@ bool vpr_pack_flow(t_vpr_setup& vpr_setup, const t_arch& arch) {
             vpr_load_packing(vpr_setup, arch);
         } else {
             VTR_ASSERT(packer_opts.doPacking == STAGE_LOAD);
-            //Load a previous packing from the .net file
-            vpr_load_packing(vpr_setup, arch);
-            //Load cluster_constraints data structure here since loading pack file
-            load_cluster_constraints();
+
+            // generate a .net file by legalizing an input flat placement file
+            if (packer_opts.load_flat_placement) {
+
+                // set up the device grid for the legalizer
+                auto& device_ctx = g_vpr_ctx.mutable_device();
+                device_ctx.arch = &arch;
+                device_ctx.grid = create_device_grid(vpr_setup.device_layout, arch.grid_layouts);
+
+                // load and legalize flat placement file, print .net and fix clusters files
+                status = load_flat_placement(vpr_setup, arch.architecture_id);
+                if (!status) {
+                    return status;
+                }
+
+                // reset the device grid
+                device_ctx.grid.clear();
+
+                // if running placement, use the fix clusters file produced by the legalizer
+                if (vpr_setup.PlacerOpts.doPlacement) {
+                    vpr_setup.PlacerOpts.constraints_file = vpr_setup.FileNameOpts.write_constraints_file;
+                }
+
+                //Load the result from the .net file
+                vpr_load_packing(vpr_setup, arch);
+
+            } else {
+
+                //Load a previous packing from the .net file
+                vpr_load_packing(vpr_setup, arch);
+
+                //Load cluster_constraints data structure here since loading pack file
+                load_cluster_constraints();
+            }
+
         }
 
         /* Sanity check the resulting netlist */

vpr/src/base/vpr_types.h

@@ -903,6 +903,7 @@ struct t_file_name_opts {
     std::string CircuitName;
     std::string CircuitFile;
     std::string NetFile;
+    std::string FlatPlaceFile;
     std::string PlaceFile;
     std::string RouteFile;
     std::string FPGAInterchangePhysicalFile;
@@ -912,6 +913,8 @@ struct t_file_name_opts {
     std::string out_file_prefix;
     std::string read_vpr_constraints_file;
     std::string write_vpr_constraints_file;
+    std::string write_constraints_file;
+    std::string write_flat_place_file;
     std::string write_block_usage;
     bool verify_file_digests;
 };
@@ -976,6 +979,7 @@ struct t_packer_opts {
     bool use_attraction_groups;
     int pack_num_moves;
     std::string pack_move_type;
+    bool load_flat_placement;
 };
 
 /**