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M1.5 Map - M1.5 optimization performance decreases compared to M1.4 (CLB count increases in 1.5).


Record #4561

Product Family: Software

Product Line: FPGA Implementation

Product Part: map

Product Version: 1.5

Problem Title:
M1.5 Map - M1.5 optimization performance decreases compared to M1.4 (CLB count increases in
1.5).



Problem Description:
Urgency: standard

General Description:
Same design compiled in M1.5 has more CLB count that in M1.4.
Specified map options are the same in M1.4 and M1.5.


Solution 1:

It has been found that the M1.5 optimization algorithm
sorts components differently than M1.4 and that for some
cases this results in a performance degradation. It is
possible to set an environment variable that will restore
the M1.4 sort and performance:

setenv	XIL_MAP_COMPNOSORT TRUE (Work Stations)
set XIL_MAP_COMPNOSORT = TRUE (PCs)




End of Record #4561 - Last Modified: 09/28/98 17:42

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