performance refactoring - rebalanced stream buffers accross the device to enforce output buffering rule at compoments boudaries, finally resolved block ram R/W collusion discrepencies,

hw/opae/README

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ make ase
 ./run_ase.sh build_ase_1c ../../benchmarks/opencl/vecadd/vecadd
 
 # modify "vsim_run.tcl" to dump VCD trace
-vcd file vortex.vcd
+vcd file trace.vcd
 vcd add -r /*/Vortex/hw/rtl/* 
 run -all
 
@@ -104,8 +104,11 @@ lsof +D build_ase_1c
 make -C pipeline clean && make -C pipeline > pipeline/build.log 2>&1 &
 make -C cache clean && make -C cache > cache/build.log 2>&1 &
 make -C core clean && make -C core > core/build.log 2>&1 &
+make -C core8 clean && make -C core8 > core8/build.log 2>&1 &
 make -C vortex clean && make -C vortex > vortex/build.log 2>&1 &
 make -C top clean && make -C top > top/build.log 2>&1 &
+make -C top1 clean && make -C top1 > top1/build.log 2>&1 &
+make -C top8 clean && make -C top8 > top8/build.log 2>&1 &
 
 # How to calculate the maximum operating frequency?
 200  Mhz -> period = 1/200x10^6 = 5ns 

hw/opae/run_ase.sh

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-SCRIPT_DIR=$PWD
+SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
 
 BUILD_DIR=$1
 

hw/opae/sources_1c.txt

@@ -4,21 +4,21 @@
 +define+QUARTUS
 +define+FPU_FAST
 #+define+SCOPE
-+define+PERF_ENABLE
+#+define+PERF_ENABLE
 
-+define+DBG_PRINT_CORE_ICACHE
-+define+DBG_PRINT_CORE_DCACHE
-+define+DBG_PRINT_CACHE_BANK
-+define+DBG_PRINT_CACHE_SNP
-+define+DBG_PRINT_CACHE_MSRQ
-+define+DBG_PRINT_CACHE_TAG
-+define+DBG_PRINT_CACHE_DATA
-+define+DBG_PRINT_DRAM
-+define+DBG_PRINT_PIPELINE
-+define+DBG_PRINT_OPAE
-+define+DBG_PRINT_AVS
-+define+DBG_PRINT_SCOPE
-+define+DBG_CACHE_REQ_INFO
+#+define+DBG_PRINT_CORE_ICACHE
+#+define+DBG_PRINT_CORE_DCACHE
+#+define+DBG_PRINT_CACHE_BANK
+#+define+DBG_PRINT_CACHE_SNP
+#+define+DBG_PRINT_CACHE_MSRQ
+#+define+DBG_PRINT_CACHE_TAG
+#+define+DBG_PRINT_CACHE_DATA
+#+define+DBG_PRINT_DRAM
+#+define+DBG_PRINT_PIPELINE
+#+define+DBG_PRINT_OPAE
+#+define+DBG_PRINT_AVS
+#+define+DBG_PRINT_SCOPE
+#+define+DBG_CACHE_REQ_INFO
 
 vortex_afu.json
 QI:vortex_afu.qsf

hw/opae/sources_2c.txt

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 +define+NUM_CORES=2
-+define+L2_ENABLE=0
+
 +define+SYNTHESIS
 +define+QUARTUS
 +define+FPU_FAST

hw/opae/sources_4c.txt

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 +define+NUM_CORES=4
-+define+L2_ENABLE=1
+
 +define+SYNTHESIS
 +define+QUARTUS
 +define+FPU_FAST

hw/opae/vortex_afu.qsf

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 
 # Analysis & Synthesis Assignments
+
+set_global_assignment -name NUM_PARALLEL_PROCESSORS ALL
 set_global_assignment -name VERILOG_INPUT_VERSION SYSTEMVERILOG_2009
 set_global_assignment -name ADD_PASS_THROUGH_LOGIC_TO_INFERRED_RAMS ON
 set_global_assignment -name VERILOG_MACRO QUARTUS
@@ -7,7 +9,14 @@ set_global_assignment -name VERILOG_MACRO SYNTHESIS
 set_global_assignment -name VERILOG_MACRO NDEBUG
 set_global_assignment -name MESSAGE_DISABLE 16818
 set_global_assignment -name VERILOG_MACRO FPU_FAST
+set_global_assignment -name TIMEQUEST_DO_REPORT_TIMING ON
+set_global_assignment -name OPTIMIZATION_TECHNIQUE SPEED
 
+set_global_assignment -name OPTIMIZATION_MODE "AGGRESSIVE PERFORMANCE"
+set_global_assignment -name FITTER_EFFORT "STANDARD FIT"
+set_global_assignment -name OPTIMIZE_HOLD_TIMING "ALL PATHS"
+set_global_assignment -name ROUTER_TIMING_OPTIMIZATION_LEVEL MAXIMUM
+set_global_assignment -name OPTIMIZE_MULTI_CORNER_TIMING ON
 set_global_assignment -name MIN_CORE_JUNCTION_TEMP 0
 set_global_assignment -name MAX_CORE_JUNCTION_TEMP 100
 set_global_assignment -name POWER_BOARD_THERMAL_MODEL "NONE (CONSERVATIVE)"
@@ -17,10 +26,4 @@ set_global_assignment -name TIMEQUEST_DO_CCPP_REMOVAL ON
 set_global_assignment -name SYNTH_TIMING_DRIVEN_SYNTHESIS ON
 set_global_assignment -name TIMEQUEST_MULTICORNER_ANALYSIS ON
 set_global_assignment -name POWER_USE_TA_VALUE 65
-set_global_assignment -name SEED 1
-set_global_assignment -name OPTIMIZE_MULTI_CORNER_TIMING ON
-set_global_assignment -name FITTER_EFFORT "STANDARD FIT"
-set_global_assignment -name OPTIMIZE_HOLD_TIMING "ALL PATHS"
-set_global_assignment -name OPTIMIZATION_TECHNIQUE SPEED
-set_global_assignment -name ROUTER_TIMING_OPTIMIZATION_LEVEL MAXIMUM
-set_global_assignment -name OPTIMIZATION_MODE "AGGRESSIVE PERFORMANCE"
+set_global_assignment -name SEED 1