Xilinx, Inc.
Netlist partitioning for designs targeting a data processing engine array

Abstract:

An example method for compiling includes, by a processor-based system: obtaining a netlist of an application, the netlist containing program nodes and respective edges between the program nodes, the application to be implemented on a device comprising an array of data processing engines; partitioning the netlist into a plurality of partitions; for each of the plurality of partitions: generating a global mapping of the program nodes based on a representation of the array of data processing engines and using an integer linear programming (ILP) algorithm; generating a detailed mapping of the program nodes based on the global mapping; and translating the detailed mapping for each of the plurality of partitions to a file.