Enable parallel regression testing.

compiler/characterizer/stimuli.py

@@ -312,12 +312,12 @@ class stimuli():
             cmd = "{0} {1} -c {2}xa.cfg -o {2}xa -mt {3}".format(OPTS.spice_exe,
                                                                  temp_stim,
                                                                  OPTS.openram_temp,
-                                                                 OPTS.num_threads)
+                                                                 OPTS.num_sim_threads)
             valid_retcode=0
         elif OPTS.spice_name == "hspice":
             # TODO: Should make multithreading parameter a configuration option
             cmd = "{0} -mt {1} -i {2} -o {3}timing".format(OPTS.spice_exe,
-                                                           OPTS.num_threads,
+                                                           OPTS.num_sim_threads,
                                                            temp_stim,
                                                            OPTS.openram_temp)
             valid_retcode=0
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ class stimuli():
             # Measurements can't be made with a raw file set in ngspice
             # -r {2}timing.raw
             ng_cfg = open("{}.spiceinit".format(OPTS.openram_temp), "w")
-            ng_cfg.write("set num_threads={}\n".format(OPTS.num_threads))
+            ng_cfg.write("set num_threads={}\n".format(OPTS.num_sim_threads))
             ng_cfg.close()
 
             cmd = "{0} -b -o {2}timing.lis {1}".format(OPTS.spice_exe,

compiler/globals.py

@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import sys
 import re
 import copy
 import importlib
+import getpass
+
 
 VERSION = "1.1.9"
 NAME = "OpenRAM v{}".format(VERSION)
@@ -113,6 +115,10 @@ def parse_args():
     if OPTS.tech_name == "s8":
         OPTS.tech_name = "sky130"
 
+    if OPTS.openram_temp:
+        # If they define the temp directory, we can only use one thread at a time!
+        OPTS.num_threads = 1
+        
     return (options, args)
 
 
@@ -133,8 +139,9 @@ def print_banner():
     debug.print_raw("|=========" + user_info.center(60) + "=========|")
     dev_info = "Development help: openram-dev-group@ucsc.edu"
     debug.print_raw("|=========" + dev_info.center(60) + "=========|")
-    temp_info = "Temp dir: {}".format(OPTS.openram_temp)
+    if OPTS.openram_temp:
-    debug.print_raw("|=========" + temp_info.center(60) + "=========|")
+        temp_info = "Temp dir: {}".format(OPTS.openram_temp)
+        debug.print_raw("|=========" + temp_info.center(60) + "=========|")
     debug.print_raw("|=========" + "See LICENSE for license info".center(60) + "=========|")
     debug.print_raw("|==============================================================================|")
 
@@ -414,6 +421,10 @@ def setup_paths():
         if "__pycache__" not in full_path:
             sys.path.append("{0}".format(full_path))
 
+    # Use a unique temp directory
+    if not OPTS.openram_temp:
+        OPTS.openram_temp = "/tmp/openram_{0}_{1}_temp/".format(getpass.getuser(),
+                                                                os.getpid())
     if not OPTS.openram_temp.endswith('/'):
         OPTS.openram_temp += "/"
     debug.info(1, "Temporary files saved in " + OPTS.openram_temp)

compiler/options.py

@@ -74,9 +74,8 @@ class options(optparse.Values):
         # If user defined the temporary location in their environment, use it
         openram_temp = os.path.abspath(os.environ.get("OPENRAM_TMP"))
     except:
-        # Else use a unique temporary directory
+        openram_temp = None
-        openram_temp = "/tmp/openram_{0}_{1}_temp/".format(getpass.getuser(),
+        
-                                                           os.getpid())
     # This is the verbosity level to control debug information. 0 is none, 1
     # is minimal, etc.
     verbose_level = 0
@@ -135,6 +134,8 @@ class options(optparse.Values):
     
     # Number of threads to use
     num_threads = 2
+    # Number of threads to use in ngspice/hspice
+    num_sim_threads = 2
 
     # Should we print out the banner at startup
     print_banner = True

compiler/tests/regress.py

@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ import unittest
 import sys, os
 sys.path.append(os.getenv("OPENRAM_HOME"))
 import globals
+from subunit import ProtocolTestCase, TestProtocolClient
+from subunit.test_results import AutoTimingTestResultDecorator
+from testtools import ConcurrentTestSuite
 
 (OPTS, args) = globals.parse_args()
 del sys.argv[1:]
@@ -39,17 +42,71 @@ all_tests = list(filter(nametest.search, files))
 filtered_tests = list(filter(lambda i: i not in skip_tests, all_tests))
 filtered_tests.sort()
 
+num_threads = OPTS.num_threads
+
+
+def partition_unit_tests(suite, num_threads):
+    partitions = [list() for x in range(num_threads)]
+    for index, test in enumerate(suite):
+        partitions[index % num_threads].append(test)
+    return partitions
+
+
+def fork_tests(num_threads):
+    results = []
+    test_partitions = partition_unit_tests(suite, num_threads)
+    suite._tests[:] = []
+    
+    def do_fork(suite):
+        
+        for test_partition in test_partitions:
+            test_suite = unittest.TestSuite(test_partition)
+            test_partition[:] = []
+            c2pread, c2pwrite = os.pipe()
+            pid = os.fork()
+            if pid == 0:
+                # PID of 0 is a child
+                try:
+                    # Open a stream to write to the parent
+                    stream = os.fdopen(c2pwrite, 'wb', 0)
+                    os.close(c2pread)
+                    sys.stdin.close()
+                    test_suite_result = AutoTimingTestResultDecorator(TestProtocolClient(stream))
+                    test_suite.run(test_suite_result)
+                except:
+                    try:
+                        stream.write(traceback.format_exc())
+                    finally:
+                        os._exit(1)
+                os._exit(0)
+            else:
+                # PID >0 is the parent
+                # Collect all of the child streams and append to the results
+                os.close(c2pwrite)
+                stream = os.fdopen(c2pread, 'rb', 0)
+                test = ProtocolTestCase(stream)
+                results.append(test)
+        return results
+    return do_fork
+
+
 # import all of the modules
 filenameToModuleName = lambda f: os.path.splitext(f)[0]
 moduleNames = map(filenameToModuleName, filtered_tests)
 modules = map(__import__, moduleNames)
+
 suite = unittest.TestSuite()
 load = unittest.defaultTestLoader.loadTestsFromModule
 suite.addTests(map(load, modules))
 
 test_runner = unittest.TextTestRunner(verbosity=2, stream=sys.stderr)
-test_result = test_runner.run(suite)
+if num_threads == 1:
-
+    final_suite = suite
+else:
+    final_suite = ConcurrentTestSuite(suite, fork_tests(num_threads))
+    
+test_result = test_runner.run(final_suite)
+    
 import verify
 verify.print_drc_stats()
 verify.print_lvs_stats()

compiler/tests/testutils.py

@@ -315,7 +315,8 @@ def header(filename, technology):
     print("|=========" + technology.center(60) + "=========|")
     print("|=========" + filename.center(60) + "=========|")
     from globals import OPTS
-    print("|=========" + OPTS.openram_temp.center(60) + "=========|")
+    if OPTS.openram_temp:
+        print("|=========" + OPTS.openram_temp.center(60) + "=========|")
     print("|==============================================================================|")