Merge branch 'work' into tomerge

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Tim Edwards 2018-04-01 14:42:27 -04:00
commit 48e98363d7
9 changed files with 683 additions and 16 deletions

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@ -218,7 +218,6 @@ CIFScaleCoord(cifCoord, snap_type)
CIFTechInputScale(1, denom, FALSE);
CIFTechOutputScale(1, denom);
DRCTechScale(1, denom);
PlowAfterTech();
ExtTechScale(1, denom);
WireTechScale(1, denom);
#ifdef LEF_MODULE

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@ -258,10 +258,6 @@ CmdScaleGrid(w, cmd)
DRCTechScale(scalen, scaled);
/* Scale plow rules (must come after DRCTechScale) */
PlowAfterTech();
/* Scale extract parameters */
ExtTechScale(scalen, scaled);

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@ -377,7 +377,6 @@ dbCellReadDef(f, cellDef, name, ignoreTech)
CIFTechInputScale(1, d, TRUE);
CIFTechOutputScale(1, d);
DRCTechScale(1, d);
PlowAfterTech();
ExtTechScale(1, d);
WireTechScale(1, d);
#ifdef LEF_MODULE

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@ -3711,6 +3711,9 @@ DRCTechScale(scalen, scaled)
drcScaleUp(DRCCurStyle, DRCCurStyle->DRCScaleFactorN);
drcScaleDown(DRCCurStyle, DRCCurStyle->DRCScaleFactorD);
/* Do the same for the plow rules */
DRCPlowScale(DRCCurStyle->DRCScaleFactorN, DRCCurStyle->DRCScaleFactorD, FALSE);
DRCCurStyle->DRCScaleFactorD *= scaled;
DRCCurStyle->DRCScaleFactorN *= scalen;
@ -3723,6 +3726,9 @@ DRCTechScale(scalen, scaled)
drcScaleUp(DRCCurStyle, DRCCurStyle->DRCScaleFactorD);
drcScaleDown(DRCCurStyle, DRCCurStyle->DRCScaleFactorN);
/* Do the same for the plow rules */
DRCPlowScale(DRCCurStyle->DRCScaleFactorD, DRCCurStyle->DRCScaleFactorN, TRUE);
DRCTechHalo *= scaled;
DRCTechHalo /= scalen;

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@ -2009,11 +2009,12 @@ plowMergeBottom(tp, plane)
TiJoinY(tp, tpLB, plane);
}
}
/*
* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*
* PlowInit --
* PlowAfterTech --
*
* Initialize the rule tables for plowing. This gets called after
* the technology file has been read, since we need to know about
@ -2040,7 +2041,7 @@ plowMergeBottom(tp, plane)
*/
void
PlowInit()
PlowAfterTech()
{
RuleTableEntry *rp, *re;
TileTypeBitMask allButSpace, allBits;

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@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ extern char *maskToPrint();
PlowRule *plowSpacingRulesTbl[TT_MAXTYPES][TT_MAXTYPES];
PlowRule *plowWidthRulesTbl[TT_MAXTYPES][TT_MAXTYPES];
/* Special type masks */
TileTypeBitMask PlowContactTypes; /* All types that are contacts */
@ -68,9 +67,597 @@ TileTypeBitMask PlowFixedTypes; /* Fixed-width types (e.g, fets).
int plowMaxDist[TT_MAXTYPES];
/* Forward declarations */
extern void plowEdgeRule(), plowWidthRule(), plowSpacingRule();
extern int plowEdgeRule(), plowWidthRule(), plowSpacingRule();
PlowRule *plowTechOptimizeRule();
/*
* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*
* PlowInit() --
*
*
* One-time-only initialization (clearing) of plow tables on startup.
*
* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
void
PlowInit()
{
int i, j;
for (i = 0; i < TT_MAXTYPES; i++)
{
for (j = 0; j < TT_MAXTYPES; j++)
{
plowWidthRulesTbl[i][j] = (PlowRule *)NULL;
plowSpacingRulesTbl[i][j] = (PlowRule *)NULL;
}
}
}
/*
* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*
* PlowDRCInit --
*
* Initialization before processing the "drc" section for plowing.
*
* Results:
* None.
*
* Side effects:
* Clears the rules table.
*
* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
void
PlowDRCInit()
{
register int i, j;
register PlowRule *pr;
/* Remove all old rules from the plowing rules table */
for (i = 0; i < DBNumTypes; i++)
{
for (j = 0; j < DBNumTypes; j++)
{
for (pr = plowWidthRulesTbl[i][j]; pr; pr = pr->pr_next)
freeMagic((char *)pr);
for (pr = plowSpacingRulesTbl[i][j]; pr; pr = pr->pr_next)
freeMagic((char *)pr);
plowWidthRulesTbl[i][j] = NULL;
plowSpacingRulesTbl[i][j] = NULL;
}
}
}
/*
* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*
* PlowDRCLine --
*
* Process a single line from the "drc" section.
*
* Results:
* TRUE always.
*
* Side effects:
* Adds rules to our plowing rule tables.
*
* Organization:
* We select a procedure based on the first keyword (argv[0])
* and call it to do the work of implementing the rule. Each
* such procedure is of the following form:
*
* void
* proc(argc, argv)
* int argc;
* char *argv[];
* {
* }
*
* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
/*ARGSUSED*/
bool
PlowDRCLine(sectionName, argc, argv)
char *sectionName; /* Unused */
int argc;
char *argv[];
{
int which;
static struct
{
char *rk_keyword; /* Initial keyword */
int rk_minargs; /* Min # arguments */
int rk_maxargs; /* Max # arguments */
int (*rk_proc)(); /* Procedure implementing this keyword */
} ruleKeys[] = {
"edge", 8, 9, plowEdgeRule,
"edge4way", 8, 9, plowEdgeRule,
"spacing", 6, 6, plowSpacingRule,
"width", 4, 4, plowWidthRule,
0
}, *rp;
/*
* Leave the job of printing error messages to the DRC tech file reader.
* We only process a few of the various design-rule types here anyway.
*/
which = LookupStruct(argv[0], (LookupTable *) ruleKeys, sizeof ruleKeys[0]);
if (which >= 0)
{
rp = &ruleKeys[which];
if (argc >= rp->rk_minargs && argc <= rp->rk_maxargs)
(*rp->rk_proc)(argc, argv);
}
return (TRUE);
}
/*
* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*
* plowWidthRule --
*
* Process a width rule.
* This is of the form:
*
* width layers distance why
* e.g, width poly,pmc 2 "poly width must be at least 2"
*
* Results:
* None.
*
* Side effects:
* Updates the plowing width rule table.
*
* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
int
plowWidthRule(argc, argv)
int argc;
char *argv[];
{
char *layers = argv[1];
int distance = atoi(argv[2]);
TileTypeBitMask set, setC, tmp1;
PlaneMask ptest, pmask;
register PlowRule *pr;
register TileType i, j;
int pNum;
/*
* All layers in a width rule must be on the same plane;
* CoincidentPlanes() below maps contacts to their proper images.
*/
ptest = DBTechNoisyNameMask(layers, &set);
pmask = CoincidentPlanes(&set, ptest);
if (pmask == 0)
return 0;
pNum = LowestMaskBit(pmask);
set = tmp1;
TTMaskCom2(&setC, &set);
TTMaskAndMask(&setC, &DBPlaneTypes[pNum]);
/*
* Must have types in 'set' for at least 'distance' to the right of
* any edge between a type in '~set' and a type in 'set'.
*/
for (i = 0; i < DBNumTypes; i++)
{
if (TTMaskHasType(&setC, i))
{
for (j = 0; j < DBNumTypes; j++)
{
if (DBTypesOnSamePlane(i, j) && TTMaskHasType(&set, j))
{
pr = (PlowRule *)mallocMagic(sizeof(PlowRule));
pr->pr_dist = distance;
pr->pr_mod = 0;
pr->pr_ltypes = setC;
pr->pr_oktypes = set;
pr->pr_pNum = pNum;
pr->pr_flags = PR_WIDTH;
pr->pr_next = plowWidthRulesTbl[i][j];
plowWidthRulesTbl[i][j] = pr;
}
}
}
}
return 0;
}
/*
* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*
* plowSpacingRule --
*
* Process a spacing rule.
* This is of the form:
*
* spacing layers1 layers2 distance adjacency why
* e.g, spacing metal,pmc/m,dmc/m metal,pmc/m,dmc/m 4 touching_ok \
* "metal spacing must be at least 4"
*
* Adjacency may be either "touching_ok" or "touching_illegal". In
* the former case, no violation occurs when types in layers1 are
* immediately adjacent to types in layers2. In the second case,
* such adjacency causes a violation.
*
* Results:
* None.
*
* Side effects:
* Updates the plowing spacing rules.
*
* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
int
plowSpacingRule(argc, argv)
int argc;
char *argv[];
{
char *layers1 = argv[1], *layers2 = argv[2];
int distance = atoi(argv[3]);
char *adjacency = argv[4];
TileTypeBitMask set1, set2, tmp1, tmp2, setR, setRreverse;
int pNum;
PlaneMask ptest, planes1, planes2;
register PlowRule *pr;
register TileType i, j;
ptest = DBTechNoisyNameMask(layers1, &set1);
planes1 = CoincidentPlanes(&set1, ptest);
ptest = DBTechNoisyNameMask(layers2, &set2);
planes2 = CoincidentPlanes(&set2, ptest);
if (planes1 == 0 || planes2 == 0)
return 0;
if (strcmp (adjacency, "touching_ok") == 0)
{
/* If touching is OK, everything must fall in the same plane. */
if (planes1 != planes2)
return 0;
pNum = LowestMaskBit(planes1);
/*
* Must not have 'set2' for 'distance' to the right of an edge between
* 'set1' and the types in neither 'set1' nor 'set2' (ie, 'setR').
*/
set1 = tmp1;
set2 = tmp2;
planes1 = planes2 = PlaneNumToMaskBit(pNum);
TTMaskCom(&tmp1);
TTMaskCom(&tmp2);
TTMaskAndMask(&tmp1, &tmp2);
TTMaskAndMask(&tmp2, &DBPlaneTypes[pNum]);
setRreverse = setR = tmp1;
}
else if (strcmp (adjacency, "touching_illegal") == 0)
{
/*
* Must not have 'set2' for 'distance' to the right of an edge between
* 'set1' and the types not in 'set1' (ie, 'setR').
*/
TTMaskCom2(&setR, &set1);
TTMaskCom2(&setRreverse, &set2);
}
else return 0;
for (i = 0; i < DBNumTypes; i++)
{
for (j = 0; j < DBNumTypes; j++)
{
if (i == j || !DBTypesOnSamePlane(i, j)) continue;
/* LHS is an element of set1 and RHS is an element of setR */
if (TTMaskHasType(&set1, i) && TTMaskHasType(&setR, j))
{
/* May have to insert several buckets on different planes */
for (pNum = PL_TECHDEPBASE; pNum < DBNumPlanes; pNum++)
{
if (!PlaneMaskHasPlane(planes2, pNum))
continue;
pr = (PlowRule *)mallocMagic(sizeof(PlowRule));
TTMaskClearMask3(&tmp1, &DBPlaneTypes[pNum], &set2);
TTMaskCom2(&tmp2, &setRreverse);
TTMaskAndMask3(&pr->pr_ltypes, &DBPlaneTypes[pNum], &tmp2);
pr->pr_oktypes = tmp1;
pr->pr_dist = distance;
pr->pr_mod = 0;
pr->pr_pNum = pNum;
pr->pr_flags = 0;
pr->pr_next = plowSpacingRulesTbl[i][j];
plowSpacingRulesTbl[i][j] = pr;
}
}
/* Also apply backwards, unless it would create duplicates */
if (TTMaskEqual(&set1, &set2)) continue;
/* LHS is an element of set2, RHS is an element of setRreverse */
if (TTMaskHasType(&set2, i) && TTMaskHasType(&setRreverse, j))
{
/* May have to insert several buckets on different planes */
for (pNum = PL_TECHDEPBASE; pNum < DBNumPlanes; pNum++)
{
if (!PlaneMaskHasPlane(planes1, pNum)) continue;
pr = (PlowRule *)mallocMagic(sizeof(PlowRule));
TTMaskClearMask3(&tmp1, &DBPlaneTypes[pNum], &set1);
TTMaskCom2(&tmp2, &setRreverse);
TTMaskAndMask3(&pr->pr_ltypes, &DBPlaneTypes[pNum], &tmp2);
pr->pr_oktypes = tmp1;
pr->pr_dist = distance;
pr->pr_mod = 0;
pr->pr_pNum = pNum;
pr->pr_flags = 0;
pr->pr_next = plowSpacingRulesTbl[i][j];
plowSpacingRulesTbl[i][j] = pr;
}
}
}
}
return 0;
}
/*
* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*
* plowEdgeRule --
*
* Process a primitive edge rule.
* This is of the form:
*
* edge layers1 layers2 dist OKtypes cornerTypes cornerDist why [plane]
* or edge4way layers1 layers2 dist OKtypes cornerTypes cornerDist why [plane]
* e.g, edge poly,pmc s 1 diff poly,pmc "poly-diff separation must be 2"
*
* An "edge" rule is applied only down and to the left.
* An "edge4way" rule is applied in all four directions.
*
* For plowing, we consider edge rules to be spacing rules.
* Ordinary "edge" rules can be handled exactly (taking the distance
* to be the maximum of dist and cornerDist above), because they are
* always applied in the proper direction. Each edge rule produces
* one normal spacing rule, and possibly an additional spacing rule
* that is only applied in the penumbra (if cornerTypes and layers2
* are different).
*
* An "edge4way" rule also requires a conservative approximation to
* handle the case when it is being applied in the opposite direction.
*
* Results:
* None.
*
* Side effects:
* Updates the plowing spacing rules.
*
* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
int
plowEdgeRule(argc, argv)
int argc;
char *argv[];
{
char *layers1 = argv[1], *layers2 = argv[2];
int distance = atoi(argv[3]);
char *okTypes = argv[4], *cornerTypes = argv[5];
int cdist = atoi(argv[6]);
TileTypeBitMask set1, set2, tmp1, tmp2, tmp3, setC, setM;
TileTypeBitMask setOK, setLeft, setRight;
int pNum, checkPlane, flags;
PlaneMask ptest, planes1, planes2, pmask;
bool needPenumbraOnly;
bool isFourWay = (strcmp(argv[0], "edge4way") == 0);
register PlowRule *pr;
register TileType i, j;
ptest = DBTechNoisyNameMask(layers1, &set1);
planes1 = CoincidentPlanes(&set1, ptest);
ptest = DBTechNoisyNameMask(layers2, &set2);
planes2 = CoincidentPlanes(&set2, ptest);
distance = MAX(distance, cdist);
/* Make sure that all edges between the two sets exist on one plane */
if (planes1 == 0 || planes2 == 0)
return 0;
if (planes1 != planes2)
return 0;
set1 = tmp1;
set2 = tmp2;
ptest = DBTechNoisyNameMask(cornerTypes, &tmp3);
pmask = CoincidentPlanes(&tmp3, ptest);
if (pmask == 0)
return 0;
pNum = LowestMaskBit(pmask);
/* If an explicit check plane was specified, use it */
checkPlane = pNum;
if (argc == 9)
{
checkPlane = DBTechNamePlane(argv[8]);
if (checkPlane < 0)
return 0;
}
/* Get the images of everything in okTypes on the check plane */
ptest = DBTechNoisyNameMask(okTypes, &setM);
pmask = CoincidentPlanes(&setM, ptest);
if (pmask == 0)
return 0;
needPenumbraOnly = !TTMaskEqual(&set2, &setC);
TTMaskCom2(&setLeft, &setC);
TTMaskAndMask(&setLeft, &DBPlaneTypes[pNum]);
TTMaskCom2(&setRight, &set2);
TTMaskAndMask(&setRight, &DBPlaneTypes[pNum]);
flags = isFourWay ? PR_EDGE4WAY : PR_EDGE;
for (i = 0; i < DBNumTypes; i++)
{
if (TTMaskHasType(&set1, i))
{
for (j = 0; j < DBNumTypes; j++)
{
if (TTMaskHasType(&set2, j))
{
pr = (PlowRule *)mallocMagic(sizeof(PlowRule));
pr->pr_ltypes = setLeft;
pr->pr_oktypes = setM;
pr->pr_dist = distance;
pr->pr_mod = 0;
pr->pr_pNum = checkPlane;
pr->pr_next = plowSpacingRulesTbl[i][j];
pr->pr_flags = flags;
plowSpacingRulesTbl[i][j] = pr;
}
if (needPenumbraOnly && TTMaskHasType(&setC, j))
{
pr = (PlowRule *)mallocMagic(sizeof(PlowRule));
pr->pr_ltypes = setRight;
pr->pr_oktypes = setM;
pr->pr_dist = distance;
pr->pr_mod = 0;
pr->pr_pNum = checkPlane;
pr->pr_next = plowSpacingRulesTbl[i][j];
pr->pr_flags = flags|PR_PENUMBRAONLY;
plowSpacingRulesTbl[i][j] = pr;
}
}
}
}
if (!isFourWay)
return 0;
/*
* Four-way edge rules are applied by the design-rule checker
* both forwards and backwards. Since plowing can only look
* forward, we need to approximate the backward rules with
* a collection of forward rules.
*
* Suppose we have the following 4-way rule:
*
* CORNER
* --------+
* LEFT | RIGHT : OKTypes
*
* To check it in the following (backward) configuration, using
* only rightward-looking rules,
*
* OKTypes : RIGHT | LEFT
* +--------
* CORNER
*
* we generate the following forward rules (with the same distance):
*
* ~t
* --------+
* t | ~t : ~LEFT
*
* for each t in ~OKTypes. In plowing terms, each rule will have LTYPES of
* t and OKTYPES of ~LEFT. In effect, this is creating a forward spacing
* rule between each of the types ~OKTypes, and the materials in LEFT.
* The edge is found on checkPlane, and checked on plane pNum.
*
* Because the corner and right-hand types for these rules are the same,
* we don't need to generate any PR_PENUMBRAONLY rules.
*/
setRight = setM;
TTMaskCom2(&setLeft, &setM);
TTMaskAndMask(&setLeft, &DBPlaneTypes[checkPlane]);
TTMaskCom2(&setOK, &set1);
TTMaskAndMask(&setOK, &DBPlaneTypes[pNum]);
for (i = 0; i < DBNumTypes; i++)
{
if (TTMaskHasType(&setLeft, i))
{
for (j = 0; j < DBNumTypes; j++)
{
if (TTMaskHasType(&setRight, j))
{
pr = (PlowRule *)mallocMagic(sizeof(PlowRule));
TTMaskSetOnlyType(&pr->pr_ltypes, i);
pr->pr_oktypes = setOK;
pr->pr_dist = distance;
pr->pr_mod = 0;
pr->pr_pNum = pNum;
pr->pr_flags = flags|PR_EDGEBACK;
pr->pr_next = plowSpacingRulesTbl[i][j];
plowSpacingRulesTbl[i][j] = pr;
}
}
}
}
return 0;
}
/*
* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*
* PlowDRCFinal --
*
* Called after all lines of the drc section in the technology file have been
* read. The preliminary plowing rules tables are pruned by removing rules
* covered by other (longer distance) rules.
*
* We also construct plowMaxDist[] to contain for entry 't' the maximum
* distance associated with any plowing rule in a bucket with 't' on its
* LHS.
*
* Results:
* None.
*
* Side effects:
* May remove PlowRules from the linked lists of the width and
* spacing rules tables. Sets the values in plowMaxDist[].
*
* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
void
PlowDRCFinal()
{
register PlowRule *pr;
register TileType i, j;
for (i = 0; i < DBNumTypes; i++)
{
plowMaxDist[i] = 0;
for (j = 0; j < DBNumTypes; j++)
{
if (pr = plowWidthRulesTbl[i][j])
{
pr = plowWidthRulesTbl[i][j] = plowTechOptimizeRule(pr);
for ( ; pr; pr = pr->pr_next)
if (pr->pr_dist > plowMaxDist[i])
plowMaxDist[i] = pr->pr_dist;
}
if (pr = plowSpacingRulesTbl[i][j])
{
pr = plowSpacingRulesTbl[i][j] = plowTechOptimizeRule(pr);
for ( ; pr; pr = pr->pr_next)
if (pr->pr_dist > plowMaxDist[i])
plowMaxDist[i] = pr->pr_dist;
}
}
}
}
/*
* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*
@ -170,9 +757,13 @@ next: ;
void
PlowTechInit()
{
register TileType i, j;
PlowRule *pr;
PlowFixedTypes = DBZeroTypeBits;
PlowCoveredTypes = DBZeroTypeBits;
PlowDragTypes = DBZeroTypeBits;
}
/*
@ -286,8 +877,54 @@ PlowTechFinal()
/*
* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*
* plowScaleUp ---
*
* PlowAfterTech ---
* Scale all plow distances according to the current DRC scale factor.
* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
void plowScaleUp(PlowRule *pr, int scalefactor)
{
int dist;
if (pr->pr_dist > 0)
{
dist = pr->pr_dist;
if (pr->pr_mod != 0)
pr->pr_dist--;
pr->pr_dist *= scalefactor;
pr->pr_dist += (short)pr->pr_mod;
pr->pr_mod = 0;
}
}
/*
* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*
* plowScaleDown ---
*
* Scale all plow distances according to the current DRC scale factor.
* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
void plowScaleDown(PlowRule *pr, int scalefactor)
{
int dist;
if (pr->pr_dist > 0)
{
dist = pr->pr_dist;
pr->pr_dist /= scalefactor;
if ((pr->pr_mod = (unsigned char)(dist % scalefactor)) != 0)
pr->pr_dist++;
}
}
/*
* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*
* DRCPlowScale ---
*
* Routine to run after the entire techfile has been processed (or reloaded),
* or when the DRC rules have been rescaled, after an internal grid rescaling.
@ -297,9 +934,35 @@ PlowTechFinal()
*/
void
PlowAfterTech()
DRCPlowScale(int scaled, int scalen, bool adjustmax)
{
/* This remains to be done. . . */
PlowRule *pr;
TileType i, j;
for (i = 0; i < TT_MAXTYPES; i++)
{
for (j = 0; j < TT_MAXTYPES; j++)
{
for (pr = plowWidthRulesTbl[i][j]; pr; pr = pr->pr_next)
{
plowScaleUp(pr, scaled);
plowScaleDown(pr, scalen);
}
for (pr = plowSpacingRulesTbl[i][j]; pr; pr = pr->pr_next)
{
plowScaleUp(pr, scaled);
plowScaleDown(pr, scalen);
}
}
/* Scale plowMaxDist */
if (adjustmax)
{
plowMaxDist[i] *= scaled;
plowMaxDist[i] /= scalen;
}
}
}

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@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
/* Technology file clients */
extern int PlowTechInit(), PlowTechFinal();
extern bool PlowTechLine();
extern void PlowAfterTech();
extern int PlowDRCInit(), PlowDRCFinal();
extern bool PlowDRCLine();
/* Called by CmdPlow() */
extern bool Plow();

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@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ typedef struct prule
int pr_dist; /* Distance associated with this
* design rule.
*/
int pr_mod; /* Modulus for pr_dist */
short pr_pNum; /* Plane on which to apply rule
* (for spacing rules only).
*/

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@ -650,6 +650,9 @@ mainInitAfterArgs()
#endif
TechAddClient("drc", DRCTechStyleInit, DRCTechLine, DRCTechFinal,
sec_types|sec_planes, &sec_drc, FALSE);
/* Plow rules are generated from the same lines as the DRC rules */
TechAddClient("drc", PlowDRCInit, PlowDRCLine, PlowDRCFinal,
sec_types|sec_planes, &sec_drc, FALSE);
#ifdef LEF_MODULE
TechAddClient("lef", LefTechInit, LefTechLine, nullProc,
@ -757,8 +760,6 @@ mainInitAfterArgs()
IRAfterTech();
#endif
PlowAfterTech(); /* Copies DRC rule information into plow database */
/* Initialize the Sim Module (the part of it which involves (i)rsim) */
#if !defined(NO_SIM_MODULE) && defined(RSIM_MODULE)
SimInit();