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8 years agoDoes using register structs affect timing at all (does fitter keep them together?)
Does declaring a register packed structure affect the layout of the registers? (and therefore timing?)
For example, typedef struct packed { bit [31:0] ntp_time; bit [15:0] index; bit [15:0] value; bit [15:0] tag; } _mystruct; _mystruct table[64]; Does it matter to the fitter that I grouped all these elements together? Or would it be better to separate them instead: reg [63:0][31:0] ntp_time; reg [63:0][15:0] index; reg [63:0][15:0] value; reg [63:0][15:0] tag; Using data structures helps me stay organized, but I'm trying to find out if it affects my timing.