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+#!/bin/bash
+
+help() {
+    echo "Usage: $(basename $0) [OPTION]"
+    echo "Run multiple place and route threads with nextpnr-ice40"
+    echo ""
+    echo "  --debug                     Debugging mode, output all data from nextpnr-ice40"
+    echo "  --help                      Help, display this help and exit"
+    echo "  --freq <frequency>          Set target frequency for design in MHz (might be overridden from value in synthesis file)"
+    echo "  --log-file <file>           Set log output filename (default: $LOG_FILE)"
+    echo "  --out-file <file>           Set place and route output filename (default: $OUT_FILE)"
+    echo "  --package <type>            Set package type (default: $PACKAGE)"
+    echo "  --pin-file <file>           Set pin file to use (default: $PIN_FILE)"
+    echo "  --synth-file <file>         Set synthesis file to use (default: $SYNTH_FILE)"
+    echo "  --timeout '<time>[SUFFIX]'  Set time to run before script is killed"
+    echo "  --threads <number>          Set number of threads to run (default: $THREADS, max: $(nproc))"
+    echo "                                SUFFIX can be 's' for seconds, 'm' for minutes, 'h' for hours."
+    echo "                                Given two or more arguments, time is sum of the values."
+}
+
+export TOP_DIR=$(pwd)
+export LOCK_FILE=$(mktemp -u -p $TOP_DIR)
+export LOCK_DIR=$(mktemp -u -p $TOP_DIR)
+
+export LOG_FILE=../application_fpga_par.txt
+export OUT_FILE=../application_fpga_par.json
+export PACKAGE=sg48
+export PIN_FILE=../data/application_fpga_tk1.pcf
+export SYNTH_FILE=../synth.json
+
+export PNR_DEBUG=/dev/null
+
+# Get number of available CPU threads
+THREADS=$(nproc --ignore=1)
+
+# Array to store process IDs
+pids=()
+
+# Trap ctrl-c and call ctrl_c()
+trap 'ctrl_c' SIGINT
+
+cleanup() {
+    echo "Running cleanup..."
+    # Kill all child processes of the script
+    pstree -p "$$" | grep -o '([0-9]\+)' | grep -o '[0-9]\+' | grep -v "$$" | xargs kill -9 >& /dev/null
+    # Do directory cleanup
+    rm -rf $TOP_DIR/tmp.*
+    echo "Cleanup finished."
+}
+
+ctrl_c() {
+    echo ""
+    cleanup
+}
+
+terminate_script() {
+  echo -n "Time limit reached!"
+  kill -SIGINT $$
+}
+
+start_thread() {
+    OUT_DIR="$(mktemp -d -p $TOP_DIR)" || { echo "Failed to create tempdir"; exit 1; }
+    cd $OUT_DIR
+    echo "Starting nextpnr run on PID = $BASHPID, tempdir = $OUT_DIR"
+    while true; do
+        nextpnr-ice40  \
+                --log $LOG_FILE \
+                --randomize-seed \
+                --freq $FREQ \
+                --ignore-loops \
+                --up5k \
+                --package $PACKAGE \
+                --json $SYNTH_FILE_PATH/$SYNTH_FILE \
+                --pcf $PIN_FILE_PATH/$PIN_FILE \
+                --write $OUT_FILE >& $PNR_DEBUG
+        exit_code=$?
+
+        if [ $exit_code -eq 0 ]; then
+            mkdir $LOCK_DIR 2>/dev/null
+            if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+               return 1;
+            fi
+
+            (
+                flock -x 200
+
+                SEED=$(grep "Generated random seed" $LOG_FILE | awk '{print $5}' | awk --bignum '{printf "%20d\n", $0}')
+                MAX_CLK_PLACE=$(grep "Max frequency for clock" $LOG_FILE | awk 'NR==1{print $7}')  # First occurence
+                MAX_CLK_ROUTE=$(grep "Max frequency for clock" $LOG_FILE | awk 'NR==2{print $7}')  # Second occurence
+                TARGET_CLK=$(grep "Max frequency for clock"    $LOG_FILE | awk 'NR==1{print $11}') # First occurence
+
+                echo -n "PASS! Seed = $SEED, Max frequency for clock: place = $MAX_CLK_PLACE MHz, "
+                echo "route = $MAX_CLK_ROUTE MHz, target = $TARGET_CLK MHz"
+                cp -v $OUT_FILE $OUT_FILE_PATH/
+                cp -v $LOG_FILE $LOG_FILE_PATH/
+
+            ) 200>$LOCK_FILE
+
+            return 0
+        else
+
+            (
+                flock -x 200
+
+                SEED=$(grep "Generated random seed" $LOG_FILE | awk '{print $5}' | awk --bignum '{printf "%20d\n", $0}')
+                MAX_CLK_PLACE=$(grep "Max frequency for clock" $LOG_FILE | awk 'NR==1{print $7}')  # First occurence
+                MAX_CLK_ROUTE=$(grep "Max frequency for clock" $LOG_FILE | awk 'NR==2{print $7}')  # Second occurence
+                TARGET_CLK=$(grep "Max frequency for clock"    $LOG_FILE | awk 'NR==1{print $11}') # First occurence
+
+                echo -n "FAIL! Seed = $SEED, Max frequency for clock: place = $MAX_CLK_PLACE MHz, "
+                echo "route = $MAX_CLK_ROUTE MHz, target = $TARGET_CLK MHz, restarting..."
+                rm -rf $OUT_DIR/*
+
+            ) 200>$LOCK_FILE
+        fi
+    done
+}
+
+## Check flags
+OPTS=$(getopt -o "" --long "\
+                            debug,\
+                            freq:,\
+                            log-file:,\
+                            out-file:,\
+                            package:,\
+                            pin-file:\
+                            synth-file:,\
+                            timeout:,\
+                            threads:,\
+                            help,\
+                            verbose"  -n "$PROGNAME" -- "$@")
+
+if [ $? != 0 ]
+then
+    echo "Error in command line arguments." >&2;
+    help;
+    exit 1;
+fi
+
+eval set -- "$OPTS"
+
+while true; do
+    case "$1" in
+        --debug )                PNR_DEBUG=1;                        shift ;;
+        --freq )                 FREQ="$2";                          shift 2 ;;
+        --log-file )             LOG_FILE="$2";                      shift 2 ;;
+        --out-file )             OUT_FILE="$2";                      shift 2 ;;
+        --package )              PACKAGE="$2";                       shift 2 ;;
+        --pin-file )             PIN_FILE="$2";                      shift 2 ;;
+        --synth-file )           SYNTH_FILE="$2";                    shift 2 ;;
+        --timeout )              TIMEOUT="$2";                       shift 2 ;;
+        --threads )              THREADS="$2";                       shift 2 ;;
+        --help )                 help;                               exit; ;;
+        --verbose )              VERBOSE=$((VERBOSE + 1));           shift ;;
+        -- )                     shift;                              break ;;
+        * ) break ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+export LOG_FILE_PATH=$(realpath $(dirname $LOG_FILE))
+export LOG_FILE=$(basename $LOG_FILE)
+
+export OUT_FILE_PATH=$(realpath $(dirname $OUT_FILE))
+export OUT_FILE=$(basename $OUT_FILE)
+
+export PIN_FILE_PATH=$(realpath $(dirname $PIN_FILE))
+export PIN_FILE=$(basename $PIN_FILE)
+
+export SYNTH_FILE_PATH=$(realpath $(dirname $SYNTH_FILE))
+export SYNTH_FILE=$(basename $SYNTH_FILE)
+
+if [ ! -f "$SYNTH_FILE_PATH/$SYNTH_FILE" ]; then
+    echo "No $SYNTH_FILE file found. Did you run Yosys?"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ -f "$OUT_FILE_PATH/$OUT_FILE" ]; then
+    echo "Place and route output file $OUT_FILE_PATH/$OUT_FILE found. Remove before starting again!"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ -f "$LOG_FILE_PATH/$LOG_FILE" ]; then
+    echo "Log file $LOG_FILE_PATH/$LOG_FILE found. Remove before starting again!"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$FREQ" ]; then
+    echo "No target frequency set!"
+    exit 1
+else
+    export FREQ
+fi
+
+if [ -n "$TIMEOUT" ]; then
+    echo "Timeout:          $TIMEOUT"
+    # Start background timer
+    ( sleep ${TIMEOUT[@]} && terminate_script ) &
+    if ! ps -p $! > /dev/null; then
+        exit 1
+    fi
+fi
+
+echo "Threads:          $THREADS"
+echo "Target frequency: $FREQ MHz (might be overridden from value in synthesis file)"
+echo "Synthesis file:   $SYNTH_FILE_PATH/$SYNTH_FILE"
+echo "Pin file:         $PIN_FILE_PATH/$PIN_FILE"
+echo "Package:          $PACKAGE"
+echo "Out file:         $OUT_FILE_PATH/$OUT_FILE"
+echo "Log file:         $LOG_FILE_PATH/$LOG_FILE"
+echo ""
+echo "Lock file:        $LOCK_FILE"
+echo "Lock dir:         $LOCK_DIR"
+echo ""
+
+# Start threads equal to the number of CPU cores
+for i in $(seq 1 $THREADS); do
+    # Start the thread in the background
+    start_thread &
+    # Collect the PID
+    pids+=($!)
+done
+
+wait_for_success() {
+    while true; do
+        # Check for exit 0 status of all collected PID processes
+        if wait -n ${pids[@]}; then
+            cleanup
+            echo "Exiting..."
+            exit 0
+        else
+            echo "Exiting..."
+            exit 1
+        fi
+    done
+}
+
+# Wait for all threads
+wait_for_success