maximum number of threads in DRC and LVS scripts

laurent_c

In DRC and LVS scripts, if we want to use the maximum number of threads available, is the following command the right one to use ?

Laurent

threads(threads)

Matthias

Eh ... that will not change anything

I found some article that suggests something like this:

require 'etc'
...
threads(Etc.nprocessors)

However, (hierarchical) DRC and LVS does not necessarily scale well with the number of cores. I usually find these features blocked by single large jobs which only utilize a single core. There is room for improvement.

Matthias