TMS320F28379D: Can CCS do Builds With Multiple Threads?

Ed Sanders

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Part Number: TMS320F28379D

Greetings,

I would like to be able to do builds using CCS and have it use multiple threads. Is that possible?

Thank you,

over 3 years ago

0 Santosh Jha over 3 years ago

TI__Guru 50611 points

Hi Ed,

Do you mean parallel build? If that is correct then yes, CCS does support parallel build. Please take a look at this link:

https://software-dl.ti.com/ccs/esd/documents/users_guide/ccs_project-management.html#parallel-builds

Thanks & Regards,

Santosh

0 Ed Sanders over 3 years ago in reply to Santosh Jha

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Hi Santosh,

I appears that it is already on by default. Is there a way to run multiple threads on a single core? I'm asking because I noticed that the CPU utilization only goes up a little when I start a build, i.e. the utilization fluctuates during the build only goes from roughly 30% at rest to roughly 50% when the build is running. Of course there are some peaks and troughs in that.

Thanks,

0 Santosh Jha over 3 years ago in reply to Ed Sanders

TI__Guru 50611 points

Ed,

I think it is already using multiple threads. Let me check with CCS expert and get back to you.

Thanks & Regards,

Santosh

+1 Ki over 3 years ago in reply to Ed Sanders

TI__Guru**** 467691 points

Hi Ed,

You can try specifying a higher number of parallel jobs instead of the default "optimal" value.

Thanks

+1 Ed Sanders over 3 years ago in reply to Ki

Genius 4075 points

Hi Ki,

I changed it to unlimited, and the processor utilization when up a lot. It seems to be swinging between 60 and 80% now. And the build is noticeably faster. Thank you for your help.

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TMS320F28379D: Can CCS do Builds With Multiple Threads?