vpr: Clarify comments related to switch internal capacitance delay calc
diff --git a/vpr/src/route/route_timing.cpp b/vpr/src/route/route_timing.cpp
index 8a199f9..54ef468 100644
--- a/vpr/src/route/route_timing.cpp
+++ b/vpr/src/route/route_timing.cpp
@@ -1993,12 +1993,6 @@
//From node info
float from_node_R = device_ctx.rr_nodes[from_node].R();
- //Once a connection has been made between from_node and to_node, depending on the switch, Tdel may increase due to the internal capacitance of that switch. Even though this delay physically affects from_node, we are making the adjustment on the to_node, because we know the connection used.
-
- //To adjust for the time delay, we will need to compute the product of the Rdel that is associated with from_node and the internal capacitance of the switch. First, we will calculate Rdel_adjust. Just like in the computation for Rdel, we consider only half of from_node's resistance.
-
- float Rdel_adjust = to->R_upstream - 0.5 * from_node_R;
-
//Update R_upstream
if (switch_buffered) {
to->R_upstream = 0.; //No upstream resistance
@@ -2013,7 +2007,20 @@
float Rdel = to->R_upstream - 0.5 * node_R; //Only consider half node's resistance for delay
float Tdel = switch_Tdel + Rdel * node_C;
- //Now we will adjust the Tdel to account for the delay caused by the internal capacitance.
+ //Depending on the switch used, the Tdel of the upstream node (from_node) may change due to
+ //increased loading from the switch's internal capacitance.
+ //
+ //Even though this delay physically affects from_node, we make the adjustment (now) on the to_node,
+ //since only once we've reached to to_node do we know the connection used (and the switch enabled).
+ //
+ //To adjust for the time delay, we compute the product of the Rdel associated with from_node and
+ //the internal capacitance of the switch.
+ //
+ //First, we will calculate Rdel_adjust (just like in the computation for Rdel, we consider only
+ //half of from_node's resistance).
+ float Rdel_adjust = to->R_upstream - 0.5 * from_node_R;
+
+ //Second, we adjust the Tdel to account for the delay caused by the internal capacitance.
Tdel += Rdel_adjust * switch_Cinternal;
//Update the backward cost (upstream already included)
