Added comments for caution

dsengupta0628 · dsengupta0628 · commit 09730f15ebb2 · 2026-03-13T16:21:43.000Z
Signed-off-by: dsengupta0628 &lt;dsengupta@precisioninno.com&gt;
diff --git a/src/dbSta/src/dbNetwork.cc b/src/dbSta/src/dbNetwork.cc
@@ -2016,6 +2016,14 @@ void dbNetwork::visitConnectedPins(const Net* net,
   }
 }
 
+// Caution:
+// - Network::highestConnectedNet(Net *net) retrieves the highest hierarchical
+// net connected to the given net.
+// - But `dbNetwork::highestConnectedNet(Net* net)` retrieves the corresponding
+// flat net for the given net.
+// - It behaves differently to cope with the issue 9724.
+// - This redefinition may cause another issue later when
+// `Network::highestConnectedNet(Net *net)` is used elsewhere.
 const Net* dbNetwork::highestConnectedNet(Net* net) const
 {
   const Net* flat = findFlatNet(net);

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`@@ -2016,6 +2016,14 @@ void dbNetwork::visitConnectedPins(const Net* net,`
`2016`	`2016`	`}`
`2017`	`2017`	`}`
`2018`	`2018`
	`2019`	`+// Caution:`
	`2020`	`+// - Network::highestConnectedNet(Net *net) retrieves the highest hierarchical`
	`2021`	`+// net connected to the given net.`
	`2022`	+// - But `dbNetwork::highestConnectedNet(Net* net)` retrieves the corresponding
	`2023`	`+// flat net for the given net.`
	`2024`	`+// - It behaves differently to cope with the issue 9724.`
	`2025`	`+// - This redefinition may cause another issue later when`
	`2026`	+// `Network::highestConnectedNet(Net *net)` is used elsewhere.
`2019`	`2027`	`const Net* dbNetwork::highestConnectedNet(Net* net) const`
`2020`	`2028`	`{`
`2021`	`2029`	`const Net* flat = findFlatNet(net);`