A few seconds ago, i have learnt an amazing feature of FPGA compilers from
Embedded Muse 128 (by Jack Ganssle)

Here is the cite:

"I'm also fascinated by the new breed of FPGA compilers being shown at
the ESC. A number of companies (Altera, Colexica, CriticalBlue) are
twisting the FPGA paradigm away from EEs. These products, while
differing in important ways, bring FPGA design to the software world.
For instance, Altera's C2H compiler generates C code for their Nios
II CPU core (which resides in an FPGA) in the normal fashion. But is
one routine too slow? Right click on the function name and the
compiler will "accelerate" the code: it converts the C function to a
bit of hardware that runs blazingly fast."


http://www.altera.com/products/ip/processors/nios2/tools/ni2-c2h.html


l think, flexible find its real meaning C to FPGA domain...
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