 // computing optimization to optimize the request / arbiter tree. Not all synthesis tools</pre>
<pre style="margin:0; padding:0 ">  13: // may support this.</pre>
<pre style="margin:0; padding:0 ">  14: //</pre>
<pre style="margin:0; padding:0 ">  15: // Note that the currently winning request is held if the data sink is not ready.</pre>
<pre style="margin:0; padding:0 ">  16: // This behavior is required by some interconnect protocols (AXI, TL). Note that</pre>
<pre style="margin:0; padding:0 ">  17: // t