Library Name Change
The Vivado 2025.2 renamed the kernel shared library required by Xilinx Simulator Interface (XSI) to call functions. You find the library at <Vivado Installation Root>/lib/<platform>. This change gives users greater ease of use which is lnx64.o or win64.o.
The library name changed from librdi_simulator_kernel.so (Linux) to libxv_simulator_kernel.so (Linux) and librdi_simulator_kernel.dll (Windows) to xv_simulator_kernel.dll (Windows).
Installer Changes
Starting with the 2025.1 release, AMD optimized
the folder structure of its tools for improved usability. AMD Vivado™
revised the structure: <Version>/Vivado. We designed this change to give users greater ease
of use when managing multiple versions of our products. We elevated some folders, to a
parallel level with our product, minimizing duplication, and reducing installation size.
Uninstalling a product from a destination results in removal of all products installed
in that location.
The 2020.2 release introduced the new HLS product with support for both the AMD Vitis™ unified software platform and the AMD Vivado™ tools. From the 2025.2 release onwards, AMD Vitis™ integrates with HLS. You can notice the Vitis folder for even Vivado installations. You need to update any custom setup scripts from the previous release.
The AMD 2025.2 settings.sh scripts automatically handle this.