[Discuss-gnuradio] Does GNU Radio reload the USRP FPGA configuration for every execution?

[Paul Creekmore]

Does GNU Radio reload the USRP FPGA configuration for every host-side program execution, or is there some mechanism by which the lower-level code can determine whether or not the currently loaded configuration does not need to change?

I ask out of concern for the lifespan of the FPGA.

Thanks,
Paul