diff --git a/libopenfpga/libfpgabitstream/src/bitstream_manager.cpp b/libopenfpga/libfpgabitstream/src/bitstream_manager.cpp
index 66b4d1f23..c08aecb02 100644
--- a/libopenfpga/libfpgabitstream/src/bitstream_manager.cpp
+++ b/libopenfpga/libfpgabitstream/src/bitstream_manager.cpp
@@ -154,6 +154,13 @@ void BitstreamManager::reserve_blocks(const size_t& num_blocks) {
   child_block_ids_.reserve(num_blocks);
 }
 
+void BitstreamManager::reserve_bits(const size_t& num_bits) {
+  bit_ids_.reserve(num_bits);
+  bit_values_.reserve(num_bits);
+  shared_config_bit_values_.reserve(num_bits);
+  bit_parent_block_ids_.reserve(num_bits);
+}
+
 ConfigBlockId BitstreamManager::create_block() {
   ConfigBlockId block = ConfigBlockId(block_ids_.size());
   /* Add a new bit, and allocate associated data structures */
diff --git a/libopenfpga/libfpgabitstream/src/bitstream_manager.h b/libopenfpga/libfpgabitstream/src/bitstream_manager.h
index 71bd63b43..c3a9372ee 100644
--- a/libopenfpga/libfpgabitstream/src/bitstream_manager.h
+++ b/libopenfpga/libfpgabitstream/src/bitstream_manager.h
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ class BitstreamManager {
     /* Reserve memory for a number of clocks */
     void reserve_blocks(const size_t& num_blocks);
 
+    /* Reserve memory for a number of bits */
+    void reserve_bits(const size_t& num_bits);
+
     /* Create a new block of configuration bits */
     ConfigBlockId create_block();
 
diff --git a/openfpga/src/fpga_bitstream/build_device_bitstream.cpp b/openfpga/src/fpga_bitstream/build_device_bitstream.cpp
index 6d13dfe6f..59dd9c788 100644
--- a/openfpga/src/fpga_bitstream/build_device_bitstream.cpp
+++ b/openfpga/src/fpga_bitstream/build_device_bitstream.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,82 @@
 /* begin namespace openfpga */
 namespace openfpga {
 
+/********************************************************************
+ * Estimate the number of blocks to be added to the whole device bitstream
+ * This function will recursively walk through the module graph 
+ * from the specified top module and count the number of configurable children
+ * which are the blocks that will be added to the bitstream manager
+ *******************************************************************/
+static 
+size_t rec_estimate_device_bitstream_num_blocks(const ModuleManager& module_manager,
+                                                const ModuleId& top_module) {
+  size_t num_blocks = 0;
+
+  /* Those child modules which have no children are
+   * actually configurable memory elements
+   * We skip them in couting
+   */
+  if (0 == module_manager.configurable_children(top_module).size()) {
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  size_t num_configurable_children = module_manager.configurable_children(top_module).size();
+  for (size_t ichild = 0; ichild < num_configurable_children; ++ichild) {
+    ModuleId child_module = module_manager.configurable_children(top_module)[ichild];
+    num_blocks += rec_estimate_device_bitstream_num_blocks(module_manager, child_module);
+  }
+
+  /* Add the number of blocks at current level */
+  num_blocks++;
+
+  return num_blocks;
+}
+
+/********************************************************************
+ * Estimate the number of configuration bits to be added to the whole device bitstream
+ * This function will recursively walk through the module graph 
+ * from the specified top module and count the number of leaf configurable children
+ * which are the bits that will be added to the bitstream manager
+ *******************************************************************/
+static 
+size_t rec_estimate_device_bitstream_num_bits(const ModuleManager& module_manager,
+                                              const ModuleId& top_module,
+                                              const e_config_protocol_type& config_protocol_type) {
+  size_t num_bits = 0;
+
+  /* If a child module has no configurable children, this is a leaf node 
+   * We can count it in. Otherwise, we should go recursively.
+   */
+  if (0 == module_manager.configurable_children(top_module).size()) {
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  size_t num_configurable_children = module_manager.configurable_children(top_module).size();
+  /* Frame-based configuration protocol will have 1 decoder
+   * if there are more than 1 configurable children
+   */
+  if ( (CONFIG_MEM_FRAME_BASED == config_protocol_type)
+    && (2 <= num_configurable_children)) {
+    num_configurable_children--;
+  }
+
+  /* Memory configuration protocol will have 2 decoders
+   * at the top-level
+   */
+  if (CONFIG_MEM_MEMORY_BANK == config_protocol_type) {
+    std::string top_block_name = generate_fpga_top_module_name();
+    if (top_module == module_manager.find_module(top_block_name)) {
+      num_configurable_children -= 2;
+    }
+  }
+  for (size_t ichild = 0; ichild < num_configurable_children; ++ichild) {
+    ModuleId child_module = module_manager.configurable_children(top_module)[ichild];
+    num_bits += rec_estimate_device_bitstream_num_bits(module_manager, child_module, config_protocol_type);
+  }
+
+  return num_bits;
+}
+
 /********************************************************************
  * A top-level function to build a bistream from the FPGA device
  * 1. It will organize the bitstream w.r.t. the hierarchy of module graphs 
@@ -52,6 +128,21 @@ BitstreamManager build_device_bitstream(const VprContext& vpr_ctx,
    */
   std::string top_block_name = generate_fpga_top_module_name();
   ConfigBlockId top_block = bitstream_manager.add_block(top_block_name);
+  const ModuleId& top_module = openfpga_ctx.module_graph().find_module(top_block_name);
+  VTR_ASSERT(true == openfpga_ctx.module_graph().valid_module_id(top_module));
+
+  /* Estimate the number of blocks to be added to the database */
+  size_t num_blocks_to_reserve = rec_estimate_device_bitstream_num_blocks(openfpga_ctx.module_graph(),
+                                                                          top_module);
+  bitstream_manager.reserve_blocks(num_blocks_to_reserve);
+  VTR_LOGV(verbose, "Reserved %lu configurable blocks\n", num_blocks_to_reserve);
+
+  /* Estimate the number of bits to be added to the database */
+  size_t num_bits_to_reserve = rec_estimate_device_bitstream_num_bits(openfpga_ctx.module_graph(),
+                                                                      top_module,
+                                                                      openfpga_ctx.arch().config_protocol.type());
+  bitstream_manager.reserve_bits(num_bits_to_reserve);
+  VTR_LOGV(verbose, "Reserved %lu configuration bits\n", num_bits_to_reserve);
 
   /* Create bitstream from grids */
   VTR_LOGV(verbose, "Building grid bitstream...\n");
@@ -80,7 +171,13 @@ BitstreamManager build_device_bitstream(const VprContext& vpr_ctx,
                           openfpga_ctx.device_rr_gsb());
   VTR_LOGV(verbose, "Done\n");
 
-  VTR_LOGV(verbose, "Decoded %lu configuration bits\n", bitstream_manager.bits().size());
+  VTR_LOGV(verbose,
+           "Decoded %lu configuration bits into %lu blocks\n",
+           bitstream_manager.bits().size(),
+           bitstream_manager.blocks().size());
+
+  //VTR_ASSERT(num_blocks_to_reserve == bitstream_manager.blocks().size());
+  //VTR_ASSERT(num_bits_to_reserve == bitstream_manager.bits().size());
 
   return bitstream_manager;
 }