Re: How to configure the cache size in r4000

["Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@ds2.pg.gda.pl>]

On Sun, 11 Jan 2004, [iso-8859-1] karthikeyan natarajan wrote:

>     The cache size is modified by setting the IC/DC
> bits in the 'config' register. Seems they are set only
> by the hardware during the processor reset. And also,
> those bits are mentioned as read only bits..

 You cannot modify the size of the primary caches -- the values are
hardwired to the amount of cache available in the processor (8kB+8kB for
the original R4000).  However, if you take appropriate precautions, you
can alter the line sizes of the caches by modifying appropriate bits of
cp0.config.

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