> To no surprise, the system runs slower with the full 256MB than it
> does with 64MB, I'm guessing due to the undersized cache. The
> problem is that the mainboard is apparently only capable of 512K
> of L2 cache.
Firstly, the cache should probably be increased to 512K.
Another option is to use the slram patch and use the top
half of memory as very fast swap. This, however, is not
an option if a lot of mmap()ed I/O is going on...
Rik -- Open Source: you deserve to be in control of your data.
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