> What cache are we referring to here.. ? That is the point. I've no idea now whether L1 or L2, or both of them are disabled. That's why I ask question about MSW in another thread. However, no one response now... It seems that this is the pure newbie list, only newbie helps newbie?:( (Sorry if this sounds impolite.) regards, Yang -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/