> Can you compare SHA256 instead and see if the difference is still as stark? > Make sure that CONFIG_DIGEST_SHA256_ARM is enabled. The SHA256 is enabled. SHA256 on a 1 MB file: Barebox: 843ms Linux: [root@openware]# time sha256sum /tmp/mtd0 eef67a3327e3eaa50ee7b1dad87901465f00d76a6308e360a2fedab82c79f493 /tmp/mtd0 real 0m0.059s user 0m0.056s sys 0m0.001s On another note, the boot loader using the LS1021A is much slower than using the PPC P1014. I compare those two as we used the LS1021A as a replacement for P1014 on a board (same peripherals, same boot sequence) The P1014 reach the prompt in 200ms while the LS1021 takes 700ms. Also, I noticed that the pageflags is different for the DDR memory on Barebox and Linux as seen by the Lauterbach: Barebox: write-back/no allocate Linux : Inner:write-back/allocate outer: write-back/allocate Could that mean the L2 cache Is not used? > > Do barebox and Linux run at the same CPU frequency? According to the Lauterbach, clock ratio have not changed in the clocking registers > > Cheers, > Ahmad > > > > > Cheers, > > Renaud > > > > > > > > > > -- > Pengutronix e.K. | | > Steuerwalder Str. 21 | > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.pengutronix.de/__;!!HKOSU0g!D > 4uFepgqngTTHamr_7tlQeQoRJqSLL8npxTFBWFF- > kjpZuHgzi1quS6EE1ecjCKr_O_FJGPfkAnWXQyfONKJxqgrtQQ$ | > 31137 Hildesheim, Germany | Phone: +49-5121-206917-0 | > Amtsgericht Hildesheim, HRA 2686 | Fax: +49-5121-206917-5555 |