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feat(cache): place scalar Sv39 L1 caches after translation - #16
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Problem
The frontend D-cache uses a virtual-address DRAM threshold to decide cacheability. Under Sv39, a high virtual address can map to a physical device. Two LW instructions targeting an explicitly described device at
0x200000produce an 8-byte line refill at0x200000/0x200008, rather than two requested 4-byte device reads.Changes
Validation
The remaining existing test expects stale cached data after an alias store; both versions instead return the stored value. The existing transient-IRQ positive control also changes outcome with cache timing; this PR does not claim an interrupt fix.