TC1000 perfermance on linux and setting the size of translation cache?

According to
http://www.transmeta.com/pdf/white_papers/paper_aklaiber_19jan00.pdf

The BIOS and OS can set the size of the translation cache.
I guess increasing the size of the cache should result
in significant performance gain in certain situation.
So I want to give it a try (in Linux code).

However, I've read the BIOS programmer's guide
http://www.transmeta.com/crusoe_docs/TM5800_BIOSGuide_6-14-02.pdf
and didn't find any clue.
Anyone?

I think a closer relation between the Linux kernel and
the CMS will make Linux applications run faster. For example,
the kernel may give some hint to the CMS and/or adjust the translation
cache to fit the needs. So more info on interfacing with the
CMS would be great.

One thing that Linux currently missing is Persistent Translation
Service. This is a big disadvantage because PTT win a lot of
responsiveness gain in Windows XP.

Any news about Transmeta working on Linux version of PTT?
Received on Tue Jun 17 22:44:15 2003