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authorAndrew Waterman <andrew@sifive.com>2022-09-22 14:26:29 -0700
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Make note about Zihintntl working-set table more emphatic
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\end{table}
\begin{commentary}
-Cache sizes will obviously vary between implementations, and so the working-set
-sizes listed in Table~\ref{tab:ntl-portable} are merely rough guidelines.
+The working-set sizes listed in Table~\ref{tab:ntl-portable} are not meant to
+constrain implementers' cache-sizing decisions.
+Cache sizes will obviously vary between implementations, and so software
+writers should only take these working-set sizes as rough guidelines.
\end{commentary}
Table~\ref{tab:ntl} lists several sample memory hierarchies and recommends