From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Sudeep.Holla@arm.com (Sudeep Holla) Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2014 15:56:25 +0000 Subject: about last level cache on big little cpu In-Reply-To: <52EFACDC.7090103@linaro.org> References: <52EFACDC.7090103@linaro.org> Message-ID: <52EFBC29.5050406@arm.com> To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org List-Id: linux-arm-kernel.lists.infradead.org On 03/02/14 14:51, Alex Shi wrote: > Does all the big.LITTLE cpu share the same llc? or it depends on > different vendor's products? > It depends on implementation. e.g. on Cortex-A7 L2 is optional. So there can be big.LITTLE system with CA15(with L2) and CA7(without L2). In general depends are the choice of the processors in bL and if L2 is mandatory or optional on those processors. Regards, Sudeep