before merge:
   	3308.998u 452.407s 1:05:05.03 96.3%     0+0k 30+15345io 322pf+0w
   	3307.293u 448.739s 1:04:56.47 96.3%     0+0k  0+15138io   0pf+0w
   	3302.831u 450.191s 1:04:57.38 96.2%     0+0k  0+15196io   0pf+0w
   
   	average		   1:04:59.63
   
   after merge:
   	3324.266u 507.568s 1:05:37.88 97.3%     0+0k 23+15242io 340pf+0w
   	3322.390u 509.892s 1:05:31.36 97.4%     0+0k  0+15376io  19pf+0w
   	3316.657u 509.196s 1:05:28.35 97.3%     0+0k  1+15322io  31pf+0w
   
   	average		   1:05:32.36
   
   after merge (with no "if scache check" in <mips/cache.h>)
   	3203.414u 513.482s 1:03:47.59 97.1%     0+0k 31+15039io 343pf+0w
   	3205.807u 510.222s 1:03:42.27 97.2%     0+0k  0+15041io  22pf+0w
   	3208.838u 511.063s 1:03:43.31 97.2%     0+0k  0+15057io  22pf+0w
   
   	average		   1:03:44.39


i note that system time in both new cases is significantly higher...




.mrg.