Yes, absolutely correct about possible QEMU simplifications. One option would be to use gem5 which can simulate caches/memory more accurately (sometimes), but i

Yes, absolutely correct about possible QEMU simplifications. One option would be to use gem5 which can simulate caches/memory more accurately (sometimes), but it is also way slower as a result, some indications at: https://github.com/cirosantilli/linux-kernel-module-cheat/tree/38eb67ad2ec46b58dbc701073ce0e980fad7788b#gem5-buildroot-setup https://github.com/cirosantilli/linux-kernel-module-cheat/tr...