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using cache as standard memory

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Can the cache on the core I7 or Xeon 5500 be used as standard memory? Possibly this is an artifact of being in non-segmented, non-protected, non-paged mode and not having any external memory? Is this a designed condition which can be exploited? Is this a condition which has gone through any testing or verification?

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No processor cache can be used for physical memory becasue the processor has to have a place to store the processing files while doing so!

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What processing files are you referring to and when are you saying they are needed?

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