diff --git a/sim/regression-wally b/sim/regression-wally
index ad1720004..ea855b358 100755
--- a/sim/regression-wally
+++ b/sim/regression-wally
@@ -222,62 +222,62 @@ if (nightly):
 
         ### branch predictor simulation
 
-        ["bpred_TWOBIT_6_16_10_0_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
-        ["bpred_TWOBIT_8_16_10_0_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
-        ["bpred_TWOBIT_10_16_10_0_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],        
-        ["bpred_TWOBIT_12_16_10_0_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
-        ["bpred_TWOBIT_14_16_10_0_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],        
-        ["bpred_TWOBIT_16_16_10_0_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
-        ["bpred_TWOBIT_6_16_10_1_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
-        ["bpred_TWOBIT_8_16_10_1_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
-        ["bpred_TWOBIT_10_16_10_1_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],        
-        ["bpred_TWOBIT_12_16_10_1_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
-        ["bpred_TWOBIT_14_16_10_1_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],        
-        ["bpred_TWOBIT_16_16_10_1_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
+        # ["bpred_TWOBIT_6_16_10_0_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
+        # ["bpred_TWOBIT_8_16_10_0_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
+        # ["bpred_TWOBIT_10_16_10_0_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],        
+        # ["bpred_TWOBIT_12_16_10_0_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
+        # ["bpred_TWOBIT_14_16_10_0_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],        
+        # ["bpred_TWOBIT_16_16_10_0_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
+        # ["bpred_TWOBIT_6_16_10_1_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
+        # ["bpred_TWOBIT_8_16_10_1_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
+        # ["bpred_TWOBIT_10_16_10_1_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],        
+        # ["bpred_TWOBIT_12_16_10_1_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
+        # ["bpred_TWOBIT_14_16_10_1_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],        
+        # ["bpred_TWOBIT_16_16_10_1_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
 
-        ["bpred_GSHARE_6_16_10_0_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
-        ["bpred_GSHARE_6_16_10_1_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
-        ["bpred_GSHARE_8_16_10_0_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
-        ["bpred_GSHARE_8_16_10_1_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
-        ["bpred_GSHARE_10_16_10_0_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
-        ["bpred_GSHARE_10_16_10_1_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
-        ["bpred_GSHARE_12_16_10_0_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
-        ["bpred_GSHARE_12_16_10_1_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
-        ["bpred_GSHARE_14_16_10_0_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
-        ["bpred_GSHARE_14_16_10_1_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
-        ["bpred_GSHARE_16_16_10_0_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
-        ["bpred_GSHARE_16_16_10_1_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
+        # ["bpred_GSHARE_6_16_10_0_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
+        # ["bpred_GSHARE_6_16_10_1_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
+        # ["bpred_GSHARE_8_16_10_0_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
+        # ["bpred_GSHARE_8_16_10_1_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
+        # ["bpred_GSHARE_10_16_10_0_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
+        # ["bpred_GSHARE_10_16_10_1_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
+        # ["bpred_GSHARE_12_16_10_0_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
+        # ["bpred_GSHARE_12_16_10_1_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
+        # ["bpred_GSHARE_14_16_10_0_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
+        # ["bpred_GSHARE_14_16_10_1_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
+        # ["bpred_GSHARE_16_16_10_0_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
+        # ["bpred_GSHARE_16_16_10_1_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
 
-        # btb
-        ["bpred_GSHARE_10_16_6_0_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
-        ["bpred_GSHARE_10_16_6_1_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
-        ["bpred_GSHARE_10_16_8_0_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
-        ["bpred_GSHARE_10_16_8_1_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
-        ["bpred_GSHARE_10_16_12_0_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
-        ["bpred_GSHARE_10_16_12_1_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
+        # # btb
+        # ["bpred_GSHARE_10_16_6_0_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
+        # ["bpred_GSHARE_10_16_6_1_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
+        # ["bpred_GSHARE_10_16_8_0_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
+        # ["bpred_GSHARE_10_16_8_1_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
+        # ["bpred_GSHARE_10_16_12_0_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
+        # ["bpred_GSHARE_10_16_12_1_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
 
-        # ras
-        ["bpred_GSHARE_10_2_10_0_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
-        ["bpred_GSHARE_10_2_10_1_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
-        ["bpred_GSHARE_10_3_10_0_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
-        ["bpred_GSHARE_10_3_10_1_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
-        ["bpred_GSHARE_10_4_10_0_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
-        ["bpred_GSHARE_10_4_10_1_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
-        ["bpred_GSHARE_10_6_10_0_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
-        ["bpred_GSHARE_10_6_10_1_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
-        ["bpred_GSHARE_10_10_10_0_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
-        ["bpred_GSHARE_10_10_10_1_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
+        # # ras
+        # ["bpred_GSHARE_10_2_10_0_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
+        # ["bpred_GSHARE_10_2_10_1_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
+        # ["bpred_GSHARE_10_3_10_0_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
+        # ["bpred_GSHARE_10_3_10_1_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
+        # ["bpred_GSHARE_10_4_10_0_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
+        # ["bpred_GSHARE_10_4_10_1_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
+        # ["bpred_GSHARE_10_6_10_0_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
+        # ["bpred_GSHARE_10_6_10_1_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
+        # ["bpred_GSHARE_10_10_10_0_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
+        # ["bpred_GSHARE_10_10_10_1_rv32gc", ["embench"], "configOptions", "-GPrintHPMCounters=1"],
 
 #  enable floating-point tests when lint is fixed
         ["f_rv32gc", ["arch32f", "arch32f_divsqrt", "arch32f_fma"]],
         ["fh_rv32gc", ["arch32f", "arch32f_divsqrt", "arch32f_fma", "arch32zfh", "arch32zfh_divsqrt"]],
         ["fdh_rv32gc", ["arch32f", "arch32f_divsqrt", "arch32f_fma", "arch32d", "arch32d_divsqrt", "arch32d_fma", "arch32zfh", "arch32zfh_divsqrt"]],
-        ["fdq_rv32gc", ["arch32f", "arch32f_divsqrt", "arch32f_fma", "arch32d", "arch32d_divsqrt", "arch32d_fma", "arch32zfh", "arch32zfh_divsqrt"]],
+        ["fdq_rv32gc", ["arch32f", "arch32f_divsqrt", "arch32f_fma", "arch32d", "arch32d_divsqrt", "arch32d_fma"]],
         ["fdqh_rv32gc", ["arch32f", "arch32f_divsqrt", "arch32f_fma", "arch32d", "arch32d_divsqrt", "arch32d_fma", "arch32zfh", "arch32zfh_divsqrt"]],
         ["f_rv64gc", ["arch64f", "arch64f_divsqrt", "arch64f_fma"]],
         ["fh_rv64gc", ["arch64f", "arch64f_divsqrt", "arch64f_fma", "arch64zfh", "arch64zfh_divsqrt"]], # hanging 1/31/24 dh; try again when lint is fixed
         ["fdh_rv64gc", ["arch64f", "arch64f_divsqrt", "arch64f_fma", "arch64d", "arch64d_divsqrt", "arch64d_fma", "arch64zfh", "arch64zfh_divsqrt"]],
-        ["fdq_rv64gc", ["arch64f", "arch64f_divsqrt", "arch64f_fma", "arch64d", "arch64d_divsqrt", "arch64d_fma", "arch64zfh", "arch64zfh_divsqrt"]],
+        ["fdq_rv64gc", ["arch64f", "arch64f_divsqrt", "arch64f_fma", "arch64d", "arch64d_divsqrt", "arch64d_fma"]],
         ["fdqh_rv64gc", ["arch64f", "arch64f_divsqrt", "arch64f_fma", "arch64d", "arch64d_divsqrt", "arch64d_fma", "arch64zfh", "arch64zfh_divsqrt"]],