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"]],
         
 
diff --git a/src/cache/cacheLRU.sv b/src/cache/cacheLRU.sv
index cdd513547..865ebc74d 100644
--- a/src/cache/cacheLRU.sv
+++ b/src/cache/cacheLRU.sv
@@ -141,16 +141,17 @@ module cacheLRU
   // LRU storage must be reset for modelsim to run. However the reset value does not actually matter in practice.
   // This is a two port memory.
   // Every cycle must read from CacheSetData and each load/store must write the new LRU.
+
+  // note: Verilator lint doesn't like <= for array initialization (https://verilator.org/warn/BLKLOOPINIT?v=5.021)
+  // Move to = to keep Verilator happy and simulator running fast
   always_ff @(posedge clk) begin
     if (reset | (InvalidateCache & ~FlushStage)) 
-      for (int set = 0; set < NUMLINES; set++) LRUMemory[set] <= 0; // exclusion-tag: initialize
-    if(CacheEn) begin
-      if(LRUWriteEn)
-        LRUMemory[PAdr] <= NextLRU;
-      if(LRUWriteEn & (PAdr == CacheSetTag))
-        CurrLRU <= #1 NextLRU;
-      else 
-        CurrLRU <= #1 LRUMemory[CacheSetTag];
+      for (int set = 0; set < NUMLINES; set++) LRUMemory[set] = 0; // exclusion-tag: initialize
+    else if(CacheEn) begin
+      // Because we are using blocking assignments, change to LRUMemory must occur after LRUMemory is used so we get the proper value
+      if(LRUWriteEn & (PAdr == CacheSetTag)) CurrLRU = #1 NextLRU;
+      else                                   CurrLRU = #1 LRUMemory[CacheSetTag];
+      if(LRUWriteEn)                         LRUMemory[PAdr] = NextLRU;
     end
   end