Thanks for all the work. That was an amazing read.
I've always wondered how people map chip-die photos into something like this: http://chip-architect.com/news/2007_02_19_Various_Images.htm...
or this: http://chip-architect.com/news/2003_09_21_Detailed_Architect...
I can see how figuring out the cache and the internal buses might be doable, but the rest... Any insights?