PPC440 DDR setup: Set SDRAM0_CFG0[PMU]=0 for best performance

AMCC suggested to set the PMU bit to 0 for best performace on
the PPC440 DDR controller.
Please see doc/README.440-DDR-performance for details.
Patch by Stefan Roese, 28 Jul 2006

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+AMCC suggested to set the PMU bit to 0 for best performace on the
+PPC440 DDR controller. The 440er common DDR setup files (sdram.c &
+spd_sdram.c) are changed accordingly. So all 440er boards using
+these setup routines will automatically receive this performance
+increase.
+
+Please see below some benchmarks done by AMCC to demonstrate this
+performance changes:
+
+
+----------------------------------------
+SDRAM0_CFG0[PMU] = 1 (U-boot default for Bamboo, Yosemite and Yellowstone)
+----------------------------------------
+Stream benchmark results
+-------------------------------------------------------------
+This system uses 8 bytes per DOUBLE PRECISION word.
+-------------------------------------------------------------
+Array size = 2000000, Offset = 0
+Total memory required = 45.8 MB.
+Each test is run 10 times, but only
+the *best* time for each is used.
+-------------------------------------------------------------
+Your clock granularity/precision appears to be 1 microseconds.
+Each test below will take on the order of 112345 microseconds.
+   (= 112345 clock ticks)
+Increase the size of the arrays if this shows that you are not getting
+at least 20 clock ticks per test.
+-------------------------------------------------------------
+WARNING -- The above is only a rough guideline.
+For best results, please be sure you know the precision of your system
+timer.
+-------------------------------------------------------------
+Function      Rate (MB/s)   RMS time     Min time     Max time
+Copy:         256.7683       0.1248       0.1246       0.1250
+Scale:        246.0157       0.1302       0.1301       0.1302
+Add:          255.0316       0.1883       0.1882       0.1885
+Triad:        253.1245       0.1897       0.1896       0.1899
+
+
+TTCP Benchmark Results
+ttcp-t: socket
+ttcp-t: connect
+ttcp-t: buflen=8192, nbuf=2048, align=16384/0, port=5000  tcp  ->
+localhost
+ttcp-t: 16777216 bytes in 0.28 real seconds = 454.29 Mbit/sec +++
+ttcp-t: 2048 I/O calls, msec/call = 0.14, calls/sec = 7268.57
+ttcp-t: 0.0user 0.1sys 0:00real 60% 0i+0d 0maxrss 0+2pf 3+1506csw
+
+----------------------------------------
+SDRAM0_CFG0[PMU] = 0 (Suggested modification)
+Setting PMU = 0 provides a noticeable performance improvement *2% to
+5% improvement in memory performance.
+*Improves the Mbit/sec for TTCP benchmark by almost 76%.
+----------------------------------------
+Stream benchmark results
+-------------------------------------------------------------
+This system uses 8 bytes per DOUBLE PRECISION word.
+-------------------------------------------------------------
+Array size = 2000000, Offset = 0
+Total memory required = 45.8 MB.
+Each test is run 10 times, but only
+the *best* time for each is used.
+-------------------------------------------------------------
+Your clock granularity/precision appears to be 1 microseconds.
+Each test below will take on the order of 120066 microseconds.
+   (= 120066 clock ticks)
+Increase the size of the arrays if this shows that you are not getting
+at least 20 clock ticks per test.
+-------------------------------------------------------------
+WARNING -- The above is only a rough guideline.
+For best results, please be sure you know the precision of your system
+timer.
+-------------------------------------------------------------
+Function      Rate (MB/s)   RMS time     Min time     Max time
+Copy:         262.5167       0.1221       0.1219       0.1223
+Scale:        258.4856       0.1238       0.1238       0.1240
+Add:          262.5404       0.1829       0.1828       0.1831
+Triad:        266.8594       0.1800       0.1799       0.1802
+
+TTCP Benchmark Results
+ttcp-t: socket
+ttcp-t: connect
+ttcp-t: buflen=8192, nbuf=2048, align=16384/0, port=5000  tcp  ->
+localhost
+ttcp-t: 16777216 bytes in 0.16 real seconds = 804.06 Mbit/sec +++
+ttcp-t: 2048 I/O calls, msec/call = 0.08, calls/sec = 12864.89
+ttcp-t: 0.0user 0.0sys 0:00real 46% 0i+0d 0maxrss 0+2pf 120+1csw
+
+
+2006-07-28, Stefan Roese <sr@denx.de>