There are two possible workarounds for customers using compilers that don't have the compiler workaround (pre-7.3.20 and pre-7.4.8): (1) Use --disable:sploop on those files whose loops are susceptible to the HW defects (see description of the silicon defects, above). (2) Disable interrupts around the inner loops that are susceptible to the HW defects with the intrinsics _disable_interrupts(), _enable_interrupts(), and _restore_interrupts(...). Please see section 7.5.9 of the TMS320C6000 Optimizing Compiler v7.6 User's Guide, spru187v for guidance on proper usage of these intrinsics.