diff --git a/src/main/scala/naxriscv/Gen.scala b/src/main/scala/naxriscv/Gen.scala
index 031ce67a..fe539e8e 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/naxriscv/Gen.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/naxriscv/Gen.scala
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ object Config{
               robSize : Int = 64,
               withCoherency : Boolean = false,
               hartId : Int = 0,
-              asic : Boolean = false): ArrayBuffer[Plugin] ={
+              asic : Boolean = false,
+              regFileFakeRatio : Int = 1): ArrayBuffer[Plugin] ={
     val plugins = ArrayBuffer[Plugin]()
 
     val fpu = withFloat || withDouble
@@ -297,7 +298,8 @@ object Config{
       physicalDepth = 64,
       bankCount = 1,
       preferedWritePortForInit = "ALU0",
-      latchBased = asic
+      latchBased = asic,
+      fakeRatio = regFileFakeRatio
     )
     plugins += new CommitDebugFilterPlugin(List(4, 8, 12))
     plugins += new CsrRamPlugin()
diff --git a/src/main/scala/naxriscv/lsu/DataCache.scala b/src/main/scala/naxriscv/lsu/DataCache.scala
index 178c42f6..04186d53 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/naxriscv/lsu/DataCache.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/naxriscv/lsu/DataCache.scala
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ case class DataMemBusParameter( addressWidth: Int,
         M2sAgent(
           name = name,
           M2sSource(
-            id    = SizeMapping(log2Up(readIdCount max writeIdCount), readIdCount),
+            id    = SizeMapping(1 << log2Up(readIdCount max writeIdCount), readIdCount),
             emits = tilelink.M2sTransfers(
               get = SizeRange(lineSize)
             )
@@ -517,6 +517,7 @@ case class DataMemBus(p : DataMemBusParameter) extends Bundle with IMasterSlave
 
         val beat = bus.a.beatCounter()
         bus.a.address(log2Up(p.dataWidth/8), widthOf(beat) bits) := beat
+        bus.a.source.allowOverride()
         bus.a.source.msb := sel
 
         write.cmd.ready := !sel && bus.a.ready
diff --git a/src/main/scala/naxriscv/misc/RegFilePlugin.scala b/src/main/scala/naxriscv/misc/RegFilePlugin.scala
index abdf3a90..d5fa304b 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/naxriscv/misc/RegFilePlugin.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/naxriscv/misc/RegFilePlugin.scala
@@ -139,7 +139,9 @@ class RegFileLatch(addressWidth    : Int,
                    dataWidth       : Int,
                    readsParameter  : Seq[RegFileReadParameter],
                    writesParameter : Seq[RegFileWriteParameter],
-                   headZero        : Boolean) extends Component {
+                   headZero        : Boolean,
+                   fakeRatio       : Int) extends Component {
+  assert(isPow2(fakeRatio))
   val io = RegFileIo(addressWidth, dataWidth, readsParameter, writesParameter)
 
   io.reads.foreach(e => assert(!e.withReady))
@@ -152,7 +154,7 @@ class RegFileLatch(addressWidth    : Int,
 //    val buffers = for (port <- io.writes) yield RegNext(port.data)
   }
 
-  val latches = for (i <- headZero.toInt until 1 << addressWidth) yield new Area {
+  val latches = for (i <- headZero.toInt until (1 << addressWidth)/fakeRatio) yield new Area {
     val write = new Area {
       val mask = B(io.writes.map(port => port.valid && port.address === i))
       val maskReg = LatchWhen(mask, writeFrontend.clock)
@@ -182,7 +184,7 @@ class RegFileLatch(addressWidth    : Int,
     // Tristate based mux implementation
     val oh = UIntToOh(r.address)
     val tri = Analog(Bits(dataWidth bits))
-    mem.onMask(oh){ value =>
+    mem.onMask(oh.resize(mem.size)){ value =>
       tri := value
     }
     r.data := tri
@@ -192,13 +194,15 @@ class RegFileLatch(addressWidth    : Int,
   }
 }
 
+//fakeRatio > 1 allows the latchregister file to be n time smaller by faking registers
 class RegFilePlugin(var spec : RegfileSpec,
                     var physicalDepth : Int,
                     var bankCount : Int,
                     var preferedWritePortForInit : String,
                     var asyncReadBySyncReadRevertedClk : Boolean = false,
                     var allOne : Boolean = false,
-                    var latchBased : Boolean = false) extends Plugin with RegfileService with InitCycles {
+                    var latchBased : Boolean = false,
+                    var fakeRatio : Int = 1) extends Plugin with RegfileService with InitCycles {
   withPrefix(spec.getName())
 
   override def getPhysicalDepth = physicalDepth
@@ -301,7 +305,8 @@ class RegFilePlugin(var spec : RegfileSpec,
         dataWidth = dataWidth,
         readsParameter = reads.map(e => RegFileReadParameter(withReady = e.withReady, e.forceNoBypass)),
         writesParameter = writeMerges.map(e => RegFileWriteParameter(withReady = false)).toList,
-        headZero = spec.x0AlwaysZero
+        headZero = spec.x0AlwaysZero,
+        fakeRatio = fakeRatio
       )
 
 
diff --git a/src/main/scala/naxriscv/platform/asic/NaxAsicGen.scala b/src/main/scala/naxriscv/platform/asic/NaxAsicGen.scala
index 35f0802f..3cc539fb 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/naxriscv/platform/asic/NaxAsicGen.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/naxriscv/platform/asic/NaxAsicGen.scala
@@ -13,10 +13,14 @@ import spinal.lib.eda.bench.Rtl
 
 object NaxAsicGen extends App{
   var target = "asic"
+  var regFileFakeRatio = 1
+  var withLsu = true
 
   assert(new scopt.OptionParser[Unit]("NaxAsicGen") {
     help("help").text("prints this usage text")
     opt[Unit]("sky130") action { (v, c) => target = "sky130" }
+    opt[Int]("regfile-fake-ratio") action { (v, c) => regFileFakeRatio = v }
+    opt[Unit]("no-lsu") action { (v, c) => withLsu = false }
   }.parse(args, Unit).nonEmpty)
 
 
@@ -30,7 +34,7 @@ object NaxAsicGen extends App{
       debugTriggers = 4,
       withDedicatedLoadAgu = false,
       withRvc = false,
-      withLoadStore = false,
+      withLoadStore = withLsu,
       withMmu = false,
       withDebug = false,
       withEmbeddedJtagTap = false,
@@ -43,6 +47,7 @@ object NaxAsicGen extends App{
       dispatchSlots = 8,
       robSize = 16,
       branchCount = 4,
+      regFileFakeRatio = regFileFakeRatio,
       //      withCoherency = true,
       ioRange = a => a(31 downto 28) === 0x1// || !a(12)//(a(5, 6 bits) ^ a(12, 6 bits)) === 51
     )
diff --git a/src/main/scala/naxriscv/platform/asic/test_rf.scala b/src/main/scala/naxriscv/platform/asic/test_rf.scala
index 3ec34e02..4b84c62c 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/naxriscv/platform/asic/test_rf.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/naxriscv/platform/asic/test_rf.scala
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ object TestRfGen extends App {
         dataWidth = 2,
         readsParameter = List.fill(1)(RegFileReadParameter(false, false)),
         writesParameter = List.fill(1)(RegFileWriteParameter(false)),
-        headZero = false
+        headZero = false,
+        fakeRatio = 1
       ).setDefinitionName("rf")
     }
   }