diff --git a/branch_predict_test/branch_predict.c b/branch_predict_test/branch_predict.c
index 47ceebf..0721e4b 100644
--- a/branch_predict_test/branch_predict.c
+++ b/branch_predict_test/branch_predict.c
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 #include<time.h>
 
 //////////
-#include <openssl/sha.h>
-#include <openssl/bio.h>
+//#include <openssl/sha.h>
+//#include <openssl/bio.h>
 /////////
 
 /*
@@ -19,11 +19,30 @@
 #define CHAR_START '1'
 #define CHAR_END   '9'
 
-//#define MEASURE_FUNC string_bit_count
+#define MEASURE_FUNC string_bit_count
 //#define MEASURE_FUNC string_bit_count2
 //#define MEASURE_FUNC string_bit_count3
-#define MEASURE_FUNC   sha1_int_from_string
+//#define MEASURE_FUNC   sha1_int_from_string
+void mem_flush(const void *p, unsigned int allocation_size) {
+    const size_t cache_line = 64;
+    const char *cp = (const char *)p;
+    size_t i = 0;
 
+    if (p == NULL || allocation_size <= 0)
+            return;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < allocation_size; i += cache_line) {
+            asm volatile("clflush (%0)\n\t"
+                         : 
+                         : "r"(&cp[i])
+                         : "memory");
+    }
+
+    asm volatile("sfence\n\t"
+                 :
+                 :
+                 : "memory");
+}
 /*
  * returns dynamically allocated random string
  * with a strlen between minLen and maxLen
@@ -112,6 +131,8 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 		unsigned long long counter = 0;
 		clock_t t1, t0 = clock();
 		for(; *p; ++p) {
+			size_t len = strlen(*p);
+			mem_flush(*p, len+1);
 			counter += MEASURE_FUNC(*p);
 		}
 		t1 = clock();
@@ -261,7 +282,7 @@ char** read_strings(const char* fileName, size_t* nRead) {
 	return out_array;
 
 }
-
+/*
 int sha1_int_from_string(const char* s) {
         SHA_CTX c;
         SHA1_Init(&c);
@@ -274,3 +295,4 @@ int sha1_int_from_string(const char* s) {
 	}
 	return count;
 }
+*/