diff --git a/apps/codecs/demac/libdemac/decoder.c b/apps/codecs/demac/libdemac/decoder.c
index c415db774a..6566ba26a8 100644
--- a/apps/codecs/demac/libdemac/decoder.c
+++ b/apps/codecs/demac/libdemac/decoder.c
@@ -35,24 +35,27 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110, USA
 
 #ifdef FILTER256_IRAM
 static filter_int filterbuf32[(32*3 + FILTER_HISTORY_SIZE) * 2]   
-                  IBSS_ATTR __attribute__((aligned(16))); /* 2432/4864 bytes */
+                  IBSS_ATTR_DEMAC __attribute__((aligned(16))); 
+                  /* 2432 or 4864 bytes */
 static filter_int filterbuf256[(256*3 + FILTER_HISTORY_SIZE) * 2]
-                  IBSS_ATTR __attribute__((aligned(16))); /* 5120/10240 bytes */
+                  IBSS_ATTR_DEMAC __attribute__((aligned(16))); 
+                  /* 5120 or 10240 bytes */
 #define FILTERBUF64 filterbuf256
 #define FILTERBUF32 filterbuf32
 #define FILTERBUF16 filterbuf32
 #else
 static filter_int filterbuf64[(64*3 + FILTER_HISTORY_SIZE) * 2]   
-                  IBSS_ATTR __attribute__((aligned(16))); /* 2432/4864 bytes */
+                  IBSS_ATTR_DEMAC __attribute__((aligned(16))); 
+                  /* 2432 or 4864 bytes */
 static filter_int filterbuf256[(256*3 + FILTER_HISTORY_SIZE) * 2]
-                  __attribute__((aligned(16))); /* 5120/10240 bytes */
+                  __attribute__((aligned(16))); /* 5120 or 10240 bytes */
 #define FILTERBUF64 filterbuf64
 #define FILTERBUF32 filterbuf64
 #define FILTERBUF16 filterbuf64
 #endif
 
 /* This is only needed for "insane" files, and no current Rockbox targets
-   can hope to decode them in realtime, although the Gigabeat S comes close. */
+   can hope to decode them in realtime, except the Gigabeat S (at 528MHz). */
 static filter_int filterbuf1280[(1280*3 + FILTER_HISTORY_SIZE) * 2] 
                   IBSS_ATTR_DEMAC_INSANEBUF __attribute__((aligned(16)));
                   /* 17408 or 34816 bytes */
diff --git a/apps/codecs/demac/libdemac/demac_config.h b/apps/codecs/demac/libdemac/demac_config.h
index c908c3ea10..f3b293e1d2 100644
--- a/apps/codecs/demac/libdemac/demac_config.h
+++ b/apps/codecs/demac/libdemac/demac_config.h
@@ -49,18 +49,39 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110, USA
 #endif
 
 #if CONFIG_CPU == PP5002 || defined(CPU_S5L870X)
-/* Code in IRAM for speed, not enough IRAM for the insane filter buffer. */
+/* Code and data IRAM for speed (PP5002 has a broken cache), not enough IRAM
+ * for the insane filter buffer. Reciprocal table for division in IRAM. */
 #define ICODE_SECTION_DEMAC_ARM   .icode
 #define ICODE_ATTR_DEMAC          ICODE_ATTR
+#define ICONST_ATTR_DEMAC         ICONST_ATTR
+#define IBSS_ATTR_DEMAC           IBSS_ATTR
 #define IBSS_ATTR_DEMAC_INSANEBUF
-#elif defined(CPU_PP502x)
-/* Insane filter buffer not in IRAM due to division table. */
+
+#elif CONFIG_CPU == PP5020
+/* Code and small data in DRAM for speed (PP5020 IRAM isn't completely single
+ * cycle). Insane filter buffer not in IRAM in favour of reciprocal table for
+ * divison. Decoded data buffers should be in IRAM (defined by the caller). */
 #define ICODE_SECTION_DEMAC_ARM   .text
 #define ICODE_ATTR_DEMAC
+#define ICONST_ATTR_DEMAC
+#define IBSS_ATTR_DEMAC
 #define IBSS_ATTR_DEMAC_INSANEBUF
+
+#elif CONFIG_CPU == PP5022
+/* Code in DRAM, data in IRAM. Insane filter buffer not in IRAM in favour of
+ * reciprocal table for divison */
+#define ICODE_SECTION_DEMAC_ARM   .text
+#define ICODE_ATTR_DEMAC
+#define ICONST_ATTR_DEMAC         ICONST_ATTR
+#define IBSS_ATTR_DEMAC           IBSS_ATTR
+#define IBSS_ATTR_DEMAC_INSANEBUF
+
 #else
+/* Code in DRAM, data in IRAM, including insane filter buffer. */
 #define ICODE_SECTION_DEMAC_ARM   .text
 #define ICODE_ATTR_DEMAC
+#define ICONST_ATTR_DEMAC         ICONST_ATTR
+#define IBSS_ATTR_DEMAC           IBSS_ATTR
 #define IBSS_ATTR_DEMAC_INSANEBUF IBSS_ATTR
 #endif
 
@@ -68,11 +89,10 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110, USA
 
 #define APE_OUTPUT_DEPTH (ape_ctx->bps)
 
-#define IBSS_ATTR
-#define IBSS_ATTR_DEMAC_INSANEBUF
-#define ICONST_ATTR
-#define ICODE_ATTR
 #define ICODE_ATTR_DEMAC
+#define ICONST_ATTR_DEMAC
+#define IBSS_ATTR_DEMAC
+#define IBSS_ATTR_DEMAC_INSANEBUF
 
 /* Use to give gcc hints on which branch is most likely taken */
 #if defined(__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ >= 3
diff --git a/apps/codecs/demac/libdemac/entropy.c b/apps/codecs/demac/libdemac/entropy.c
index 24f5932de6..a09ba8f540 100644
--- a/apps/codecs/demac/libdemac/entropy.c
+++ b/apps/codecs/demac/libdemac/entropy.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110, USA
   hard-coded in the Monkey's Audio decoder.
 */
 
-static const int counts_3970[65] ICONST_ATTR =
+static const int counts_3970[65] ICONST_ATTR_DEMAC =
 {
         0,14824,28224,39348,47855,53994,58171,60926,
     62682,63786,64463,64878,65126,65276,65365,65419,
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static const int counts_3970[65] ICONST_ATTR =
 };
 
 /* counts_diff_3970[i] = counts_3970[i+1] - counts_3970[i] */
-static const int counts_diff_3970[64] ICONST_ATTR =
+static const int counts_diff_3970[64] ICONST_ATTR_DEMAC =
 {
     14824,13400,11124,8507,6139,4177,2755,1756,
     1104,677,415,248,150,89,54,31,
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static const int counts_diff_3970[64] ICONST_ATTR =
     1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1
 };
 
-static const int counts_3980[65] ICONST_ATTR =
+static const int counts_3980[65] ICONST_ATTR_DEMAC =
 {
         0,19578,36160,48417,56323,60899,63265,64435,
     64971,65232,65351,65416,65447,65466,65476,65482,
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static const int counts_3980[65] ICONST_ATTR =
 
 /* counts_diff_3980[i] = counts_3980[i+1] - counts_3980[i] */
 
-static const int counts_diff_3980[64] ICONST_ATTR =
+static const int counts_diff_3980[64] ICONST_ATTR_DEMAC =
 {
     19578,16582,12257,7906,4576,2366,1170,536,
     261,119,65,31,19,10,6,3,
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ each function (and the RNGC macro)).
    for aligned reads.
 */
 
-static unsigned char* bytebuffer IBSS_ATTR;
-static int bytebufferoffset IBSS_ATTR;
+static unsigned char* bytebuffer IBSS_ATTR_DEMAC;
+static int bytebufferoffset IBSS_ATTR_DEMAC;
 
 static inline void skip_byte(void)
 {
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ struct rangecoder_t
     unsigned int buffer; /* buffer for input/output */
 };
 
-static struct rangecoder_t rc IBSS_ATTR;
+static struct rangecoder_t rc IBSS_ATTR_DEMAC;
 
 /* Start the decoder */
 static inline void range_start_decoding(void)
@@ -276,8 +276,8 @@ struct rice_t
   uint32_t ksum;
 };
 
-static struct rice_t riceX IBSS_ATTR;
-static struct rice_t riceY IBSS_ATTR;
+static struct rice_t riceX IBSS_ATTR_DEMAC;
+static struct rice_t riceY IBSS_ATTR_DEMAC;
 
 static inline void update_rice(struct rice_t* rice, int x)
 {
diff --git a/apps/codecs/demac/libdemac/filter.c b/apps/codecs/demac/libdemac/filter.c
index 47a0aeb28e..8055098301 100644
--- a/apps/codecs/demac/libdemac/filter.c
+++ b/apps/codecs/demac/libdemac/filter.c
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ static void ICODE_ATTR_DEMAC do_apply_filter_3970(struct filter_t* f,
     }
 }
 
-static struct filter_t filter[2] IBSS_ATTR;
+static struct filter_t filter[2] IBSS_ATTR_DEMAC;
 
 static void do_init_filter(struct filter_t* f, filter_int* buf)
 {