Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method to remove stale branch predictions for an instruction prior to execution within a microprocessor
- Patent Title (中): 在微处理器中执行之前删除指令的陈旧分支预测的方法
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Application No.: US10609814Application Date: 2003-06-30
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Publication No.: US07783871B2Publication Date: 2010-08-24
- Inventor: Jonathan D. Combs , Hoichi Cheong
- Applicant: Jonathan D. Combs , Hoichi Cheong
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: Intel Corporation
- Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Agency: Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP
- Main IPC: G06F9/00
- IPC: G06F9/00
Abstract:
According to one embodiment a computer system is disclosed. The computer system includes a microprocessor and a chipset coupled to the microprocessor. The microprocessor removes stale branch instructions prior to the execution of a first cache line by finding existing branch prediction data for the first cache line.
Public/Granted literature
- US20040268102A1 Mechanism to remove stale branch predictions at a microprocessor Public/Granted day:2004-12-30
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