Branch prediction path wrong guess instruction

A method for branch prediction, the method comprising, receiving a branch wrong guess instruction having a branch wrong guess instruction address and data including an opcode and a branch target address, determining whether the branch wrong guess instruction was predicted by a branch prediction mech...

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Hauptverfasser: Hartstein, Allan M, Webb, Charles F, Langston, Keith N, Emma, Philip G, Prasky, Brian R, Puzak, Thomas R
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A method for branch prediction, the method comprising, receiving a branch wrong guess instruction having a branch wrong guess instruction address and data including an opcode and a branch target address, determining whether the branch wrong guess instruction was predicted by a branch prediction mechanism, sending the branch wrong guess instruction to an execution unit responsive to determining that the branch wrong guess instruction was predicted by the branch prediction mechanism, and receiving and decoding instructions at the branch target address.