PROCESSOR WITH EFFICIENT REORDER BUFFER (ROB) MANAGEMENT
A method includes, in a pipeline of a processor, writing instructions of a single software thread that are pending for execution into a reorder buffer (ROB) in accordance with a single write position, and incrementing the single write position to point to a location in the ROB for a next instruction...
Gespeichert in:
Hauptverfasser: | , |
---|---|
Format: | Patent |
Sprache: | eng |
Schlagworte: | |
Online-Zugang: | Volltext bestellen |
Tags: |
Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
|
Zusammenfassung: | A method includes, in a pipeline of a processor, writing instructions of a single software thread that are pending for execution into a reorder buffer (ROB) in accordance with a single write position, and incrementing the single write position to point to a location in the ROB for a next instruction to be written. The instructions, which were written in accordance with the single write position, are removed from first and second different locations in the ROB, and the first and second locations are incremented. |
---|