Adjustable write policies controlled by feature control registers
US11275686B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 9, 2020 |
| Grant date | Mar 15, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 3, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/62
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, a microprocessor, comprising: prediction logic comprising a branch predictor comprising a group of multi-set associative tables, each of the tables corresponding to branch pattern histories of different lengths; and control logic configured to provide an adjustable write policy for the prediction logic.
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