Data speculation based on stack-relative addressing patterns
US7089400B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 21, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 21, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/3842
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A processor may include a stack file and an execution core. The stack file may include an entry configured to store an addressing pattern and a tag. The addressing pattern identifies a memory location within the stack area of memory. The stack file may be configured to link a data value identified by the tag stored in the entry to the speculative result of a memory operation if the addressing pattern of the memory operation matches the addressing pattern stored in the entry. The execution core may be configured to access the speculative result when executing another operation that is dependent on the memory operation.
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