System and method for using a working global history register
US7984279B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 3, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 1, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/3861
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of processing branch history information is disclosed. The method retrieves branch instructions from an instruction cache and executes the branch instructions in a plurality of pipeline stages. The method verifies that a branch instruction has been identified. The method further receives branch history information during a first pipeline stage and loads the branch history information into a first register. The method further loads the branch history information into the second register during the second pipeline stage.
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