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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2018
Applicant:
Arm Limited, Cambridge, GB;
Inventors:
Houdhaifa Bouzguarrou, Valbonne, FR;
Guillaume Bolbenes, Antibes, FR;
Eddy Lapeyre, Antibes, FR;
Luc Orion, Sartoux, FR;
Assignee:
Arm Limited, Cambridge, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/38 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/3806 (2013.01); G06F 9/3844 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus is provided to perform branch prediction in respect of a plurality of instructions divided into a plurality of blocks. Receiving circuitry receives references to at least two blocks in the plurality of blocks. Branch prediction circuitry performs at least two branch predictions at a time. The branch predictions are performed in respect of the at least two blocks and the at least two blocks are non-contiguous.