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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2018
Arm Limited, Cambridge, GB;
Yasuo Ishii, Austin, TX (US);
Muhammad Umar Farooq, Austin, TX (US);
Chris Abernathy, Austin, TX (US);
Arm Limited, Cambridge, GB;
Abstract
A data processing apparatus is provided that includes lookup circuitry to provide first prediction data in respect of a first block of instructions and second prediction data in respect of a second block of instructions. First processing circuitry provides a first control flow prediction in respect of the first block of instructions using the first prediction data and second processing circuitry provides a second control flow prediction in respect of the second block of instructions using the second prediction data. The first block of instructions and the second block of instructions collectively define a prediction block and the lookup circuitry uses a reference to the prediction block as at least part of an index to both the first prediction data and the second prediction data.