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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2018
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A processor including a processor pipeline having one or more execution units configured to execute branch instructions, a branch predictor coupled to the processor pipeline and configured to predict a branch instruction outcome, and a branch classification unit coupled to the processor pipeline and the branch predictor. The branch classification unit is configured to, in response to detecting a branch instruction, classify the branch instruction as at least one of the following: a simple branch and a hard-to-predict branch. The branch classification unit includes a direct mapped branch type table (BTT) and a branch classification table (BCT).