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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2023
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Ilhyun Kim, Portland, OR (US);
Niket K. Choudhary, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Muawya M. Al-Otoom, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Pruthivi Vuyyuru, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Ronald P. Hall, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed techniques relate to trace caches. Trace cache circuitry may identify traces that satisfy one or more criteria. Generally, internal branches of a trace should satisfy a threshold bias level in a particular direction. To achieve this goal, the processor may initially assume that branches meet the threshold, track their usefulness in the trace context over time, and prevent inclusion of branches that fall below a usefulness threshold (which indicates that those branches are not sufficiently biased). Branches that do not meet the threshold may be added to a Bloom filter, for example. Usefulness may be tracked during trace training, when valid in a trace cache, or both.