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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2008
Philip G. Emma, Danbury, CT (US);
Allan M. Hartstein, Chappaqua, NY (US);
Keith N. Langston, Woodstock, NY (US);
Brian R. Prasky, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Thomas R. Puzak, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Charles F. Webb, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Philip G. Emma, Danbury, CT (US);
Allan M. Hartstein, Chappaqua, NY (US);
Keith N. Langston, Woodstock, NY (US);
Brian R. Prasky, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Thomas R. Puzak, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Charles F. Webb, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for branch prediction, the method comprising, receiving a load instruction including a first data location in a first memory area, retrieving data including a branch address and a target address from the first data location, and saving the data in a branch prediction memory, or receiving an unload instruction including the first data location in the first memory area, retrieving data including a branch address and a target address from the branch prediction memory, and saving the data in the first data location.