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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2006
David A. Luick, Rochester, MN (US);
David A. Luick, Rochester, MN (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for executing branch instructions is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a branch instruction, wherein a first path of the branch instruction branches to a target instruction, and wherein a second path of the branch instruction branches to one or more interceding instructions between the branch instruction and the target instruction. The method further includes issuing the one or more interceding instructions and the target instruction and determining if the branch instruction follows the first path or the second path. Upon determining that the branch instruction follows the first path, the one or more interceding instructions between the branch instruction and the target instruction are invalidated.