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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2011
Applicants:
Suresh K. Venkumahanti, Austin, TX (US);
Lucian Codrescu, Austin, TX (US);
Suman Mamidi, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Suresh K. Venkumahanti, Austin, TX (US);
Lucian Codrescu, Austin, TX (US);
Suman Mamidi, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/3806 (2013.01); G06F 9/3844 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes executing a branch instruction and determining if a branch is taken. The method further includes evaluating a number of instructions associated with the branch instruction. Upon determining that the branch is taken, the method includes selectively writing an entry into a branch target buffer that corresponds to the taken branch responsive to determining that the number of instructions is less than a threshold.