Branch queue
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In computer architecture, while branch predictions occur the branch queue[1] stores data, specifically when the branch predictor predicts if the branch is taken or not, the branch queue stores the predictions to be used later.
A branch queue consists of only two values: taken or not taken.
A branch queue helps other algorithms to increase parallelism and optimization. It is not software implemented or hardware one; it falls under hardware software co-design.
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[edit source]References
[edit source]- ↑ Sheikh, R.; Tuck, J.; Rotenberg, E. (2015-08-01). "Control-Flow Decoupling: An Approach for Timely, Non-Speculative Branching". IEEE Transactions on Computers. 64 (8): 2182–2203. doi:10.1109/TC.2014.2361526. ISSN 0018-9340. S2CID 14134607.