A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING A WORKING GLOBAL HISTORY REGISTER

摘要

A method of processing branch history information is disclosed. The method retrieves branch instructions from an instruction cache and executes the branch instructions in a plurality of pipeline stages. The method verifies that a branch instruction has been identified. The method further receives branch history information during a first pipeline stage and loads the branch history information into a first register, wherein the first register. The method further loads the branch history information into the second register during the second pipeline stage.