摘要 |
Systems and methods are provided through which compare instructions in computer code are eliminated partially resolving the predicate of the compare instructions. Partially resolved predicates are used to reduce the number of compares generated during the prediction phase of the compiler. In a partially resolved predicate, the predicate name is defined along the same paths as the fully resolved predicate counterpart, but it can be used to guard a subset of the instructions of the fully resolved predicate name. A partially resolved predicate is generated for predicate names which are only valid in a restricted control flow region. One or more of the control flow edges are ignored when computing control dependence. The predicate name relies partially on the actual ignored control flow edge to prevent incorrect usage of the predicate name.
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