| 摘要 |
A system for predicting branches in a computer system is provided having a memory containing program code comprising a plurality of instructions, said instructions including branch instructions and prediction operations, a store containing an reference to a branch instruction in said program code and corresponding prediction data, means for modifying said prediction data in response to said prediction operations contained within said program code, means for predicting an outcome of a branch instruction based on the prediction data to generate a prediction, and means responsive to the prediction for predicting the outcome of a branch instruction. A method for predicting branches is also provided. |
