Window-based memory dependency predictor

A system for out-of-order instruction processing, comprising:

• means for identifying a first load instruction for processing;
• means for determining, based on the first load instruction, whether a store instruction window has been established for the first load instruction;
• means for confirming, when the store instruction window has been established, that one or more store instructions, within the store instruction window, that the first load instruction is dependent upon have been executed;
• and
• means for executing the first load instruction when execution of the one or more store instructions has been confirmed;
• wherein the store instruction window comprises a pointer and identification of the one or more store instructions that the first load instruction is dependent upon;
• wherein the pointer comprises an offset to a newest store instruction of the one or more store instructions that the first load instruction is dependent upon;
• and
• wherein the offset comprises a count of a number of store instructions between the newest store instruction and the first load instruction.