Prediction of an affiliated register
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsMichael K. Gschwind, Valentina Salapura
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Abstract
Prediction of an affiliated register. A determination is made as to whether an affiliated register is to be predicted for a particular branch instruction. The affiliated register is a register, separate from a target address register, selected to store a predicted target address based on prediction of a target address. Based on determining that the affiliated register is to be predicted, predictive processing is performed. The predictive processing includes providing the predicted target address in a location associated with the affiliated register.
Claims10
A computer-implemented method of facilitating processing within a computing environment, the computer-implemented method comprising:
- determining whether an affiliated register is to be predicted for a particular branch instruction, the affiliated register being a register, separate from a target address register, selected to store a predicted target address based on prediction of a target address;
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- performing predictive processing, based on determining that the affiliated register is to be predicted, the predictive processing including providing the predicted target address in a location associated with the affiliated register.
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