Accelerating fetch target queue (ftq) processing in a processor

A method for accelerating fetch target queue (FTQ) processing, comprising:

• generating, using an FTQ acceleration cache (FAC) of a processor, a FAC entry corresponding to an FTQ entry of a plurality of FTQ entries of an FTQ of the processor, wherein:
• the FTQ entry comprises a fetch address bundle comprising a plurality of sequential virtual addresses (VAs);
• and
• the FAC entry comprises metadata for the FTQ entry;
• receiving a request to access the FTQ entry;
• and
• responsive to receiving the request to access the FTQ entry:
• locating, using the FAC, the FAC entry corresponding to the FTQ entry among a plurality of FAC entries of the FAC;
• and
• performing accelerated processing of the request to access the FTQ entry using the metadata of the FAC entry.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause a processor to:

• generate a fetch target queue (FTQ) acceleration cache (FAC) entry corresponding to an FTQ entry of a plurality of FTQ entries of an FTQ of the processor, wherein:
• the FTQ entry comprises a fetch address bundle comprising a plurality of sequential virtual addresses (VAs);
• and
• the FAC entry comprises metadata for the FTQ entry;
• receive a request to access the FTQ entry;
• and
• responsive to receiving the request to access the FTQ entry:
• locate, within a FAC, the FAC entry corresponding to the FTQ entry among a plurality of FAC entries of the FAC;
• and
• perform accelerated processing of the request to access the FTQ entry using the metadata of the FAC entry.