Not reported jump buffer

A superscalar processor having a reorder buffer comprising:

• a main buffer arranged for storage of a plurality of instructions and associated information;
• an additional buffer arranged for storage of information associated with predicted jump instructions;
• and
• wherein at least a part of the content of said additional buffer also is stored in said main buffer.

A method for handling of predicted jumps in a reorder buffer comprising the steps of:

• storing instructions and associated information in a main buffer of said reorder buffer, said instructions including predicted jump instructions;
• storing information associated with predicted jump instructions in an additional buffer in said reorder buffer;
• storing results of executed instructions in said main buffer;
• storing results associated with predicted jump instructions in said additional buffer;
• finding the oldest not reported predicted jump instruction in said additional buffer;
• if said results agrees with the predictions of said oldest not reported jump instruction, reporting said oldest not reported jump instruction as correct;
• and
• if said results disagrees with the predictions of said oldest not reported jump instruction, flushing all instructions in said reorder buffer entered after said oldest not reported jump instruction.