Branch Prediction & Speculation

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1. Branch predictions

Operating Systems

Medium 31%

2. How Branch Prediction Works

branch_historydynamic_prediction +3

Medium 97%

3. Static vs Dynamic Branch Prediction

static_predictiondynamic_prediction +2

Medium 97%

4. Branch Prediction Miss

Basics

Medium 92%

5. Branch Target Buffer

btbbranch_target +3

Medium 51%

6. Speculative Execution and Rollback

speculative_executionreorder_buffer +3

Medium 100%

7. Pipeline Depth and Mispredictions

pipeline_depthmisprediction_penalty +3

Medium 100%

8. Misprediction Slowdown

branch-mispredictioncpi +2

Medium 64%

9. Four Bits Of History

branch-predictiontwo-level-predictor +2

Hard 36%

10. Speculative Execution Risks

Memory Management

Hard 25%

Learning Resources

Inside the Machine, Chapters 4, 5, 7

But How Do It Know, pg. 134 - 143

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