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BranchInstructions

Sima,FountainandKacsuk

Chapter8CSE33041BranchInstructions

Sima,FouMajorChapterGoalsTounderstandhowtominimisetheperformancedegradationofbranchesBasicapproachtobranchhandlingDelayedbranchingBranchprocessingMulti-waybranchingGuardedExecution2MajorChapterGoalsTounderstaTypesofbranchinstructionsUnconditionalBranchesConditionalBranchesSimpleUnconditionalBranchBranchtoSubroutineReturnfromSubroutineLoopclosingconditionalbranchOtherconditionalbranchAlpha: BRtaPowPC: bta BSRta blta RETta bclr BTLR1,ta bdnzta BNER1,ta bneta3TypesofbranchinstructionsUnTypesofbranchinstructionsUnconditionalBranchesConditionalBranchesSimpleUnconditionalBranchBranchtoSubroutineReturnfromSubroutineLoopclosingconditionalbranchOtherconditionalbranchAlpha: BRtaPowPC: bta BSRta blta RETta bclr BTLR1,ta bdnzta BNER1,ta bnetaBRtata:BSRtata:RETta:SUBLR1,1,R1BLTR1,taBNER1,tata:4TypesofbranchinstructionsUnWhyworryaboutdifferenttypesofbranches?BranchescausestallsofpipelinesDifferenttechniquesforminimizingbrancheffectsTakeadvantageofdifferenttypeofbranche.g.UnconditionalbranchALWAYSoccurs.Therefore,hardwarecanplanforthebranchinadvance.e.g.differencebetweenloopclosingandnormalconditional5WhyworryaboutdifferenttypeWaysofcheckingconditionConditionalbranchesneedtoevaluateapredicateTwomainapproachesResultstateIBM360,370,PDP-11,VAX-11,x86,Pentium,MC68000,Sparc,PowerPC.DirectCheckPDP-10,Cyber/70,PDP-8,CRAY,MIPS,HPPA,DecAlpha6WaysofcheckingconditionCondResultStateResultstateisdeclaredtoholdstatusinformationrelatedtoresultofoperationTypicalimplementationisconditioncodesorflagregisterswhichareupdatedaftereveryarithmeticresultisproducedConditionalbranchinstructionsinterrogatetheflagsinsubsequentinstructions7ResultStateResultstateisdeResultstatedisadvantagesThegenerationofresultstateisnotstraightforward;irregularstructureoccupiesadditionalchipareaMakespipelinelongerALUTest>0<0=01ClockCycle8ResultstatedisadvantagesTheResultstatedisadvantages...Sequentialinconcept.HowdowepackinstructionsinSuperscalarandVLIWmachine?addr1,r2,r3subr5,r6,r7bltta1bgtta2addr1,r2,r3subr5,r6,r7bltta1bgtta29Resultstatedisadvantages...DirectCheckNoresultstateisdeclaredSpecifiedconditionsaredirectlycheckedbyexplicitinstructionsConditionalbranchingcanberequestedifthespecifiedconditionsaremet.MayinvolveoneortwoinstructionsFitsbetterintosuperscalararchitecturesShorterclockcyclebecauseonlycheckwhennecessary10DirectCheckNoresultstateisComparisonofconditionalbranchesTwoinstructionImplementationadd r1,r2,r3cmpeq r7,r1,0bt r7,labeldiv r5,r4,r1OneinstructionImplementationadd r1,r2,r3beq r1,labeldiv r5,r4,r111ComparisonofconditionalbranTheeffectofbranchesNeedtounderstandwhetherbranchesaretakenornotThentailorthearchitecturetoperformfastestonmostcommoncase.Itturnsoutthatmostbranchesaretaken…..FetchDec/RdALUWriteFetchDec/RdALUWriteFetch12TheeffectofbranchesNeedtoBranchstatistics...UnconditionalBranchesConditionalBranchesSimpleUnconditionalBranchBranchtoSubroutineReturnfromSubroutineLoopclosingconditionalbranchOtherconditionalbranch~1/3~1/3~1/3Takenforfirstn-1iterationsTakenNotTaken~1/6~1/6Taken~5/613Branchstatistics...UnconditiBranchHandlingUtilizingbranchdelayslotsHandlingofunresolvedconditionalbranchesAvoidingcond.branchesDelayedBranchingPerformanceBlockingbranchproc.Speculativebranchproc.Multiwaybranchproc.BranchprocessingGuardedExecution14BranchHandlingUtilizingbrancBranchHandlingDelayedbranchingUtiliseotherwisewastedcyclesfollowingbranches.AchievedbyinsertinganinstructionbehindthebranchandexecutingitbeforethebranchUtilizedonEarlyandSubsequentRISCarchitectures15BranchHandlingDelayedbranchiDelayedbranchingFetchDec/RdALUWriteFetchDec/RdALUWriteFetchDeadDeadaddbsubadd r1,r2,r3b anywherediv r5,r4,r1anywhere: sub ………..add r3,r2,r616DelayedbranchingFetchDec/RdALDelayedbranching...FetchDec/RdALUWriteFetchDec/RdALUWriteaddbdivadd r1,r2,r3bd anywherediv r5,r4,r1anywhere: sub ………..add r3,r2,r6FetchDec/RdALUWriteFetchDec/RdALUWriteaddDelayedBranchFetchDec/RdALUWritesub17Delayedbranching...FetchDec/DelayedbranchingoptionsCanreducetosingledelayslotiftargetaddressavailableatendofdecodephaseCompilerplacesNOPsinslotsandmigratesinstructionsintoslotsusingcodemigrationCompilermustperformdataflowanalysis18DelayedbranchingoptionsCanrCodemigrationtofillslotsadd r8,r9,r10bd anywherediv r5,r4,r1anywhere: sub ………..add r3,r2,r6NOPNOPadd r3,r2,r6bd anywherediv r5,r4,r1anywhere: sub ………..add r8,r9,r1019CodemigrationtofillslotsadDoesthisworkwithconditionalbranches/?Yes,butcodemigratedintodelayslotmustbeperformedunconditionallyadd r8,r9,r10beq r6,anywherediv r5,r4,r1add r3,r2,r6NOPNOPadd r3,r2,r6div r5,r4,r1add r8,r9,r10beq r6,anywhere20DoesthisworkwithconditionaOptimisations-AnnulmentAnnuldelayslotifbranchnottakenUsefulforbackwardconditionalbranchesMakesitpossibletomovealoopbodyinstructionintothedelayslotAnnuldelayslotifbranchistakenUsefulforforwardconditionalbranchesMakesitpossibletorelocateaninstructionfromsequentialpathintothedelayslot21Optimisations-AnnulmentAnnulAnnuldelayslotifbranchnottaken1234BrCDelayLoopbodyConditionalBranchwithnoAnnulmentLooprequires5instructions22AnnuldelayslotifbranchnotAnnuldelayslotifbranchnottaken...1234BrCDelayLoopbodyConditionalBranchwithAnnulment1Looprequires4instructions23AnnuldelayslotifbranchnotAnnuldelayslotifbranchistaken1ConditionalBranchwithnoAnnulment23BrCDelay4524AnnuldelayslotifbranchisAnnuldelayslotifbranchistaken1ConditionalBranchwithAnnulment23BrC4525AnnuldelayslotifbranchisFetchDec/RdALUWriteFetchDec/RdALUWriteFetchDec/RdALUWriteFetchDec/RdALUWriteBranchdetectionIngeneral,theearlierabranchisdetected,thebetterthehandlingReducesnumberofdelayslotsrequiredEarlybranchdetectionInparallelLookaheadIntegratedwithfetchFetchDec/RdALUWrite26FetchDec/RdALUWriteFetchDec/RdEarlybranchdetectionInParallelBranchesaredetectedinparallelwithdecodeofotherinstructionsusingadedicatedbranchdecoderLookaheadBranchesaredetectedfromtheinstructionbufferbutaheadofgeneralinstructiondecodingIntegratedBranchesaredetectedduringinstructionfetch27EarlybranchdetectionInParalConditionalbranchesTheproblemwithconditionalbranchesisthatwemaynotknowuntillateintheinstructionwhetherwewishtotakeorrejectthecontroltransferTakebranch?FetchDec/RdALUWritebz r1,tagetbzreadr1cmp0WritePC28ConditionalbranchesTheprobleHandlingunresolvedconditionalbranchesBlockingbranchprocessingSpeculativebranchprocessingBranchpredictionExtentofspeculationRecoveryfrommis-predictionMulti-waybranching29HandlingunresolvedconditionaBlockingbranchprocessingTrivialapproachExecutionofconditionalissimplystalleduntilconditionisknownResultstateCanpossiblyorderinstructionstoreducedelayinwaitingforconditioncodestobesetDirectcheckingNeedtowaitforALUresultinthisinstructionSetCCBrCFetchDec/RdALUWrite30BlockingbranchprocessingTrivSpeculativebranchprocessingPipelinestallscanbeavoidedAfterdetectionofunresolvedconditionalbranchaguessismadeoftheoutcomeIfguessiscorrectSpeculationconfirmedandcontinuedexecutionIfguessisincorrectInstructionsdiscardedFetchrestarted31SpeculativebranchprocessingPBranchpredictionschemesFixedpredictionTruepredictionA“true”guessismadeStaticPredictionBasedonobjectcodeDynamicPredictionBasedonexecutionhistory32BranchpredictionschemesFixedFixedPrediction

(GuessNotTaken)DetectunresolvedconditionalbranchandguessasnottakenContinuewiththeexecutionofthesequentialpath,butstarttheexecutionoftakenpath(e.g.calculateBTA)Whenconditionalbecomesavailable,checktheguessIfcorrect,continuewithexecutiondeletetakenpathpre-processingIfincorrect,deletespeculativeexecutionandcontinuewithtakenpath33FixedPrediction

(GuessNotFixedPrediction

(GuessNotTaken)ConditionKnownEvaluateBTACORRECT34FixedPrediction

(GuessNotFixedPrediction

(GuessNotTaken)ConditionKnownEvaluateBTAINCORRECT35FixedPrediction

(GuessNotFixedPrediction

(GuessTaken)ConditionKnownEvaluateBTAINCORRECT36FixedPrediction

(GuessTakeStaticPredictionLikefixedprediction,butsomepropertiesoftheobjectcodeareusedtodecidewhethertousealwaystakenornottakenHaspossibilityofperformingbettersincesomeinformationisused.37StaticPredictionLikefixedprStaticPrediction...TypicaloptionsareOpcodebasedpredictionForcertainopcodesthebranchisassumedtobetaken,forothersnottaken.DisplacementbasedpredictionIfdisplacement<0taken,elsenottakenCompilerdirectedPredictbitininstructionsetbycompileranalysisortracedataOpBTASignbit38StaticPrediction...TypicaloDynamicpredictionPredictionismadeonbranchhistoryPhilosophyisthathistoryisgoodguidetofuturebehaviourGoodforloopsbecausetend

toiteratemultipletimesGoodforsomeconditionalbranchesdependingonbehaviourofdataGoodforexceptionconditioncheckingWhatHappenedLastTime?39DynamicpredictionPredictioniDynamicPredictionTechniquesExplicittechniqueBranchhistoryexplicitlystatedhistorybits1,2or3bitschemesNumberofbitsrepresentlikelihoodofbranchbeingtakeninfutureImplicittechniqueBranchbeing“recorded”isanindicationthatbranchwastakenRoughlyequivalentto1bitscheme40DynamicPredictionTechniquesEBranchHistoryBitsForeachbranch,recordastatusfield.OnebitstatusDidlastoccurrenceofbranchoccur?TwobitstatusStatetabledecides

whichstateThreebitschemeHistoryoflast3branchesMajoritydecisiononoutcome41BranchHistoryBitsForeachbrStatetransitionsin2bitschemeForeachbranchAT=ActuallytakenANT=ActuallynottakenStronglyTakenWeaklyTakenWeaklyNOTTakenStronglyNOTTakenATANTANTANTATATATANTPredictionTakenPredictionNotTaken42Statetransitionsin2bitschStatetransitionsin2bitschemeForeachbranchAT=ActuallytakenANT=ActuallynottakenStronglyTakenWeaklyTakenWeaklyNOTTakenStronglyNOTTakenATANTANTANTATATATANTStronglyNOTTakenANTWeaklyNOTTakenATWeaklyTakenATANTWeaklyNOTTakenATWeaklyTaken43Statetransitionsin2bitschImplicitDynamicSchemeTwomainschemesBranchTargetAccessCache(BTAC)BranchTargetInstructionCache(BTIC)BothschemesintroduceanextracacheEntriesareonlystoredfortakenbranchesNottakenbranchesarenotstoresIfanentryisincache,thennextbranchistakenBehaveslike1bit44ImplicitDynamicSchemeTwomaiBTACandBTICimplementationStoreBranchAddressPLUSThetargetaddressitself(BTAC)Theinstructionatthetarget(BTIC)10002000LoadR1,….100020001000LoadR1,….45BTACandBTICimplementationStBTACimplementation...LoadR1,….1000200010002000Don’ttakebranchSpeculativelyWhoops!AddthisbranchaddresstothecacheNexttimeTakebranchSpeculatively46BTACimplementation...LoadR1PerformancedifferencesinBTACandBTICBTACdeliversaddressofbranchintimefornextfetchBTICdeliversactualinstruction.CanbeslowerbecauseitdoesnotrequirefetchLookupBTACFetchDec/RdExeWriteFetchDec/RdExeWriteLookupBTIC47PerformancedifferencesinBTAImplementationofHistorybitsPlacementofhistorybitsI-cacheAlpha,UltraSparcBranchHistoryTable(BHT)PowerPC604,620,R10000BranchTargetAddressCache(BTAC)MC68060,Pentium,R8000I-cacheandBHTeffectivelythesame48ImplementationofHistorybitsI-CacheandBHT(PowerPC604)I-cache16KFourwaysetassociativeInstructionfetchaddressBHT128x4entriesPredictionLogic4instr./cycle2HistoryBitsTaken/NottakenBTAforatakenguessDecodeQueue4x1Instr.IssueQueue49I-CacheandBHT(PowerPC604)PredictionAccuracyP=fc*Pc+fm*Pmwherefc: Probabilityofcorrectlypredictingbranchesfm: Probabilityofmis-predictingbranchesPc: PenaltyofcorrectlypredictedbranchesPm: Penaltyofmis-predictedbranches50PredictionAccuracyP=fc*PcPredictionAccuracy….51PredictionAccuracy….51RecoveryfromMispredictionIfbranchpredictionhardwaremakeswrongguess,needtoreverttoalternativepathofexecution.FetchDec/RdALUWriteFetchDec/RdALUWriteFetchDec/RdALUWriteFetchDec/RdALUWrite?52RecoveryfromMispredictionIfRecoveryfromMisprediction...Forpipelinedmachines,maybepossibletoabortregisterwritesStoreinstructionsarehardertorecoverConditioncodesmightalsoneedtoberestored.FetchDec/RdALUWriteFetchDec/RdALUWriteFetchDec/RdALUWriteFetchDec/RdALUWriteRegisterFile53RecoveryfromMisprediction..Schemestoshortenmis-predictionrecoveryBasicpriormeasuresforrecoveryIna“taken”guess,savesequentialaddressIna“nottaken”guess,pre-calculateandsavebranchtargetaddressRequirestwoaddressregistersperspeculatedconditionalbranchSavethisaddressSavethisaddress54Schemestoshortenmis-predictSchemestoshortenmis-predictionrecovery...EnhancedpriormeasurestoshortenrecoveryIna“taken”guesssavesequentialaddresssaveprefetchedsequentialinstructionsIna“nottaken”guesspre-calculateandsavebranchtargetaddresspre-fetchbranchtargetinstructionsrequiresmultipleinstructionbuffers55Schemestoshortenmis-predictSchemestoshortenmis-predictionrecovery…..FromI-CacheSequentialI-bufferTargetI-bufferDecodeLoadedwhenbranchhasbeendetectedSuperSparc(1992)dualI-buffers56Schemestoshortenmis-predictMultiwayBranchingFollowmultiplepathsconcurrently.Requiresadditionalprocessinghardwareforstoringextrastateformultipleregistersforadditionalarithmeticunits57MultiwayBranchingFollowmultiMultiwaybranching...ConditionKnownRegistersRegisters58Multiwaybranching...ConditioGuardedExecutionManybranchescanbeeliminatedbyusingspecialGuardedinstructionsGuardedinstructionsbehavedifferentlydependingonapredicateConsiderthefollowingexamplebeq ra,label if(ra)=0branchtolabel or rb,rb,rc elsemove(rb)intoRcReplacedbycmovne ra,rb,rc59GuardedExecutionManybranchesGeneralformofGuardedExecutionGeneralformis(guard)instructionInstructionisonlyexecutediftheguardpredicateistruePossibleimplementationbydoingoperationandconditionallywritingregisterfileFetchDec/RdALUWrite60GeneralformofGuardedExecutEffectivenessofGuardedExecution61EffectivenessofGuardedExecuBranchInstructions

Sima,FountainandKacsuk

Chapter8CSE330462BranchInstructions

Sima,FouMajorChapterGoalsTounderstandhowtominimisetheperformancedegradationofbranchesBasicapproachtobranchhandlingDelayedbranchingBranchprocessingMulti-waybranchingGuardedExecution63MajorChapterGoalsTounderstaTypesofbranchinstructionsUnconditionalBranchesConditionalBranchesSimpleUnconditionalBranchBranchtoSubroutineReturnfromSubroutineLoopclosingconditionalbranchOtherconditionalbranchAlpha: BRtaPowPC: bta BSRta blta RETta bclr BTLR1,ta bdnzta BNER1,ta bneta64TypesofbranchinstructionsUnTypesofbranchinstructionsUnconditionalBranchesConditionalBranchesSimpleUnconditionalBranchBranchtoSubroutineReturnfromSubroutineLoopclosingconditionalbranchOtherconditionalbranchAlpha: BRtaPowPC: bta BSRta blta RETta bclr BTLR1,ta bdnzta BNER1,ta bnetaBRtata:BSRtata:RETta:SUBLR1,1,R1BLTR1,taBNER1,tata:65TypesofbranchinstructionsUnWhyworryaboutdifferenttypesofbranches?BranchescausestallsofpipelinesDifferenttechniquesforminimizingbrancheffectsTakeadvantageofdifferenttypeofbranche.g.UnconditionalbranchALWAYSoccurs.Therefore,hardwarecanplanforthebranchinadvance.e.g.differencebetweenloopclosingandnormalconditional66WhyworryaboutdifferenttypeWaysofcheckingconditionConditionalbranchesneedtoevaluateapredicateTwomainapproachesResultstateIBM360,370,PDP-11,VAX-11,x86,Pentium,MC68000,Sparc,PowerPC.DirectCheckPDP-10,Cyber/70,PDP-8,CRAY,MIPS,HPPA,DecAlpha67WaysofcheckingconditionCondResultStateResultstateisdeclaredtoholdstatusinformationrelatedtoresultofoperationTypicalimplementationisconditioncodesorflagregisterswhichareupdatedaftereveryarithmeticresultisproducedConditionalbranchinstructionsinterrogatetheflagsinsubsequentinstructions68ResultStateResultstateisdeResultstatedisadvantagesThegenerationofresultstateisnotstraightforward;irregularstructureoccupiesadditionalchipareaMakespipelinelongerALUTest>0<0=01ClockCycle69ResultstatedisadvantagesTheResultstatedisadvantages...Sequentialinconcept.HowdowepackinstructionsinSuperscalarandVLIWmachine?addr1,r2,r3subr5,r6,r7bltta1bgtta2addr1,r2,r3subr5,r6,r7bltta1bgtta270Resultstatedisadvantages...DirectCheckNoresultstateisdeclaredSpecifiedconditionsaredirectlycheckedbyexplicitinstructionsConditionalbranchingcanberequestedifthespecifiedconditionsaremet.MayinvolveoneortwoinstructionsFitsbetterintosuperscalararchitecturesShorterclockcyclebecauseonlycheckwhennecessary71DirectCheckNoresultstateisComparisonofconditionalbranchesTwoinstructionImplementationadd r1,r2,r3cmpeq r7,r1,0bt r7,labeldiv r5,r4,r1OneinstructionImplementationadd r1,r2,r3beq r1,labeldiv r5,r4,r172ComparisonofconditionalbranTheeffectofbranchesNeedtounderstandwhetherbranchesaretakenornotThentailorthearchitecturetoperformfastestonmostcommoncase.Itturnsoutthatmostbranchesaretaken…..FetchDec/RdALUWriteFetchDec/RdALUWriteFetch73TheeffectofbranchesNeedtoBranchstatistics...UnconditionalBranchesConditionalBranchesSimpleUnconditionalBranchBranchtoSubroutineReturnfromSubroutineLoopclosingconditionalbranchOtherconditionalbranch~1/3~1/3~1/3Takenforfirstn-1iterationsTakenNotTaken~1/6~1/6Taken~5/674Branchstatistics...UnconditiBranchHandlingUtilizingbranchdelayslotsHandlingofunresolvedconditionalbranchesAvoidingcond.branchesDelayedBranchingPerformanceBlockingbranchproc.Speculativebranchproc.Multiwaybranchproc.BranchprocessingGuardedExecution75BranchHandlingUtilizingbrancBranchHandlingDelayedbranchingUtiliseotherwisewastedcyclesfollowingbranches.AchievedbyinsertinganinstructionbehindthebranchandexecutingitbeforethebranchUtilizedonEarlyandSubsequentRISCarchitectures76BranchHandlingDelayedbranchiDelayedbranchingFetchDec/RdALUWriteFetchDec/RdALUWriteFetchDeadDeadaddbsubadd r1,r2,r3b anywherediv r5,r4,r1anywhere: sub ………..add r3,r2,r677DelayedbranchingFetchDec/RdALDelayedbranching...FetchDec/RdALUWriteFetchDec/RdALUWriteaddbdivadd r1,r2,r3bd anywherediv r5,r4,r1anywhere: sub ………..add r3,r2,r6FetchDec/RdALUWriteFetchDec/RdALUWriteaddDelayedBranchFetchDec/RdALUWritesub78Delayedbranching...FetchDec/DelayedbranchingoptionsCanreducetosingledelayslotiftargetaddressavailableatendofdecodephaseCompilerplacesNOPsinslotsandmigratesinstructionsintoslotsusingcodemigrationCompilermustperformdataflowanalysis79DelayedbranchingoptionsCanrCodemigrationtofillslotsadd r8,r9,r10bd anywherediv r5,r4,r1anywhere: sub ………..add r3,r2,r6NOPNOPadd r3,r2,r6bd anywherediv r5,r4,r1anywhere: sub ………..add r8,r9,r1080CodemigrationtofillslotsadDoesthisworkwithconditionalbranches/?Yes,butcodemigratedintodelayslotmustbeperformedunconditionallyadd r8,r9,r10beq r6,anywherediv r5,r4,r1add r3,r2,r6NOPNOPadd r3,r2,r6div r5,r4,r1add r8,r9,r10beq r6,anywhere81DoesthisworkwithconditionaOptimisations-AnnulmentAnnuldelayslotifbranchnottakenUsefulforbackwardconditionalbranchesMakesitpossibletomovealoopbodyinstructionintothedelayslotAnnuldelayslotifbranchistakenUsefulforforwardconditionalbranchesMakesitpossibletorelocateaninstructionfromsequentialpathintothedelayslot82Optimisations-AnnulmentAnnulAnnuldelayslotifbranchnottaken1234BrCDelayLoopbodyConditionalBranchwithnoAnnulmentLooprequires5instructions83AnnuldelayslotifbranchnotAnnuldelayslotifbranchnottaken...1234BrCDelayLoopbodyConditionalBranchwithAnnulment1Looprequires4instructions84AnnuldelayslotifbranchnotAnnuldelayslotifbranchistaken1ConditionalBranchwithnoAnnulment23BrCDelay4585AnnuldelayslotifbranchisAnnuldelayslotifbranchistaken1ConditionalBranchwithAnnulment23BrC4586AnnuldelayslotifbranchisFetchDec/RdALUWriteFetchDec/RdALUWriteFetchDec/RdALUWriteFetchDec/RdALUWriteBranchdetectionIngeneral,theearlierabranchisdetected,thebetterthehandlingReducesnumberofdelayslotsrequiredEarlybranchdetectionInparallelLookaheadIntegratedwithfetchFetchDec/RdALUWrite87FetchDec/RdALUWriteFetchDec/RdEarlybranchdetectionInParallelBranchesaredetectedinparallelwithdecodeofotherinstructionsusingadedicatedbranchdecoderLookaheadBranchesaredetectedfromtheinstructionbufferbutaheadofgeneralinstructiondecodingIntegratedBranchesaredetectedduringinstructionfetch88EarlybranchdetectionInParalConditionalbranchesTheproblemwithconditionalbranchesisthatwemaynotknowuntillateintheinstructionwhetherwewishtotakeorrejectthecontroltransferTakebranch?FetchDec/RdALUWritebz r1,tagetbzreadr1cmp0WritePC89ConditionalbranchesTheprobleHandlingunresolvedconditionalbranchesBlockingbranchprocessingSpeculativebranchprocessingBranchpredictionExtentofspeculationRecoveryfrommis-predictionMulti-waybranching90HandlingunresolvedconditionaBlockingbranchprocessingTrivialapproachExecutionofconditionalissimplystalleduntilconditionisknownResultstateCanpossiblyorderinstructionstoreducedelayinwaitingforconditioncodestobesetDirectcheckingNeedtowaitforALUresultinthisinstructionSetCCBrCFetchDec/RdALUWrite91BlockingbranchprocessingTrivSpeculativebranchprocessingPipelinestallscanbeavoidedAfterdetectionofunresolvedconditionalbranchaguessismadeoftheoutcomeIfguessiscorrectSpeculationconfirmedandcontinuedexecutionIfguessisincorrectInstructionsdiscardedFetchrestarted92SpeculativebranchprocessingPBranchpredictionschemesFixedpredictionTruepredictionA“true”guessismadeStaticPredictionBasedonobjectcodeDynamicPredictionBasedonexecutionhistory93BranchpredictionschemesFixedFixedPrediction

(GuessNotTaken)DetectunresolvedconditionalbranchandguessasnottakenContinuewiththeexecutionofthesequentialpath,butstarttheexecutionoftakenpath(e.g.calculateBTA)Whenconditionalbecomesavailable,checktheguessIfcorrect,continuewithexecutiondeletetakenpathpre-processingIfincorrect,deletespeculativeexecutionandcontinuewithtakenpath94FixedPrediction

(GuessNotFixedPrediction

(GuessNotTaken)ConditionKnownEvaluateBTACORRECT95FixedPrediction

(GuessNotFixedPrediction

(GuessNotTaken)ConditionKnownEvaluateBTAINCORRECT96FixedPrediction

(GuessNotFixedPrediction

(GuessTaken)ConditionKnownEvaluateBTAINCORRECT97FixedPrediction

(GuessTakeStaticPredictionLikefixedprediction,butsomepropertiesoftheobjectcodeareusedtodecidewhethertousealwaystakenornottakenHaspossibilityofperformingbettersincesomeinformationisused.98StaticPredictionLikefixedprStaticPrediction...TypicaloptionsareOpcodebasedpredictionForcertainopcodesthebranchisassumedtobetaken,forothersnottaken.DisplacementbasedpredictionIfdisplacement<0taken,elsenottakenCompilerdirectedPredictbitininstructionsetbycompileranalysisortracedataOpBTASignbit99StaticPrediction...TypicaloDynamicpredictionPredictionismadeonbranchhistoryPhilosophyisthathistoryisgoodguidetofuturebehaviourGoodforloopsbecausetend

toiteratemultipletimesGoodforsomeconditionalbranchesdependingonbehaviourofdataGoodforexceptionconditioncheckingWhatHappenedLastTime?100DynamicpredictionPredictioniDynamicPredictionTechniquesExplicittechniqueBranchhistoryexplicitlystatedhistorybits1,2or3bitschemesNumberofbitsrepresentlikelihoodofbranchbeingtakeninfutureImplicittechniqueBranchbeing“recorded”isanindicationthatbranchwastakenRoughlyequivalentto1bitscheme101DynamicPredictionTechniquesEBranchHistoryBitsForeachbranch,recordastatusfield.OnebitstatusDidlastoccurrenceofbranchoccur?TwobitstatusStatetabledecides

whichstateThreebitschemeHistoryoflast3branchesMajoritydecisiononoutcome102BranchHistoryBitsForeachbrStatetransitionsin2bitschemeForeachbranchAT=ActuallytakenANT=ActuallynottakenStronglyTakenWeaklyTakenWeaklyNOTTakenStronglyNOTTakenATANT