Deferred store data read with simple anti-dependency pipeline in

Details Deferred store data read with simple anti-dependency pipeline in Deferred store data read with simple anti-dependency pipeline in

1997-02-24

1999-03-09

Pan, Daniel H.

395385, G06F 940, G06F 930, G06F 938

Patent

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058813071

ABSTRACT:
A superscalar processor includes an execution unit that executes load/store instructions and an execution unit that executes arithmetic instruction. Execution pipelines for both execution units include a decode stage, a read stage that identify and read source operands for the instructions and an execution stage or stages performed in the execution units. For store instructions, reading store data from a register file is deferred until the store data is required for transfer to a memory system. This allows the store instructions to be decoded simultaneously with earlier instructions that generate the store data. A simple antidependency interlock uses a list of the register numbers identifying registers holding store data for pending store instructions. These register number are compared to the register numbers of destination operands of instructions, and instructions having destination operands matching a source of store data are stalled in the read stage to prevent the instruction from destroying store data before an earlier store instruction is complete.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5163139 (1992-11-01), Haigh et al.
patent: 5651125 (1997-07-01), Witt et al.

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