Return address stack including speculative return address...

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2005-05-24

2005-05-24

Chan, Eddie (Department: 2183)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: processing

Processing control

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C712S242000, C712S238000

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06898699

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for storing predicted return addresses of instructions being executed by a pipelined processor, the apparatus includes a two part return address buffer that includes a speculative return address buffer and a committed return address buffer, both of which having multiple entries that may include predicted return addresses that have been pushed onto the return buffer.

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