Keith R. Schakel

Pipeline elements which verify predecode information

Store to load forward predictor training using delta tag

Cache which provides partial tags from non-predicted ways to direct search if way prediction misses

Training line predictor for branch targets

Line predictor which caches alignment information

Line predictor entry with location pointers and control information for corresponding instructions in a cache line

Predictor miss decoder updating line predictor storing instruction fetch address and alignment information upon instruction decode termination condition

Apparatus and method for caching alignment information

Memoire cache qui fournit des etiquettes partielles partant de voies non prevues jusqu'a la recherche directe si les voies de prevision manquent

Memoire cache qui fournit des etiquettes partielles de voies non predites pour diriger la recherche si la voie predite echoue