Fingerprint-based branch prediction

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9495157
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14960535

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Embodiments relate to fingerprint-based branch prediction. An aspect includes based on encountering a branch instruction during execution of software on a processor of a computer system, determining a fingerprint of the software, the fingerprint comprising a representation of a sequence of behavior that occurs in the processor while the software is executing. Another aspect includes based on determining that a match for the fingerprint and the branch instruction is located in an entry in the prediction table: predicting the branch instruction according to the associated prediction field. Another aspect includes based on determining that no match for the fingerprint and the branch instruction are located in an entry in the prediction table: creating a new entry in the prediction table for the fingerprint and the branch instruction.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bradbury, Jonathan D Poughkeepsie, US 270 2075
Frazier, Giles R Austin, US 109 1030
Gschwind, Michael Karl Chappaqua, US 345 4139
Jacobi, Christian West Park, US 381 3569
Saporito, Anthony Highland, US 155 788
Shum, Chung-Lung K Wappingers Falls, US 315 2136

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