cpu: Add an indirect branch target predictor
Review Request #3344 - Created Feb. 23, 2016 and submitted - Latest diff uploaded
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| Curtis Dunham | |
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cpu: Add an indirect branch target predictor This patch adds a configurable indirect branch predictor that can be indexed by a combination of GHR and path history hashes. Implements the functionality described in: "Target prediction for indirect jumps" by Chang, Hao, and Patt http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=264209