Branch-delay is one of the RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer)technology characters. According to our simulation to scalar programs on Cray-l-Like supercomputer,about 10~20%CPU time is occupied by branch inst. In this paper,the implementation method of branch-delay technology in i860 microprocessor is deeply analyzed. The method of introducing branch-delay technology into Cray-l-Like prototype is studied. Simulation results and theoretical analysis show that reducing one cp execute time for each branch inst will increase system pertormance by 4~5 percent.
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Xing Erbao, Gu Zhongjie, Li Zhongmin. A Study on Supercomputer Branch Mechanism[J]. Journal of National University of Defense Technology,1993,15(1):37-43 ,50.