BRANCH TYPE LOGGING IN LAST BRANCH REGISTERS
| Register | USPTO Patent |
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| Application Number | 17992407 |
| Status | Pending |
| Filing Date | 2022-11-22 |
| First Publication Date | 2023-03-23 |
| Publication Date | 2023-03-23 |
| Owner | Intel Corporation (USA) |
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Abstract
A processor includes a counter to store a cycle count that tracks a number of cycles between retirement of a first branch instruction and retirement of a second branch instruction during execution of a set of instructions. The processor further includes a stack of registers coupled to the counter, wherein the stack of registers is to store branch type information including: a first value of the counter when the first branch instruction is retired; a second value of the counter when the second branch instruction is retired; a first type information value indicating a type of the first branch instruction; and a second type information value indicating a type of the second branch instruction.