Title :
The IA-64 architecture at work
Author_Institution :
Intel Corp., Santa Clara, CA, USA
fDate :
7/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Two key architectural features: predication and control speculation, will enable IA-64 compilers to extract instruction level parallelism. To show how compilers will use IA-64 instructions, the author uses code fragments from the pointer chasing problem, an inherently serial code, and from a nested loop with difficult to predict branches
Keywords :
instruction sets; parallel architectures; parallelising compilers; program control structures; IA-64 architecture; IA-64 compilers; IA-64 instructions; code fragments; control speculation; instruction level parallelism; nested loop; pointer chasing problem; predication; serial code; Computer aided instruction; Computer architecture; Computer languages; Delay; Design automation; Information retrieval; Microprocessors; Parallel processing; Processor scheduling; Program processors;
