CPC G06F 9/3842 (2013.01) [G06F 9/30145 (2013.01); G06F 9/3867 (2013.01); G06F 12/0804 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. An apparatus comprising:
an instruction decoder to decode a branch instruction having a hint; and
a branch predictor to provide a prediction and a hint-override indicator, wherein the hint-override indicator is to indicate whether the prediction is based on stored information about the branch instruction, and wherein the prediction is to override the hint if the hint-override indicator indicates that the prediction is based on stored information about the branch instruction.
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