Branch Prediction Unit

Not written yet

Status: RTL complete. Documentation planned.

This page will cover the branch prediction cluster, its seven predictors, the p1, p2 and p3 override order, and how predictions reach the FTQ.

Meanwhile:

• Blog: Branch Prediction Cluster Organization
• Blog: Branch Prediction Cluster Build
• Blog: Branch Prediction Cluster Simulation and Mutation-based Verification
• IA tasks: BP-084, BP-101, BP-138
• Frontend demo: fd02_steady: Steady-State Prediction and Fetch