Instruction Fetch

Not written yet

Status: RTL complete. Documentation planned.

This page will cover the instruction fetch unit, how it takes FTQ entries, reads the L1I, translates through the ITLB and writes the instruction buffer.

Meanwhile:

• IA tasks: BP-116, BP-123, BP-125
• Frontend demo: fd13_l1i: L1I Hit, Miss and MSHR Merge
• Frontend demo: fd16_page_cross: A Fetch Block Crossing a Page
• Frontend demo: fd20_backpressure: Backpressure