A processor is configured to generate lookahead values using a cumulative constant. The processor classifies operations to a particular register (e.g. the stack pointer register, or ESP in an embodiment employing the x86 instruction set architecture) as either accelerated or non-accelerated. For example,...http://www.google.fr/patents/US6240503?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US6240503 - Cumulative lookahead to eliminate chained dependencies
Cumulative lookahead to eliminate chained dependencies