The present invention efficiently and accurately predicts indirect branch target addresses in computer code, thereby significantly increasing processing speed. According to the present invention, an optimizing compiler inserts indirect branch target address hints in advance of their corresponding indirect...http://www.google.fr/patents/US6308322?utm_source=gb-gplus-shareBrevet US6308322 - Method and apparatus for reduction of indirect branch instruction overhead through use of target address hints
Method and apparatus for reduction of indirect branch instruction overhead ...