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ICCD
2003
IEEE
107views Hardware» more  ICCD 2003»
14 years 4 months ago
Improving Branch Prediction Accuracy in Embedded Processors in the Presence of Context Switches
Embedded processors like Intel’s XScale use dynamic branch prediction to improve performance. Due to the presence of context switches, the accuracy of these predictors is reduce...
Sudeep Pasricha, Alexander V. Veidenbaum
CAL
2006
13 years 7 months ago
Performance modeling using Monte Carlo simulation
Abstract-- Cycle accurate simulation has long been the primary tool for micro-architecture design and evaluation. Though accurate, the slow speed often imposes constraints on the e...
Ram Srinivasan, Jeanine Cook, Olaf M. Lubeck
HPCA
1997
IEEE
13 years 11 months ago
Architectural Support for Compiler-Synthesized Dynamic Branch Prediction Strategies: Rationale and Initial Results
This paper introduces a new architectural approach that supports compiler-synthesized dynamic branch predication. In compiler-synthesized dynamic branch prediction, the compiler g...
David I. August, Daniel A. Connors, John C. Gyllen...
CTRSA
2007
Springer
111views Cryptology» more  CTRSA 2007»
14 years 1 months ago
Predicting Secret Keys Via Branch Prediction
This paper announces a new software side-channel attack — enabled by the branch prediction capability common to all modern highperformance CPUs. The penalty paid (extra clock cyc...
Onur Aciiçmez, Çetin Kaya Koç...
ASPLOS
1996
ACM
13 years 11 months ago
Analysis of Branch Prediction Via Data Compression
Branch prediction is an important mechanism in modern microprocessor design. The focus of research in this area has been on designing new branch prediction schemes. In contrast, v...
I-Cheng K. Chen, John T. Coffey, Trevor N. Mudge