Many statically-scheduled super-scalar processors have long pipelines
A processor is to be selected for use in a battery powered embedded device
March 21, 2023The algorithm can be improved simply by changing the order of the loops
March 21, 2023Many statically-scheduled super-scalar processors have long pipelines
2002 Paper 8 Question 10
Comparative Architectures
(a) Many statically-scheduled super-scalar processors have long pipelines. Explain
why this is so. [4 marks]
(b) What problems do such long pipelines introduce, and what techniques can be
employed to reduce the penalty? [6 marks]
(c) Explain how register score boarding is used to prevent data hazards.
[5 marks]
(d) What special difficulties does providing support for floating point
over/underflow exceptions introduce? [5 marks]
