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arm: make the bi-mode predictor the default for O3_ARM_v7a_BP
authorAnthony Gutierrez <atgutier@umich.edu>
Mon, 30 Jun 2014 17:50:01 +0000 (13:50 -0400)
committerAnthony Gutierrez <atgutier@umich.edu>
Mon, 30 Jun 2014 17:50:01 +0000 (13:50 -0400)
commitdb267da8221ce4905e08e84967096d7a9fa23ca6
tree2271f5354bee6d7b82bbe9e6f8dc852fd2ae5cd0tree
parent5b08e211ab35fd6d936dafda45014c78b5e68300commit | diff
arm: make the bi-mode predictor the default for O3_ARM_v7a_BP

the branch predictor used in the Cortex-A15 is a bi-mode style predictor,
see:

http://arm.com/files/pdf/at-exploring_the_design_of_the_cortex-a15.pdf
and
http://nvidia.com/docs/IO/116757/NVIDIA_Quad_a15_whitepaper_FINALv2.pdf

this patch makes the bi-mode predictor the default for the ARM O3 CPU.
configs/common/O3_ARM_v7a.py diff | blob | history