Skip to main content
Search type Search syntax
Tags [tag]
Exact "words here"
Author user:1234
user:me (yours)
Score score:3 (3+)
score:0 (none)
Answers answers:3 (3+)
answers:0 (none)
isaccepted:yes
hasaccepted:no
inquestion:1234
Views views:250
Code code:"if (foo != bar)"
Sections title:apples
body:"apples oranges"
URL url:"*.example.com"
Saves in:saves
Status closed:yes
duplicate:no
migrated:no
wiki:no
Types is:question
is:answer
Exclude -[tag]
-apples
For more details on advanced search visit our help page
Results tagged with
Search options not deleted user 83222
2 votes
Accepted

Why does this branch data hazard happen during the instruction decode stage?

In the MIPS pipeline, for branches and jumps, all of the arithmetic is done in the instruction decode portion of the pipeline. … See this MIPS handbook pg. 9, or this handy UCSD ppt. explaining the rationale for this design choice on slide 14. …
Zaya's user avatar
  • 175
1 vote
1 answer
394 views

Why does this branch data hazard happen during the instruction decode stage?

Suppose I have the following MIPS code on a CPU with forwarding enabled: L1: LW R2 0(R1) ADDI R2 R2 2 SW R2 0(R1) ADDI R1 R1 8 SUB R4 R1 R3 BNEZ R4 …
Zaya's user avatar
  • 175