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   Markus Armbruster to Tim Frink   
   Re: Static branch prediction   
   04 Mar 08 16:56:09   
   
   From: armbru@pond.sub.org   
      
   Tim Frink  writes:   
      
   > Some processors use a static branch prediction. The predicted outcome   
   [Reordering basic blocks to avoid static branch mispredictions]   
   > This idea is probably not new, so I wonder if you know any   
   > compilers/optimizers that apply this technique? Do you have own   
   > experiences or know any papers/reports where any results are   
   > presented?   
      
   Off hand:   
      
   K. Pettis and R. C. Hansen, "Profile Guided Code Positioning"   
   Proceedings of the SIGPLAN Conference on Programming Language Design   
   and Implementation, pp. 16--27, June 1990.   
      
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