ARM DDI 0363E
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Chapter 5
Prefetch Unit
This chapter describes how the
PreFetch Unit
(PFU), in conjunction with the DPU, uses program
flow prediction to locate branches in the instruction stream and the strategies used to determine if
a branch is likely to be taken or not. It contains the following sections:
•
About the prefetch unit
on page 5-2
•
Branch prediction
on page 5-3
•
Return stack
on page 5-5.