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Alex McDonald wrote:

Search on "speculative execution". It can also be done at the compiler
level; that doesn't require processor support. Intel's P6 was their
first chip to support it iirc.

But don't believe any page that says that it is a solution to the
problem of memory latency (on cache misses). It isn't, and won't
ever be, for any 'normal' language and application. That's a MUCH
harder task :-(


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.