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MIPS R10000 Microprocessor User Guide, Version 2.0
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1. Introduction to the R10000 Processor

1.4 Instruction Queues

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The processor keeps decoded instructions in three instruction queues, which dynamically issue instructions to the execution units. The queues allow the processor to fetch instructions at its maximum rate, without stalling because of instruction conflicts or dependencies.

Each queue uses instruction tags to keep track of the instruction in each execution pipeline stage. These tags set a Done bit in the active list as each instruction is completed.

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Copyright 1996, 1997, MIPS Technologies, Inc. -- 09 DEC 96

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MIPS R10000 Microprocessor User Guide, Version 2.0
(document number: 007-2490-001 / published: 1997-01-30)    table of contents  |  additional info  |  download

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