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by tptacek 3083 days ago
What new terminology got invented?
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_wmd 3083 days ago
Perhaps I've been living under a rock for the past 30 years, but transient instructions are a new idea for me
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tptacek 3083 days ago
What's the "old" term for speculated instructions that aren't retired?
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mehrdadn 3083 days ago
I've never heard of a term for them but I would find "speculated instructions" clear enough in context.
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tptacek 3083 days ago
"Speculated instructions" is ambiguous, because it includes instructions that are retired, and we specifically care about the ones that aren't.
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