Method and apparatus for executing control flow instructions in a control flow pipeline in parallel with arithmetic instructions being executed in arithmetic pipelines

摘要

A method and apparatus for executing control flow instructions in a computer system is described. The present invention includes a method and apparatus for decoding multiple instructions. The instructions decoded include control flow instructions and arithmetic instructions. The present invention also includes a method and apparatus for executing the decoded control flow instructions. The present invention as includes a method and apparatus for executing the decoded arithmetic instructions. In the currently preferred embodiment, the control flow instructions and the arithmetic instructions are executed in parallel.