Tomasulo's algorithm: Difference between revisions

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##Compute the effective address when the base register is available, and place it in the load/store buffer

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##*If the instruction is a load then: execute as soon as the memory unit is available, then:

##*Else, if the instruction is a store then: wait for the value to be stored before sending it to the memory unit

##*Else, the instruction is an ALU operation then: execute the instruction at the corresponding functional unit