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It's entirely possible my terminology is wrong here. I was thinking of the cost of decode, register renaming, and scheduling but those aren't really part of di
by Symmetry 8y ago
It's entirely possible my terminology is wrong here. I was thinking of the cost of decode, register renaming, and scheduling but those aren't really part of dispatch, are they? So it looks like I more got things backwards but I think the point that there are different sorts of cost savings worth distinguishing through using more capable instructions is still salvageable.