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To the contrary, out-of-order execution and speculative execution make precise exceptions trivial to support. As long as exceptions are not frequent, there is n
by solarexplorer 12y ago
To the contrary, out-of-order execution and speculative execution make precise exceptions trivial to support. As long as exceptions are not frequent, there is no performance pentalty either. It's the older in-order pipelines who struggle with precise exceptions. But there are well-known tricks to work around that too...