Question: Consider the in-order-issue/in-order-completion execution sequence shown in Figure 14.13. a. Identify the most likely reason why I2 could not enter the execute stage until the
a. Identify the most likely reason why I2 could not enter the execute stage until the fourth cycle. Will "in-order issue/out-of-order completion" or "out-of-order issue/out-of-order completion" fix this? If so, which?
b. Identify the reason why I6 could not enter the write stage until the nineth cycle. Will "in order issue/out-of-order completion" or "out-of-order issue/out-of-order completion" fix this? If so, which?
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Figure 14.13 An In-Order Issue, In-Order-Completion Execution Sequence
Write Cycle Decode Execute 12 12 12 I4 I6 I6 I1 13 12 13 I1 12 I5 15 13 15 l6 13 I4 15 16
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a Since I2 and I1 are in different columns of the execution unit it is unlikely that there is a resource conflict ie I2 is not waiting for I1 to finis... View full answer
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