Question: Problem 1 Consider the following MIPS code. I 0 : Iw $s 3 , 0 ( $s 2 ) # LDW
Problem
Consider the following MIPS code.
I: Iw $s$s# LDW $s M$s
I: Iw $s$s#LDW $s M$s M$s
I: quad add $s$s$s# ADD $s$s$s
I: beq $s$s L# IF $s$s goto L
: quad sw $s$squad #STW M$s$s
: L: sw $s$s#STW M$s$s
A Suppose a MIPS processor uses the simple stage pipeline, where the stages are instruction fetch IF instruction decode and operand fetch ID execute and calculate address EX memory access M and write back WB In addition, suppose that:
The instruction and data cache are unified and can only support one read or write or instruction fetch operation each cycle no overlap of M and IF in the same cycle on the column if the instructions involved are Iwsw in M stage and IF for the other instructionThe pipeline does not have "forwarding" hardware. Thus, if an instruction mathrmi relies on a value written into a register by an instruction i then the execute stage for mathrmi cannot proceed until the register write stage for i has completed.In the absence of hazards, a new instruction can be fed to the pipeline every cycle.
How many cycles does this code take to complete? Use the table below. B Suppose that the MIPS processor with the stage pipeline from part A In addition, suppose that:
The instruction and data cache are split allowing the overlap of instruction fetch with readwrite data to the cache
The pipeline has hazard detection and forwarding.
How many cycles does this code take to complete? Use the table below.
cycles C Suppose now that the Execution stage of the pipeline is split into two stages E and E and that instruction i cannot use E until instruction i released E or more general E cannot be used again until E is finished processing. Using the assumptions from part B how many cycles does this code take to complete? Use the table below.
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