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		tucnak 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Understand CPU Branch Instructions Better Not to step on your toes, but it shall be said that instructions in a CPU "retire" in order.

peterfirefly 5 months ago [–]

They don't even always do that anymore.

IshKebab 5 months ago | [–]

Depends what you mean by "retire" but by the normal definition they always retire in order, even in OoO CPUs. You might be thinking of writeback.

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