On Thu, Oct 07, 2021 at 08:47:50AM -0500, Paul A. Clarke wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 06, 2021 at 12:32:48PM -0500, Paul A. Clarke wrote:
> > > + {
> > > + "BriefDescription": "Average cycles per instruction when the
> > > instruction finishes at dispatch",
> >
> > I'm not sure what that means.
>
> After doing a bit of research, I think it might be a bit more clear as:
> "Average cycles per instruction when the NTF instruction finishes at dispatch"
Is "next to finish" some defined and/or sensible term in this context?
Or do you mean NTC here? Or what :-)
Instructions do not finish in order at all generally.
Segher
