Homework 5

6 points, Due Tuesday, March 8

Do the following exercises from Patterson and Hennessy, Chapter 5.

• 5.4abc (2 points)
• 5.7 (2 points)
• Not from text (2 points): Explain why cache misses might not result in stalls with out-of-order execution (Tomasulo or rename architecture).

Also give some thought to the following discussion questions from Patterson and Hennessy, Chapter 5.

• 5.27
• 5.29