ARM Cortex R4F - Manual (Page 379)

Cycle Timings and Interlock Behavior
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This section describes the cycle timing behavior for the
B
,
BL
,
BLX
,
BX
,
BXJ
,
CBNZ
,
CBZ
,
TBB
, and
TBH
instructions. Branches are subject to dynamic and return stack predictions. Table 14-10 shows
example branch instructions and their cycle timing behavior.
Table 14-10 Branch instruction cycle timing behavior
Example instruction Cycles
Memory
cycles
Comments
B, BLa,
BLX a
1 - Correct dynamic prediction
8 - Incorrect dynamic prediction
BX b 1 - Correct return stack prediction
9 - Incorrect return stack prediction
BX
b 1 - Correct condition prediction and correct return stack prediction
8 - Incorrect condition prediction
9 - Correct condition prediction and incorrect return stack prediction
BXJ 1 - Condition code fails
9 - Condition code passes
BLX
9 - -
BLX 1 - Condition code fails
9 - Condition code passes
CBZ , , CBNZ
,
1 - Correct condition prediction
8 - Incorrectly predicted
TBB [, ]
c 9 1 Condition code fails
9 1 Condition code passes
TBH [, , LSL#1]
c 9 1 Condition code fails
9 1 Condition code passes
a. Return stack push.
b. Return stack pop, if condition passes.
c.
and are Very Early Regs.