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Computer Organization & Architecture · Problem type
Which hazard?
Use this for “add x1, x2, x3 is followed by sub x4, x1, x5. Which hazard is it?”
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Which hazard is it?
Tap a card, then tap its group.
A data hazard waits on a value, a control hazard on where to fetch next, and a structural hazard on a piece of hardware two instructions want at once.
Assumptions
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The pipeline is the classic five stages: IF, ID, EX, MEM and WB.
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Each card is one situation; it belongs to the hazard that stops the next instruction going ahead.
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