Re: Pipeline flushing in processors

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> In fact, when you hit refresh on a browser window, most processors 
> excecute the special "SiphonicFlush" command 17 times in quick 
> succession. (17 is required due to DOD regulations about eliminating 
> any remnants of POPC execution).

Ah! So that's why 17 came up here!

I always believed it was due to 17 being a prime number close to a power 
of two, which would avoid nearly all instances of standing waves (both 
longitudinal and SAW) in the flushing residue, while still allowing 
efficient hw implementation.

Terje
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