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title = "Guard Heuristic"
date = "2022-05-11"
author = "Yann Herklotz"
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> Register *r* is an operand of the branch instruction, register *r* is
> used in the successor block before it is defined, and the successor
> block does not postdominate the branch. If the heuristic applies,
> predict the successor *with* the property.
This property predicts that one will not take the branch that contains a
guard condition, and instead will follow along in the code.
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