Systems & Architecture
CPU pipelines, memory hierarchies, the Linux kernel, filesystems, and networking.
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CPU execution
Follow instructions through a processor and understand what limits its throughput.
Starting knowledge: Instructions, registers and basic program execution
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Previewing Pipelines and branch prediction.
From pipeline stages to dependencies
Start with overlapping instructions, inspect the pipeline in detail, then follow the dependencies that cause stalls.
From pipeline stages to dependencies
Pipelines and branch prediction
Follow the classic pipeline stages and see how branch prediction keeps instructions moving.
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Why clock speed stopped being enough
Explore the power constraint behind architectural choices. This is context for CPU design, not a prerequisite for the pipeline demos.
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