Pointer chasing
= Pointer chasing
Following a chain of stored <pointers>, as in a <linked list>. A later <memory address> may depend on the result of an earlier <load instruction>, limiting how far ahead <cache prefetching> can run.
= Pointer chasing
Following a chain of stored <pointers>, as in a <linked list>. A later <memory address> may depend on the result of an earlier <load instruction>, limiting how far ahead <cache prefetching> can run.