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How does the BTIC(branch target instruction cache) works?

in cortex-A series, most core has the BITC(branch target instruction cache). It is contained in the prefetch unit.

Branch Target Instruction Cache

The PFU also contains a four-entry deep Branch Target Instruction Cache

(BTIC). Each entry stores up to two instruction cache fetches and enables

the branch shadow of predicted taken B and BL instructions to be

eliminated. The BTIC implementation is architecturally transparent, so it

does not have to be flushed on a context switch.

How does the BTIC(branch target instruction cache) works?