MIPS pipeline: control hazards
Change in program flow
Execution of an instruction depends on another instruction
Control Dependency: Control flow is the cause
E.g. branch instructions
Definition
An instruction j is control dependent on i if i controls whether or not j executes.
Example
i1: beq $3, $5, label # Branch
i2: add $1, $2, $4 # depends on i1
i3: ...If we allow i3 to execute before i2 is determined, register $1 maybe be incorrectly modified.
