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Date:   Thu, 7 Oct 2021 13:43:37 -0500
From:   Segher Boessenkool <segher@kernel.crashing.org>
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On Thu, Oct 07, 2021 at 08:47:50AM -0500, Paul A. Clarke wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 06, 2021 at 12:32:48PM -0500, Paul A. Clarke wrote:
> > > +    {
> > > +        "BriefDescription": "Average cycles per instruction when the instruction finishes at dispatch",
> > 
> > I'm not sure what that means.
> 
> After doing a bit of research, I think it might be a bit more clear as:
> "Average cycles per instruction when the NTF instruction finishes at dispatch"

Is "next to finish" some defined and/or sensible term in this context?
Or do you mean NTC here?  Or what :-)

Instructions do not finish in order at all generally.


Segher