The present invention is generally directed to a system and method for supporting speculative execution of an instruction set for a central processing unit (CPU) including non-speculative and speculative instructions. In accordance with one aspect of the invention a method includes the steps of evaluating...http://www.google.ca/patents/US6301705?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6301705 - System and method for deferring exceptions generated during speculative execution