"margin:0; padding:0 "> 222:   // without any wait states.  Alternatively, the depth can be kept as</pre>
<pre style="margin:0; padding:0 "> 223:   // oustanding as long as the outgoing ready is qualified with the acceptance</pre>
<pre style="margin:0; padding:0 "> 224:   // of the response in the same cycle.  Doing so however creates a path from</pre>
<pre style="margin:0; padding:0 "> 225:   // ready_i to ready_o, which may not be desireable.</pre>
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