公开(公告)号：US08615645B2

公开(公告)日：2013-12-24

申请号：US12821181

申请日：2010-06-23

申请人： David Craddock ,  Mark S. Farrell ,  Beth A. Glendening ,  Thomas A. Gregg ,  Dan F. Greiner ,  Gustav E. Sittmann, III ,  Peter K. Szwed

发明人： David Craddock ,  Mark S. Farrell ,  Beth A. Glendening ,  Thomas A. Gregg ,  Dan F. Greiner ,  Gustav E. Sittmann, III ,  Peter K. Szwed

IPC分类号： G06F15/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0619 ,  G06F3/065 ,  G06F3/067 ,  G06F9/30003 ,  G06F9/4411 ,  G06F21/6218 ,  G06F21/71 ,  G06F21/85 ,  G06F2221/2101 ,  G06F2221/2105 ,  G06F2221/2141

摘要： An instruction is provided to establish various operational parameters for an adapter. These parameters include adapter interruption parameters, input/output address translation parameters, resetting error indications, setting measurement parameters, and setting an interception control, as examples. The instruction specifies a function information block, which is a program representation of a device table entry used by the adapter, to be used in certain situations in establishing the parameters. A store instruction is also provided that stores the current contents of the function information block.

摘要翻译： 提供了一个指令来建立适配器的各种操作参数。 这些参数包括适配器中断参数，输入/输出地址转换参数，复位错误指示，设置测量参数以及设置拦截控制。 该指令指定功能信息块，其是适配器使用的设备表条目的程序表示，用于在建立参数的某些情况下使用。 还提供存储功能信息块的当前内容的存储指令。

公开(公告)号：US08468284B2

公开(公告)日：2013-06-18

申请号：US12821177

申请日：2010-06-23

申请人： Frank W. Brice, Jr. ,  David Craddock ,  Janet R. Easton ,  Mark S. Farrell ,  Thomas A. Gregg ,  Damian L. Osisek ,  Gustav E. Sittmann, III

发明人： Frank W. Brice, Jr. ,  David Craddock ,  Janet R. Easton ,  Mark S. Farrell ,  Thomas A. Gregg ,  Damian L. Osisek ,  Gustav E. Sittmann, III

IPC分类号： G06F13/24

CPC分类号： G06F9/4812 ,  G06F9/541 ,  G06F9/545 ,  G06F13/24 ,  G06F2213/0026

摘要： One or more message signaled interruption requests from one or more input/output (I/O) adapters are converted to I/O adapter event notifications while retaining the message vector indication. An I/O adapter event notification may be routed and presented to a host or to a guest that the host is executing. To present the notification to the correct host or to the correct guest, various data structures in host and/or guest memory are used.

摘要翻译： 一个或多个来自一个或多个输入/输出（I / O）适配器的信号中断请求被转换为I / O适配器事件通知，同时保留消息向量指示。 可以将I / O适配器事件通知路由并呈现给主机或主机正在执行的guest虚拟机。 为了将通知呈现给正确的主机或正确的客户机，使用主机和/或来宾存储器中的各种数据结构。

公开(公告)号：US20130097339A1

公开(公告)日：2013-04-18

申请号：US13707733

申请日：2012-12-07

申请人： Daniel F. Casper ,  Patricia G. Driever ,  John R. Flanagan ,  Louis W. Ricci ,  Gustav E. Sittmann, III

发明人： Daniel F. Casper ,  Patricia G. Driever ,  John R. Flanagan ,  Louis W. Ricci ,  Gustav E. Sittmann, III

IPC分类号： G06F3/06

CPC分类号： G06F3/0659 ,  G06F13/385 ,  G06F2213/3802 ,  H04L67/1097 ,  H04Q2213/13109

摘要： A computer program product is provided for performing: obtaining, by a channel subsystem, a transport command word (TCW) specified by an operating system, the TCW comprising an address of a transport services request block (TSRQB) and an address of a transport services response block (TSRSB); obtaining the TSRQB; building at least one command request based on the TSRQB, and sending the at least one command request from the channel subsystem to at least one network entity, the at least one command request including at least one of a fibre-channel generic services (FC-GS) request, a fibre-channel link services (FC-LS) request, and a fibre-channel link-level function (FC-SB) request; receiving a response to the at least one command request from the at least one network entity; and storing the response to the TSRSB based on the address of the TSRSB obtained from the TCW.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于执行以下操作的计算机程序产品：由信道子系统获得由操作系统指定的传输命令字（TCW），所述TCW包括传输服务请求块（TSRQB）的地址和传输服务的地址 响应块（TSRSB）; 获得TSRQB; 基于所述TSRQB构建至少一个命令请求，以及将所述至少一个命令请求从所述信道子系统发送到至少一个网络实体，所述至少一个命令请求包括光纤通道通用服务（FC- GS）请求，光纤信道链路业务（FC-LS）请求和光纤信道链路级功能（FC-SB）请求; 从所述至少一个网络实体接收对所述至少一个命令请求的响应; 以及基于从TCW获得的TSRSB的地址将响应存储到TSRSB。

公开(公告)号：US20110320664A1

公开(公告)日：2011-12-29

申请号：US12821179

申请日：2010-06-23

申请人： Brenton F. Belmar ,  David Craddock ,  Janet R. Easton ,  Mark S. Farrell ,  Thomas A. Gregg ,  Damian L. Osisek ,  Donald W. Schmidt ,  Gustav E. Sittmann, III ,  Richard P. Tarcza

发明人： Brenton F. Belmar ,  David Craddock ,  Janet R. Easton ,  Mark S. Farrell ,  Thomas A. Gregg ,  Damian L. Osisek ,  Donald W. Schmidt ,  Gustav E. Sittmann, III ,  Richard P. Tarcza

IPC分类号： G06F13/24

CPC分类号： G06F9/4812

摘要： The conditions under which adapter interruptions are made pending are controlled. Responsive to an interruption being presented to an operating system, subsequent interruptions are suppressed on all central processing units in the configuration. The operating system processes the interruption, including examining and processing indicators of reported events until the operating system discontinues the suppression. This enables the operating system to control the number of pending interruptions and the number of processors processing those interruptions.

摘要翻译： 控制适配器中断的条件。 响应于向操作系统呈现的中断，在配置中的所有中央处理单元上抑制了后续中断。 操作系统处理中断，包括检查和处理报告事件的指示，直到操作系统停止抑制。 这使得操作系统能够控制待处理中断的次数和处理这些中断的处理器的数量。

公开(公告)号：US20110106990A1

公开(公告)日：2011-05-05

申请号：US12609110

申请日：2009-10-30

申请人： Raymond Higgs ,  George P. Kuch ,  Bruce H. Ratcliff ,  Gustav E. Sittmann, III ,  Jerry W. Stevens

发明人： Raymond Higgs ,  George P. Kuch ,  Bruce H. Ratcliff ,  Gustav E. Sittmann, III ,  Jerry W. Stevens

IPC分类号： G06F13/38

CPC分类号： G06F13/385

摘要： Computer program products and methods for efficient handling of queued-direct input/output (QDIO) requests and completions at an adapter in communication with an I/O device are provided. A method includes accessing a queue with one or more storage block address lists (SBALs), where each SBAL includes a plurality of storage block address list entries (SBALEs) and is associated with an SLSB. The method further includes reading an SBAL count in one of the SBALEs, where the SBAL count indicates a number of the SBALs forming an I/O request to the I/O device. In response to determining that the SBAL count is greater than one, a number of the SBALs from the queue and associated SLSBs equivalent to the SBAL count are prefetched without waiting for a notification of completion of each of the SBALs forming the I/O request, and states of the associated SLSBs transition from adapter-owned to program-owned.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于在与I / O设备通信的适配器处有效处理排队直接输入/输出（QDIO）请求和完成的计算机程序产品和方法。 一种方法包括使用一个或多个存储块地址列表（SBAL）访问队列，其中每个SBAL包括多个存储块地址列表条目（SBALE）并且与SLSB相关联。 该方法还包括读取SBALE之一的SBAL计数，其中SBAL计数指示形成I / O设备的I / O请求的SBAL的数目。 响应于确定SBAL计数大于1，来自队列的SBAL和与SBAL计数相关联的相关联的SLSB的数量被预取，而不等待形成I / O请求的每个SBAL的完成通知， 以及相关SLSB从适配器所有权转为程序拥有的状态。

公开(公告)号：US08572635B2

公开(公告)日：2013-10-29

申请号：US12821175

申请日：2010-06-23

申请人： David Craddock ,  Janet R. Easton ,  Mark S. Farrell ,  Thomas A. Gregg ,  Eric N. Lais ,  Gustav E. Sittmann, III

发明人： David Craddock ,  Janet R. Easton ,  Mark S. Farrell ,  Thomas A. Gregg ,  Eric N. Lais ,  Gustav E. Sittmann, III

IPC分类号： G06F3/00 ,  G06F13/12 ,  G06F13/24

CPC分类号： G06F13/24 ,  G06F9/4812 ,  G06F2213/0026

摘要： One or more message signaled interruption requests from one or more input/output (I/O) adapters are converted to I/O adapter event notifications. Each I/O adapter event notification includes the setting of one or more specific indicators in system memory and an interruption request, the first of which results in a pending I/O adapter interruption request. While a request for an I/O adapter interruption is pending, subsequent message signaled interruption requests are converted to I/O adapter event notifications, but do not result in additional requests for I/O adapter interruptions.

摘要翻译： 一个或多个来自一个或多个输入/输出（I / O）适配器的信号中断请求被转换为I / O适配器事件通知。 每个I / O适配器事件通知包括系统内存中的一个或多个特定指示符的设置和中断请求，其中第一个会导致挂起的I / O适配器中断请求。 当I / O适配器中断的请求处于待处理状态时，后续的消息信号中断请求将转换为I / O适配器事件通知，但不会导致对I / O适配器中断的其他请求。

公开(公告)号：US08478922B2

公开(公告)日：2013-07-02

申请号：US12821179

申请日：2010-06-23

申请人： Brenton F. Belmar ,  David Craddock ,  Janet R. Easton ,  Mark S. Farrell ,  Thomas A. Gregg ,  Damian L. Osisek ,  Donald W. Schmidt ,  Gustav E. Sittmann, III ,  Richard P. Tarcza

发明人： Brenton F. Belmar ,  David Craddock ,  Janet R. Easton ,  Mark S. Farrell ,  Thomas A. Gregg ,  Damian L. Osisek ,  Donald W. Schmidt ,  Gustav E. Sittmann, III ,  Richard P. Tarcza

IPC分类号： G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G06F9/4812

摘要： The conditions under which adapter interruptions are made pending are controlled. Responsive to an interruption being presented to an operating system, subsequent interruptions are suppressed on all central processing units in the configuration. The operating system processes the interruption, including examining and processing indicators of reported events until the operating system discontinues the suppression. This enables the operating system to control the number of pending interruptions and the number of processors processing those interruptions.

摘要翻译： 控制适配器中断的条件。 响应于向操作系统呈现的中断，在配置中的所有中央处理单元上抑制了后续中断。 操作系统处理中断，包括检查和处理报告事件的指示，直到操作系统停止抑制。 这使得操作系统能够控制待处理中断的次数和处理这些中断的处理器的数量。

公开(公告)号：US08387049B2

公开(公告)日：2013-02-26

申请号：US11182570

申请日：2005-07-15

申请人： Ingo Adlung ,  Hubertus Franke ,  Lisa C. Heller ,  William A. Holder ,  Damian L. Osisek ,  Randall W. Philley ,  Martin Schwidefsky ,  Gustav E. Sittmann, III ,  Jong Hyuk Choi ,  Ray Mansell

发明人： Ingo Adlung ,  Hubertus Franke ,  Lisa C. Heller ,  William A. Holder ,  Damian L. Osisek ,  Randall W. Philley ,  Martin Schwidefsky ,  Gustav E. Sittmann, III ,  Jong Hyuk Choi ,  Ray Mansell

IPC分类号： G06F9/46 ,  G06F9/455

CPC分类号： G06F3/0665 ,  G06F3/0604 ,  G06F3/064 ,  G06F3/0673 ,  G06F9/45545 ,  G06F9/45558 ,  G06F9/5016 ,  G06F9/5077 ,  G06F2009/45583

摘要： Processing within a computing environment that supports pageable guests is facilitated. Processing is facilitated in many ways, including, but not limited to, associating guest and host state information with guest blocks of storage; maintaining the state information in control blocks in host memory; enabling the changing of states; and using the state information in management decisions. In one particular example, the guest state includes an indication of usefulness and importance of memory contents to the guest, and the host state reflects the ease of access to memory contents. The host and guest state information is used in managing memory of the host and/or guests.

公开(公告)号：US20120221757A1

公开(公告)日：2012-08-30

申请号：US13462152

申请日：2012-05-02

申请人： David Craddock ,  Janet R. Easton ,  Mark S. Farrell ,  Thomas A. Gregg ,  Eric N. Lais ,  Gustav E. Sittmann, III ,  Cynthia Sitmann

发明人： David Craddock ,  Janet R. Easton ,  Mark S. Farrell ,  Thomas A. Gregg ,  Eric N. Lais ,  Gustav E. Sittmann, III ,  Cynthia Sitmann

IPC分类号： G06F13/24

CPC分类号： G06F13/24 ,  G06F9/4812 ,  G06F2213/0026

摘要： One or more message signaled interruption requests from one or more input/output (I/O) adapters are converted to I/O adapter event notifications. Each I/O adapter event notification includes the setting of one or more specific indicators in system memory and an interruption request, the first of which results in a pending I/O adapter interruption request. While a request for an I/O adapter interruption is pending, subsequent message signaled interruption requests are converted to I/O adapter event notifications, but do not result in additional requests for I/O adapter interruptions.

摘要翻译： 一个或多个来自一个或多个输入/输出（I / O）适配器的信号中断请求被转换为I / O适配器事件通知。 每个I / O适配器事件通知包括系统内存中的一个或多个特定指示符的设置和中断请求，其中第一个会导致挂起的I / O适配器中断请求。 当I / O适配器中断的请求处于待处理状态时，后续的消息信号中断请求将转换为I / O适配器事件通知，但不会导致对I / O适配器中断的其他请求。

公开(公告)号：US20110321158A1

公开(公告)日：2011-12-29

申请号：US12821190

申请日：2010-06-23

申请人： David Craddock ,  Mark S. Farrell ,  Thomas A. Gregg ,  Dan F. Greiner ,  Damian L. Osisek ,  Gustav E. Sittmann, III

发明人： David Craddock ,  Mark S. Farrell ,  Thomas A. Gregg ,  Dan F. Greiner ,  Damian L. Osisek ,  Gustav E. Sittmann, III

IPC分类号： G06F12/14 ,  G06F13/28

CPC分类号： G06F9/468 ,  G06F9/45558 ,  G06F2009/45579 ,  G06F2213/0038

摘要： An authorization mechanism allows a host executing a guest operating system to grant permission for the guest to directly access an adapter function's address spaces without host intervention. This access is via instructions implemented based on the architecture of the adapter function. The host also has the capability to intervene in the execution of the instruction, if desired.

摘要翻译： 授权机制允许执行客户机操作系统的主机授权客户端直接访问适配器功能的地址空间，而无需主机干预。 该访问通过基于适配器功能的体系结构实现的指令。 如果需要，主机还可以干预执行指令。