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Performing a configuration virtual topology change and instruction therefore

US7739434B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 11, 2008
Grant dateJun 15, 2010
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Expiry dateAug 29, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F15/76
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a logically partitioned host computer system comprising host processors (host CPUs) partitioned into a plurality of guest processors (guest CPUs) of a guest configuration, a perform topology function instruction is executed by a guest processor specifying a topology change of the guest configuration. The topology change preferably changes the polarization of guest CPUs, the polarization related to the amount of a host CPU resource is provided to a guest CPU.

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