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Clearing guest frames absent paging-in to host main storage

US8239649B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 9, 2011
Grant dateAug 7, 2012
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Expiry dateNov 9, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2212/70
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Optimizations are provided for frame management operations, including a clear operation and/or a set storage key operation, requested by pageable guests. The operations are performed, absent host intervention, on frames not resident in host memory. The operations may be specified in an instruction issued by the pageable guests.

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