Clearing guest frames absent paging-in to host main storage
US8239649B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 9, 2011 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2031 |
Classification
- 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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