Transaction diagnostic block
US8880959B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 15, 2012 |
| Grant date | Nov 4, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/0775
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
When an abort of a transaction occurs, a determination is made as to whether diagnostic information is to be stored in one or more transaction diagnostic blocks (TDBs). There are different types of transaction diagnostic blocks to accept diagnostic information depending on the type of abort and other considerations. As examples, there are a program-specified TDB in which information is stored if a valid TDB address is provided in a transaction begin instruction; a program interruption TDB, which is stored into when the program is aborted due to an interruption; and a program interception TDB, which is stored into when an abort results in an interception.
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