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Selectively controlling instruction execution in transactional processing

US9983882B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 29, 2014
Grant dateMay 29, 2018
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Expiry dateAug 22, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F9/466
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Execution of instructions in a transactional environment is selectively controlled. A TRANSACTION BEGIN instruction initiates a transaction and includes controls that selectively indicate whether certain types of instructions are permitted to execute within the transaction. The controls include one or more of an allow access register modification control and an allow floating point operation control.

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