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Transaction abort instruction specifying a reason for abort

US9996360B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Dan F. Greiner · San Jose, US
Christian Jacobi · West Park, US
Marcel Mitran · Markham, CA
Timothy J. Slegel · Staatsburg, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 9, 2016
Grant date	Jun 12, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 9, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F9/3863
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A TRANSACTION ABORT instruction is used to abort a transaction that is executing in a computing environment. The TRANSACTION ABORT instruction includes at least one field used to specify a user-defined abort code that indicates the specific reason for aborting the transaction. Based on executing the TRANSACTION ABORT instruction, a condition code is provided that indicates whether re-execution of the transaction is recommended.

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