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A data storage medium having the ability to recover from media errors includes a directory (36) located at any desired region of a data storage area with redundant directory pointers at reserved locations. A unique file token is included in the directory entry (40) for each data file and is also included in each extent list (44) where the locations of parts of a fragmented data file are stored. Multiple extent lists are chained in two directions to facilitate reconstruction of the chain if part of the pointer information is lost.
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The task handling arrangement is provided in a multiprocessor system in which each processor (5) includes a task dispatcher and a signal dispatcher. The signal dispatcher runs in a processor whenever a task dispatching element (TDE) is put on the task dispatching queue (TDQ) as a result of the task running in the processor. The signal dispatcher examines the TDEs enqueued on the TDQ and determines if any task dispatcher should be invoked, i.e. if any processor is running a lower priority task a task switch should occur. If so, it signals the selected processor to invoke its task dispatcher. After completing the task switch, the selected processor must invoke its signal dispatcher to determine if the task it had been performing should now be performed on some other processor in the multiprocessor system.
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A conventional bi-endian computer system is enhanced to include mixed-endian mechanisms that allows the computer system to dynamically change its endian mode. The mixed-endian computer system can change endian mode on a task by task basis if necessary. The mixed-endian mechanisms automatically format the data in the form expected by the running task, regardless of whether the task expects the data to be in big endian format or in little endian format. The mixed-endian mechanisms also format big and little endian instructions such that they can execute on the same computer system.
摘要:
A data storage medium having the ability to recover from media errors includes a directory (36) located at any desired region of a data storage area with redundant directory pointers at reserved locations. A unique file token is included in the directory entry (40) for each data file and is also included in each extent list (44) where the locations of parts of a fragmented data file are stored. Multiple extent lists are chained in two directions to facilitate reconstruction of the chain if part of the pointer information is lost.
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in einem Datenverarbeitungssystem mit in Seiten unterteiltem virtuellem Speicher werden Datenseiten zwischen Hauptspeicher und Sekundärspeichern ausgetauscht. Der Austausch geschieht auf Grund der Benützung der Seiten. Häufig benützte Seiten werden im Hauptspeicher festgehalten. Zudem können Eingangs-/Ausgangsgeräte verlangen, dass bestimmte Seiten festgehalten werden. Dazu umfasst der Adressumsetzer, der virtuelle Adressen in Hauptspeicheradressen umwandelt, ein Seitenverzeichnis (24). das ein Feld zur Angabe der Seitenbenützung aufweist. Sowohl die zentrale Recheneinheit als auch die Eingangs-/Ausgangseinheiten können veranlassen, wie dieses Feld beschrieben wird.