AUTONOMICALLY SUSPENDING AND RESUMING LOGICAL PARTITIONS WHEN I/O RECONFIGURATION IS REQUIRED
    1.
    发明申请
    AUTONOMICALLY SUSPENDING AND RESUMING LOGICAL PARTITIONS WHEN I/O RECONFIGURATION IS REQUIRED 审中-公开
    当需要I / O重新配置时,自动暂停和恢复逻辑分区

    公开(公告)号:US20080201550A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-08-21

    申请号:US12111940

    申请日:2008-04-29

    IPC分类号: G06F12/06

    CPC分类号: G06F9/5077

    摘要: A partition manager includes an I/O reconfiguration mechanism and a logical partition suspend/resume mechanism that work together to perform autonomic I/O reconfiguration in a logically partitioned computer system. When I/O reconfiguration is required, the affected logical partitions are suspended, the I/O is reconfigured, and the affected logical partitions are resumed. Because the logical partitions are suspended during I/O reconfiguration, any ghost packet that may occur when the I/O is reconfigured is ignored.

    摘要翻译: 分区管理器包括I / O重新配置机制和逻辑分区挂起/恢复机制,其协同工作以在逻辑分区的计算机系统中执行自主I / O重新配置。 当需要I / O重新配置时,受影响的逻辑分区将被挂起,重新配置I / O,并恢复受影响的逻辑分区。 因为逻辑分区在I / O重新配置期间被挂起,所以当I / O被重新配置时可能发生的任何ghost数据包被忽略。

    Apparatus and method for autonomically suspending and resuming logical partitions when I/O reconfiguration is required
    2.
    发明授权
    Apparatus and method for autonomically suspending and resuming logical partitions when I/O reconfiguration is required 有权
    需要I / O重新配置时,自动暂停和恢复逻辑分区的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08055838B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-11-08

    申请号:US10624808

    申请日:2003-07-22

    IPC分类号: G06F13/10

    CPC分类号: G06F9/5077

    摘要: A partition manager includes an I/O reconfiguration mechanism and a logical partition suspend/resume mechanism that work together to perform autonomic I/O reconfiguration in a logically partitioned computer system. When I/O reconfiguration is required, the affected logical partitions are suspended, the I/O is reconfigured, and the affected logical partitions are resumed. Because the logical partitions are suspended during I/O reconfiguration, any ghost packet that may occur when the I/O is reconfigured is ignored.

    摘要翻译: 分区管理器包括I / O重新配置机制和逻辑分区挂起/恢复机制,其协同工作以在逻辑分区的计算机系统中执行自主I / O重新配置。 当需要I / O重新配置时,受影响的逻辑分区将被挂起,重新配置I / O,并恢复受影响的逻辑分区。 因为逻辑分区在I / O重新配置期间被挂起,所以当I / O被重新配置时可能发生的任何ghost数据包被忽略。

    Selective generation of an asynchronous notification for a partition management operation in a logically-partitioned computer
    3.
    发明授权
    Selective generation of an asynchronous notification for a partition management operation in a logically-partitioned computer 有权
    在逻辑分区的计算机中选择性地生成分区管理操作的异步通知

    公开(公告)号:US07376948B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-05-20

    申请号:US10422425

    申请日:2003-04-24

    摘要: A logically-partitioned computer, program product and method utilize a flexible and adaptable communication interface between a partition and a partition manager, which permits optimal handling of partition management operations such as state change operations and the like over a wide variety of circumstances. In particular, a partition is permitted to indicate, in connection with a request to perform a partition management operation, whether an asynchronous notification should be generated or suppressed in association with the performance of the partition management operation by a partition manager. As a result, asynchronous notifications are selectively generated in association with the performance of partition management operations based upon indications in the requests made by partitions for such operations.

    摘要翻译: 逻辑分区计算机,程序产品和方法利用分区和分区管理器之间的灵活且可适应的通信接口,其允许在各种情况下最佳地处理诸如状态改变操作等的分区管理操作。 特别地,允许分区结合执行分区管理操作的请求来指示是否应该由分区管理器执行分区管理操作来生成或抑制异步通知。 因此,基于由用于这种操作的分区所做的请求中的指示,与分区管理操作的执行相关联地选择性地生成异步通知。

    Selective generation of an asynchronous notification for a partition management operation in a logically-partitioned computer
    4.
    发明授权
    Selective generation of an asynchronous notification for a partition management operation in a logically-partitioned computer 有权
    在逻辑分区的计算机中选择性地生成分区管理操作的异步通知

    公开(公告)号:US07962910B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-06-14

    申请号:US11834202

    申请日:2007-08-06

    摘要: A logically-partitioned computer, program product and method utilize a flexible and adaptable communication interface between a partition and a partition manager, which permits optimal handling of partition management operations such as state change operations and the like over a wide variety of circumstances. In particular, a partition is permitted to indicate, in connection with a request to perform a partition management operation, whether an asynchronous notification should be generated or suppressed in association with the performance of the partition management operation by a partition manager. As a result, asynchronous notifications are selectively generated in association with the performance of partition management operations based upon indications in the requests made by partitions for such operations.

    摘要翻译: 逻辑分区计算机,程序产品和方法利用分区和分区管理器之间的灵活且可适应的通信接口,其允许在各种情况下最佳地处理诸如状态改变操作等的分区管理操作。 特别地,允许分区结合执行分区管理操作的请求来指示是否应该由分区管理器执行分区管理操作来生成或抑制异步通知。 因此,基于由用于这种操作的分区所做的请求中的指示,与分区管理操作的执行相关联地选择性地生成异步通知。

    Selective generation of an asynchronous notification for a partition management operation in a logically-partitioned computer
    5.
    发明授权
    Selective generation of an asynchronous notification for a partition management operation in a logically-partitioned computer 有权
    在逻辑分区的计算机中选择性地生成分区管理操作的异步通知

    公开(公告)号:US07840965B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-11-23

    申请号:US12050653

    申请日:2008-03-18

    摘要: A logically-partitioned computer, program product and method utilize a flexible and adaptable communication interface between a partition and a partition manager, which permits optimal handling of partition management operations such as state change operations and the like over a wide variety of circumstances. In particular, a partition is permitted to indicate, in connection with a request to perform a partition management operation, whether an asynchronous notification should be generated or suppressed in association with the performance of the partition management operation by a partition manager. As a result, asynchronous notifications are selectively generated in association with the performance of partition management operations based upon indications in the requests made by partitions for such operations.

    摘要翻译: 逻辑分区计算机,程序产品和方法利用分区和分区管理器之间的灵活且可适应的通信接口,其允许在各种情况下最佳地处理诸如状态改变操作等的分区管理操作。 特别地,允许分区结合执行分区管理操作的请求来指示是否应该由分区管理器执行分区管理操作来生成或抑制异步通知。 因此,基于由用于这种操作的分区所做的请求中的指示,与分区管理操作的执行相关联地选择性地生成异步通知。

    SELECTIVE GENERATION OF AN ASYNCHRONOUS NOTIFICATION FOR A PARTITION MANAGEMENT OPERATION IN A LOGICALLY-PARTITIONED COMPUTER
    6.
    发明申请
    SELECTIVE GENERATION OF AN ASYNCHRONOUS NOTIFICATION FOR A PARTITION MANAGEMENT OPERATION IN A LOGICALLY-PARTITIONED COMPUTER 有权
    用于在逻辑分区计算机中进行分区管理操作的异步通知的选择性生成

    公开(公告)号:US20080168473A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-07-10

    申请号:US12050653

    申请日:2008-03-18

    IPC分类号: G06F13/00

    摘要: A logically-partitioned computer, program product and method utilize a flexible and adaptable communication interface between a partition and a partition manager, which permits optimal handling of partition management operations such as state change operations and the like over a wide variety of circumstances. In particular, a partition is permitted to indicate, in connection with a request to perform a partition management operation, whether an asynchronous notification should be generated or suppressed in association with the performance of the partition management operation by a partition manager. As a result, asynchronous notifications are selectively generated in association with the performance of partition management operations based upon indications in the requests made by partitions for such operations.

    摘要翻译: 逻辑分区计算机,程序产品和方法利用分区和分区管理器之间的灵活且可适应的通信接口,其允许在各种情况下最佳地处理诸如状态改变操作等的分区管理操作。 特别地,允许分区结合执行分区管理操作的请求来指示是否应该由分区管理器执行分区管理操作来生成或抑制异步通知。 因此,基于由用于这种操作的分区所做的请求中的指示,与分区管理操作的执行相关联地选择性地生成异步通知。

    Autonomic I/O adapter response performance optimization using polling
    7.
    发明授权
    Autonomic I/O adapter response performance optimization using polling 失效
    自适应I / O适配器响应性能优化使用轮询

    公开(公告)号:US06976100B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-12-13

    申请号:US10424198

    申请日:2003-04-25

    IPC分类号: G06F3/00

    摘要: Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for communicating with an I/O processor (IOP) are provided. Polling of message queue pointers is utilized to detect the occurrence of certain message queue related events, rather than rely on interrupts generated by the IOP. The polling may decrease the disruptive effects of IOP generated interrupts. In an effort to minimize the latency associated with detecting IOP related events, the polling may be initiated frequently by an operating system task dispatcher. In an effort to minimize context switches, the task dispatcher may schedule the processing of upstream messages detected while polling to coincide with naturally occurring task swaps.

    摘要翻译: 提供了与I / O处理器(IOP)通信的方法,系统和制品。 消息队列指针的轮询用于检测某些消息队列相关事件的发生,而不是依赖于IOP生成的中断。 轮询可能会减少IOP产生的中断的破坏性影响。 为了最小化与检测IOP相关事件相关联的延迟,轮询可以由操作系统任务分派器频繁地启动。 为了最小化上下文切换,任务调度器可以调度在轮询期间检测到的上行消息的处理以与自然发生的任务交换重合。

    Autonomic recovery from hardware errors in an input/output fabric
    8.
    发明授权
    Autonomic recovery from hardware errors in an input/output fabric 有权
    从输入/输出结构中的硬件错误自动恢复

    公开(公告)号:US07549090B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-06-16

    申请号:US11466290

    申请日:2006-08-22

    IPC分类号: G06F11/00

    摘要: An apparatus, program product and method propagate errors detected in an IO fabric element from an IO fabric that is used to couple a plurality of endpoint IO resources to processing elements in a computer. In particular, such errors are propagated to the endpoint IO resources affected by the IO fabric element in connection with recovering from the errors in the IO fabric element. By doing so, a device driver or other program code used to access each affected IO resources may be permitted to asynchronously recover from the propagated error in its associated IO resource, and often without requiring the recovery from the error in the IO fabric element to wait for recovery to be completed for each of the affected IO resources. In addition, an IO fabric may be dynamically configured to support both recoverable and non-recoverable endpoint IO resources. In particular, IO fabric elements within an IO fabric may be dynamically configured to enable machine check signaling in such IO fabric elements in response to detection that an endpoint IO resource is non-recoverable in nature. The IO fabric elements that are dynamically configured as such are disposed within a hardware path that is defined between the non-recoverable resource and a processor that accesses the non-recoverable resource.

    摘要翻译: 装置,程序产品和方法将用于将多个端点IO资源耦合到计算机中的处理元件的IO架构在IO结构元素中检测到的错误传播。 特别地,这些错误被传播到由IO结构元素影响的端点IO资源以及从IO结构元素中的错误的恢复。 通过这样做,可以允许用于访问每个受影响的IO资源的设备驱动程序或其他程序代码从其关联的IO资源中的传播错误异步恢复,并且通常不需要从IO架构元素中的错误中恢复以等待 以便为每个受影响的IO资源完成恢复。 此外,IO结构可以动态配置为支持可恢复和不可恢复的端点IO资源。 特别地,IO结构中的IO结构元素可以被动态地配置成使得在这种IO结构元素中的机器检查信令能够响应于端点IO资源在本质上是不可恢复的检测。 被动态地配置的IO结构元素被布置在在不可恢复资源和访问不可恢复资源的处理器之间定义的硬件路径中。

    Autonomic recovery from hardware errors in an input/output fabric

    公开(公告)号:US07134052B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-11-07

    申请号:US10438392

    申请日:2003-05-15

    IPC分类号: G06F11/00

    摘要: An apparatus, program product and method propagate errors detected in an IO fabric element from an IO fabric that is used to couple a plurality of endpoint IO resources to processing elements in a computer. In particular, such errors are propagated to the endpoint IO resources affected by the IO fabric element in connection with recovering from the errors in the IO fabric element. By doing so, a device driver or other program code used to access each affected IO resources may be permitted to asynchronously recover from the propagated error in its associated IO resource, and often without requiring the recovery from the error in the IO fabric element to wait for recovery to be completed for each of the affected IO resources. In addition, an IO fabric may be dynamically configured to support both recoverable and non-recoverable endpoint IO resources. In particular, IO fabric elements within an IO fabric may be dynamically configured to enable machine check signaling in such IO fabric elements in response to detection that an endpoint IO resource is non-recoverable in nature. The IO fabric elements that are dynamically configured as such are disposed within a hardware path that is defined between the non-recoverable resource and a processor that accesses the non-recoverable resource.