International Business Machines Corporation

Scott B Tuttle

Elpida Tzortzatos

Steven M Partlow

Robert Miller, Jr

Peter Grimm Sutton

David Hom

Harris M Morgenstern

Charles E Mari

Alfred F Foster

Thomas F Rankin

Mariama Ndoye

Matthew J Mauriello

Dan F Greiner

Beth A Glendening

Anthony F Coneski

Michael Gary Spiegel

Paula M Spens

David Horn

Thomas C Shaw

Steven Bruce Jones

Chun Kwan K Yee

Walter W Otto

David A Stilwell

Christopher G Brooker

Chun-Kwan K Yee

In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes producing one or more clean frames by clearing a batch of one or more frames for use in backing virtual memory pages. The producing the one or more clean frames may be performed asynchronously from a unit of work being performed by a processor. The one or more clean frames may be added to a clean frame queue, where the clean frame queue includes a plurality of clean frames that have been cleared. A first request may be received, from the processor, for a frame for use in backing a virtual memory page of the unit of work. A clean frame, of the one or more clean frames, may be removed from the clean frame queue, responsive to the first request. The clean frame may be delivered to the processor, responsive to the first request.

Asynchronously clearing page frames

Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for clearing specified blocks of main storage. In one embodiment, an EADM start subchannel is executed. The instructions of the execution of the EADM start subchannel may include a SAP receiving an ADM request block, which specifies a main-storage-clearing operation command. The address and size of a block of main memory to be cleared by the SAP is specified in an MSB designated by the ADM request block.

Clearing specified blocks of main storage

In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes building an available frame header queue (AFHQ). The AFHQ includes one or more headers, each header including one or more frame references being no more than a maximum count of frame references. Each of the one or more frame references of each of the one or more headers refers to an available frame. A frame request is received for one or more requested frames. One or more frame references are extracted, by a computer processor, from the AFHQ in response to the frame request. The extracting includes extracting from the AFHQ one or more requested headers including the one or more frame references referring to at least a portion of the one or more requested frames.

Available frame queue processing

In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes receiving a large frame area (LFAREA) request, including a request for a plurality of page frame table entries (PFTEs) to back a plurality of frames in an LFAREA of main memory. Each of the plurality of frames has one of a first size and a second size, where the second size is larger than the first size. The method further includes counting how many frames in the main memory have yet to be initialized and have one of the first size and the second size. A size needed for the plurality of PFTEs is calculated, based at least in part on the counting. A storage area is reserved for the plurality of PFTEs, by a computer processor, where a size of the storage area is the size calculated based at least in part on the counting.

Reserving a storage area and building page frame table entries

Technical solutions for providing real time analytics of a private area of a virtual address space are described. One general aspect includes a method that includes determining, by a processor, a start address and a size of the private area of the virtual address space. The method also includes determining, by the processor, a highest address corresponding to a user region of the private area. The method also includes determining, by the processor, a lowest address corresponding to a high-end region of the private area. The method also includes storing, by the processor, the determined information in a common area outside the virtual address space.

Virtual storage instrumentation for real time analytics

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Scott B Tuttle