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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2018
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Qais Noorshams, Boeblingen, DE;
Dieter Wellerdiek, Ammerbuch, DE;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for accessing non-functional host capabilities and services of a host operating system, by a guest operating system, is provided. The method includes receiving a function code and additional data from an application of a guest operating system, wherein the function code corresponds to a non-functional service request on a host operating system. The method further includes creating a parameter control block using the function code and the additional data in memory of the guest operating system, wherein the parameter control block is accessible by a hypervisor of the host operating system. The method further includes issuing a hardware instruction by the guest operating system, wherein the hypervisor of the host operating system receives control. The method further includes receiving a notification from the hypervisor that the execution of the non-functional service request is complete.