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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2020
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Dan F. Greiner, San Jose, CA (US);
Damian L. Osisek, Vestal, NY (US);
Timothy J. Slegel, Staatsburg, NY (US);
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/30 (2018.01); G06F 9/455 (2018.01); G09C 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/30003 (2013.01); G06F 9/30181 (2013.01); G06F 9/30196 (2013.01); G06F 9/45541 (2013.01); G09C 1/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Selected installed function of a multi-function instruction is hidden such that even though a processor is capable of performing the hidden installed function, the availability of the hidden function is hidden such that responsive to the multi-function instruction querying the availability of functions, only functions not hidden are reported as installed.