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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 1994
Filed:
Jan. 03, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Quang H Nguyen, San Jose, CA (US);
Arun Shah, Saratoga, CA (US);
Allan J Zmyslowski, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Amdahl Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
395575 ; 371 111 ;
Abstract
A computer system having a number of circuits and error detection circuitry for detecting errors in the circuits and providing error signals. Error recovery is provided by detecting an error with checking logic, turning off system clocks and invoking error recovery software, executing recovery software to recover from the error and set an action latch, turning on system clocks, taking hardware recovery action in response to the action latch, resetting the action latch and continue processing. Action latches are used extensively throughout the computer system.