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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2004
Donald F. Ault, Hyde Park, NY (US);
Jose R. Castano, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Jeffrey P. Kubala, Poughquag, NY (US);
Robert J. Maddison, Eastleigh, GB;
Bernard R. Pierce, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Gary S. Puchkoff, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Peter J. Relson, Ulster Park, NY (US);
Robert R. Rogers, Beacon, NY (US);
Donald W. Schmidt, Stone Ridge, NY (US);
Leslie W. Wyman, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Donald F. Ault, Hyde Park, NY (US);
Jose R. Castano, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Jeffrey P. Kubala, Poughquag, NY (US);
Robert J. Maddison, Eastleigh, GB;
Bernard R. Pierce, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Gary S. Puchkoff, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Peter J. Relson, Ulster Park, NY (US);
Robert R. Rogers, Beacon, NY (US);
Donald W. Schmidt, Stone Ridge, NY (US);
Leslie W. Wyman, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Exemplary embodiments include a method, system, and storage medium for managing computer processing functions in a multi-processor computer environment that includes a standard logical processor and an assist logical processor, each of which share the same operating system instance within a logical partition. The method includes invoking a switch-to service by standard code. The standard code is running on a standard logical processor and is executing a task. The switch-to service checks to see if an assist logical processor is online, and it if finds one, the switch-to service updates an integrated assist field of a work element block associated with the task and assigns a queue to the work element block. The task is dispatched, in accordance with business rules identified in a system control block, on either of said assist logical processor or said standard logical processor.