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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2012
Applicants:
Dan Greiner, San Jose, CA (US);
James H. Mulder, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Robert R. Rogers, Beacon, NY (US);
Robert W. Stjohn, Hyde Park, NY (US);
Inventors:
Dan Greiner, San Jose, CA (US);
James H. Mulder, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);
Robert R. Rogers, Beacon, NY (US);
Robert W. Stjohn, Hyde Park, NY (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A monitoring facility that is operable in two modes allowing compatibility with prior existing monitoring facilities. In one mode, in response to encountering a monitored event, an interrupt is generated. In another mode, in response to encountering a monitored event, one or more associated counters are incremented without causing an interrupt.