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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
May. 02, 2012
David Craddock, New Paltz, NY (US);
Mark S. Farrell, Pleasant Valley, NY (US);
Beth A. Glendening, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Thomas A. Gregg, Highland, NY (US);
Dan F. Greiner, San Jose, CA (US);
Gustav E. Sittmann, Iii, Webster Groves, MO (US);
Peter K. Szwed, Rhinebeck, NY (US);
David Craddock, New Paltz, NY (US);
Mark S. Farrell, Pleasant Valley, NY (US);
Beth A. Glendening, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
Thomas A. Gregg, Highland, NY (US);
Dan F. Greiner, San Jose, CA (US);
Gustav E. Sittmann, III, Webster Groves, MO (US);
Peter K. Szwed, Rhinebeck, NY (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An instruction is provided to establish various operational parameters for an adapter. These parameters include adapter interruption parameters, input/output address translation parameters, resetting error indications, setting measurement parameters, and setting an interception control, as examples. The instruction specifies a function information block, which is a program representation of a device table entry used by the adapter, to be used in certain situations in establishing the parameters. A store instruction is also provided that stores the current contents of the function information block.