Abstract:
Execution of instructions in a transactional environment is selectively controlled. A TRANSACTION BEGIN instruction initiates a transaction and includes controls that selectively indicate whether certain types of instructions are permitted to execute within the transaction. The controls include one or more of an allow access register modification control and an allow floating point operation control.
Abstract:
A Load Count to Block Boundary instruction is provided that provides a distance from a specified memory address to a specified memory boundary. The memory boundary is a boundary that is not to be crossed in loading data. The boundary may be specified a number of ways, including, but not limited to, a variable value in the instruction text, a fixed instruction text value encoded in the opcode, or a register based boundary; or it may be dynamically determined.
Abstract:
Execution of instructions in a transactional environment is selectively controlled. A TRANSACTION BEGIN instruction initiates a transaction and includes controls that selectively indicate whether certain types of instructions are permitted to execute within the transaction. The controls include one or more of an allow access register modification control and an allow floating point operation control.
Abstract:
An operation is provided to signal a processor that action is to be taken to facilitate execution of a transaction that has aborted one or more times. The operation is specified within an instruction or is itself an instruction. The instruction is executed based on detecting an abort of the transactions, and includes a field indicating how many times the transaction has aborted. The processor uses this information to determine what action is to be taken.
Abstract:
A Load to Block Boundary instruction is provided that loads a variable number of bytes of data into a register while ensuring that a specified memory boundary is not crossed. The boundary may be specified a number of ways, including, but not limited to, a variable value in the instruction text, a fixed instruction text value encoded in the opcode, or a register based boundary.
Abstract:
A TRANSACTION BEGIN instruction begins execution of a transaction and includes a general register save mask having bits, that when set, indicate registers to be saved in the event the transaction is aborted. At the beginning of the transaction, contents of the registers are saved in memory not accessible to the program, and if the transaction is aborted, the saved contents are copied to the registers.
Abstract:
A transaction is initiated via a transaction begin instruction. During execution of the transaction, the transaction may abort. If the transaction aborts, a determination is made as to the type of transaction. Based on the transaction being a first type of transaction, resuming execution at the transaction begin instruction, and based on the transaction being a second type, resuming execution at an instruction following the transaction begin instruction. Regardless of transaction type, resuming execution includes restoring one or more registers specified in the transaction begin instruction and discarding transactional stores. For one type of transaction, the nonconstrained transaction, the resuming includes storing information in a transaction diagnostic block.
Abstract:
Executing a Next Instruction Access Intent instruction by a computer. The processor obtains an access intent instruction indicating an access intent. The access intent is associated with an operand of a next sequential instruction. The access intent indicates usage of the operand by one or more instructions subsequent to the next sequential instruction. The computer executes the access intent instruction. The computer obtains the next sequential instruction. The computer executes the next sequential instruction, which comprises based on the access intent, adjusting one or more cache behaviors for the operand of the next sequential instruction.
Abstract:
Execution of instructions in a transactional environment is selectively controlled. A TRANSACTION BEGIN instruction initiates a transaction and includes controls that selectively indicate whether certain types of instructions are permitted to execute within the transaction. The controls include one or more of an allow access register modification control and an allow floating point operation control.