Clearing specified blocks of main storage

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10216518
APP PUB NO 20180032338A1
SERIAL NO

15790097

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Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for clearing specified blocks of main storage. In one embodiment, an EADM start subchannel is executed. The instructions of the execution of the EADM start subchannel may include a SAP receiving an ADM request block, which specifies a main-storage-clearing operation command. The address and size of a block of main memory to be cleared by the SAP is specified in an MSB designated by the ADM request block.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Coneski, Anthony F Newburgh, US 13 126
Glendening, Beth A Poughkeepsie, US 41 362
Greiner, Dan F San Jose, US 272 4307
Sutton, Peter G Lagrangeville, US 120 1579
Tuttle, Scott B Staatsburg, US 25 101
Tzortzatos, Elpida Lagrangeville, US 88 609

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