Processing a variable length device command word at a control unit in an I/O processing system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7840717
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12030939

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A computer program product, apparatus and method for processing a variable length device command word (DCW) at a control unit configured for communication with an input/output (I/O) subsystem in an I/O processing system. The computer program product includes a tangible storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method. The method includes receiving a DCW at the control unit from the I/O subsystem. The DCW specifies one or more I/O operations and includes a command, a control data count, and control data having a varying length specified by the control data count. The control data is extracted in response to the control data count. The command is then executed in response to the extracted control data to perform the specified one or more I/O operations.

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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONNEW ORCHARD ROAD ARMONK NY 10504

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Casper, Daniel F Poughkeepsie, US 105 3402
Flanagan, John R Poughkeepsie, US 115 2913
Huang, Catherine C Poughkeepsie, US 46 1912
Kalos, Matthew J Tucson, US 267 3656
Njoku, Ugochukwu C Yonkers, US 24 868
Riedy, Dale F Poughkeepsie, US 110 982
Sittmann, Gustav E Webster Groves, US 39 2204

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