Reserved device access contention reduction

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7908403
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12030961

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A computer program product, an apparatus, and a method for reducing reserved device access contention at a control unit in communication with a plurality of operating systems via one or more channels are provided. 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 that includes receiving a command message at the control unit from a first operating system, including an I/O operation command for a device. A device busy indicator is received, indicating that a second operating system has reserved the device. The command message is queued on a device busy queue in response to the device busy indicator. The control unit monitors for a device end indicator. The device busy queue is serviced to perform the I/O operation command in response to the device end indicator.

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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
Bendyk, Mark P Hyde Park, US 17 724
Casper, Daniel F Poughkeepsie, US 105 3402
Flanagan, John R Poughkeepsie, US 115 2913
Hardy, Clint A Tucson, US 99 538
Hathorn, Roger G Tucson, US 159 2674
Huang, Catherine C Poughkeepsie, US 46 1912
Kalos, Matthew L Tucson, US 1 3
Ricci, Louis W Hyde Park, US 47 1484
Sittmann, Gustav E Webster Groves, US 39 2204
Yudenfriend, Harry M Poughkeepsie, US 222 4660

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