Early termination of an I/O operation in an I/O processing system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8176222
APP PUB NO 20090210580A1
SERIAL NO

12030932

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A computer program product, apparatus, and method for handling early termination of an I/O operation at a channel subsystem in an I/O processing system 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. The method includes receiving a request to terminate an I/O operation, and transmitting an abort command to a control unit in communication with the channel subsystem in response to receiving the request to terminate the I/O operation. The method also includes transmitting a purge path command to purge a path associated with the I/O operation, where the purge path command includes an error code identifying the request to terminate the I/O operation.

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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
Carlson, Scott M Tucson, US 74 2562
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, Ughochukwu C Yonkers, US 1 65
Ricci, Louis W Hyde Park, US 47 1484
Yudenfriend, Harry M Poughkeepsie, US 222 4660

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