Bi-directional data transfer within a single I/O operation

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9298379
APP PUB NO 20150074295A1
SERIAL NO

14543368

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A computer program product, apparatus, and a method for facilitating input/output (I/O) processing for an I/O operation at a host computer system configured for communication with a control unit. The method includes receiving, by a control unit, a command block configured to hold a plurality of commands including an input command and/or an output command, the plurality of commands specified by a transport command word (TCW) including a read indicator configured to indicate whether the I/O operation includes input data and a write indictor configured to indicate whether the I/O operation includes output data; based on the command block holding at least one output command, receiving the output data and executing the at least one output command; and based on the command block holding at least one input command, forwarding the input data to the channel subsystem for storage at a location specified by the TCW.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Casper, Daniel F Poughkeepsie, US 105 3367
Flanagan, John R Poughkeepsie, US 115 2864
Huang, Catherine C Poughkeepsie, US 46 1899
Kalos, Matthew J Tucson, US 266 3417
Njoku, Ugochukwu C Yonkers, US 24 864
Riedy, Dale F Poughkeepsie, US 110 939
Sittmann,, III Gustav E Webster Groves, US 51 696

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