Extended input/output measurement block

• US 20060075154A1
• Filed: 11/18/2005
• Published: 04/06/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/12/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Yudenfriend, Harry M., Wyman, Leslie W., Riedy, Dale F. Jr., Carlson, Scott M., Lu, Tan, Dyck, Greg A., Rooney, William J., Trotter, John S., Oakes, Kenneth J.
• Granted Patent: US 7,373,435 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 710/15
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3041 where the computing system component is an input/output interface interconnection of, or transfer of information or other signals between, memories, input/output devices or central processing units G06F13/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3065 Monitoring arrangements determined by the means or processing involved in reporting the monitored data error or fault reporting or logging G06F11/0766
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3419 by assessing time
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3485 for I/O devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/105 where the programme performs an input/output emulation function
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/124 where hardware is a sequential transfer control unit, e.g. microprocessor, peripheral processor or state-machine
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/24 using interrupt G06F13/32 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/88 Monitoring involving counting
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0653 Monitoring storage devices or systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/367 Design verification, e.g. using simulation, simulation program with integrated circuit emphasis [SPICE], direct methods or relaxation methods
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/30003 Arrangements for executing specific machine instructions
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0073 Special arrangements for feedback channel

Abstract

An Input/output (I/O) measurement block facility is provided that creates subchannel measurement blocks (comprising device busy values) related to performance of an I/O operation of a subchannel, wherein a device busy time value is a sum of time intervals when the subchannel is device busy during an attempt to initiate any one of a start function or a resume function at the subchannel.

Claims

1. In a computer channel subsystem, a method for obtaining a block of I/O measurement data, the method comprising the steps of:

determining an address of a subchannel measurement block for a subchannel, the subchannel measurement block comprising a device busy time field;

obtaining measurement data related to performance of an I/O operation of the subchannel, the measurement data comprising a device busy time value, wherein the device busy time value is a sum of time intervals when the subchannel is device busy during an attempt to initiate a start function or a resume function at the subchannel;

storing the obtained device busy time value in the device busy time field of the subchannel measurement block specified by the obtained address.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the determining step comprises the step of adding a measurement block origin address value to a memory block index value to obtain the address of the subchannel measurement block.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the obtained measurement data further comprises a function pending time value, wherein the function pending time value comprises a time interval between acceptance at the subchannel of a start function, and acceptance of a first command associated with an initiation of channel program execution at the device;

the method comprising the further step of storing the obtained function pending time value in a function pending time field of the subchannel measurement block specified by the obtained address.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the obtained measurement data further comprises a function pending time value, wherein if the subchannel is in a suspended state the function pending time value comprises a time interval between acceptance at the subchannel of a resume function, and acceptance of a first command associated with an initiation of channel program execution at the device;

the method comprising the further step of storing the obtained function pending time value in a function pending time field of the subchannel measurement block specified by the obtained address.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the subchannel measurement block further comprises fields consisting of any one of:

a device connect time field for a device connect time interval, wherein the device connect time interval is a sum of time intervals measured whenever a device is logically connected to a channel path, while the subchannel is subchannel active and the device is actively communicating with the channel path,

a function pending time field for accumulated SSCH-and RSCH-function pending time, wherein the function pending time is a time interval between acceptance of a start function (or a resume function if the subchannel is in the suspended state) at the subchannel and acceptance of a first command associated with an initiation or resumption of channel program execution at a device,

a device disconnect time field for a device disconnect time, wherein the device disconnect time is a sum of time intervals measured whenever a device is logically disconnected from a channel subsystem while the subchannel is subchannel active, wherein a device disconnect time also includes a sum of control unit defer time intervals reported by the device during an I/O operation,

a control unit queuing time field that includes accumulated initial command response time for the subchannel, wherein initial command response time for a start or a resume function is a time interval beginning from when a first command of a channel program is sent to a device until the device indicates it has accepted the command,

a device active only time field for accumulated device active only time, wherein device active only time is a sum of time intervals when the subchannel is device active, but not subchannel active at the end of an I/O operation or chain of I/O operations initiated by a start function or a resume function, or

an initial command response time field for an initial command response time, wherein the initial command response time is a time interval beginning from when a first command of a channel program is sent to a device until the device indicates it has accepted the command.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the subchannel provides a logical appearance of an I/O device to a program, and wherein the subchannel is associated with an I/O device and provides information concerning the associated I/O device and I/O operations and functions involving the associated I/O device.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the subchannel comprises internal storage containing information comprising a CCW address, a channel-path identifier, a device number, a count, status indications, and an I/O-interruption subclass code.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the subchannel measurement block further comprises:

a device connect time field for a device connect time interval, wherein the device connect time interval is a sum of time intervals measured whenever a device is logically connected to a channel path, while the subchannel is subchannel active and the device is actively communicating with the channel path,

a function pending time field for accumulated SSCH-and RSCH-function pending time, wherein the function pending time is a time interval between acceptance of a start function (or a resume function if the subchannel is in the suspended state) at the subchannel and acceptance of a first command associated with an initiation or resumption of channel program execution at a device,

a device disconnect time field for a device disconnect time, wherein the device disconnect time is a sum of time intervals measured whenever a device is logically disconnected from a channel subsystem while the subchannel is subchannel active, wherein a device disconnect time also includes a sum of control unit defer time intervals reported by the device during an I/O operation,

a control unit queuing time field that includes accumulated initial command response time for the subchannel, wherein initial command response time for a start or a resume function is a time interval beginning from when a first command of a channel program is sent to a device until the device indicates it has accepted the command,

a device active only time field for accumulated device active only time, wherein device active only time is a sum of time intervals when the subchannel is device active, but not subchannel active at the end of an I/O operation or chain of I/O operations initiated by a start function or a resume function, and

an initial command response time field for an initial command response time, wherein the initial command response time is a time interval beginning from when a first command of a channel program is sent to a device until the device indicates it has accepted the command.

9. The method according to claim 8, comprising the further steps of:

determining that an I/O operation or chain of I/O operations initiated by a START SUBCHANNEL is suspended or completed; and

storing obtained measurement data in the subchannel measurement block, the obtained measurement data comprising a device connect time value, a function pending time value, a device disconnect time value, a control unit queuing time value, a device active only time value or an initial command response time value.

10. A system for obtaining a block of I/O measurement data, the system comprising:

a memory;

a computer system in communication with the memory, the computer system comprising an instruction fetching unit for fetching instructions from memory and one or more execution units for executing fetched instructions;

determining an address of a subchannel measurement block for a subchannel, the subchannel measurement block comprising a device busy time field;

obtaining measurement data related to performance of an I/O operation of the subchannel, the measurement data comprising a device busy time value, wherein the device busy time value is a sum of time intervals when the subchannel is device busy during an attempt to initiate a start function or a resume function at the subchannel;

storing the obtained device busy time value in the device busy time field of the subchannel measurement block specified by the obtained address.

11. The system according to claim 10, wherein the determining step comprises the step of adding a measurement block origin address value to a memory block index value to obtain the address of the subchannel measurement block.

12. The system according to claim 10, wherein the obtained measurement data further comprises a function pending time value, wherein the function pending time value comprises a time interval between acceptance at the subchannel of a start function, and acceptance of a first command associated with an initiation of channel program execution at the device;

the method comprising the further step of storing the obtained function pending time value in a function pending time field of the subchannel measurement block specified by the obtained address.

13. The system according to claim 10, wherein the obtained measurement data further comprises a function pending time value, wherein if the subchannel is in a suspended state the function pending time value comprises a time interval between acceptance at the subchannel of a resume function, and acceptance of a first command associated with an initiation of channel program execution at the device;

the system comprising the further step of storing the obtained function pending time value in a function pending time field of the subchannel measurement block specified by the obtained address.

14. The system according to claim 10, wherein the subchannel measurement block further comprises fields consisting of any one of:

a device connect time field for a device connect time interval, wherein the device connect time interval is a sum of time intervals measured whenever a device is logically connected to a channel path, while the subchannel is subchannel active and the device is actively communicating with the channel path,

a function pending time field for accumulated SSCH-and RSCH-function pending time, wherein the function pending time is a time interval between acceptance of a start function (or a resume function if the subchannel is in the suspended state) at the subchannel and acceptance of a first command associated with an initiation or resumption of channel program execution at a device,

a device disconnect time field for a device disconnect time, wherein the device disconnect time is a sum of time intervals measured whenever a device is logically disconnected from a channel subsystem while the subchannel is subchannel active, wherein a device disconnect time also includes a sum of control unit defer time intervals reported by the device during an I/O operation,

a control unit queuing time field that includes accumulated initial command response time for the subchannel, wherein initial command response time for a start or a resume function is a time interval beginning from when a first command of a channel program is sent to a device until the device indicates it has accepted the command,

a device active only time field for accumulated device active only time, wherein device active only time is a sum of time intervals when the subchannel is device active, but not subchannel active at the end of an I/O operation or chain of I/O operations initiated by a start function or a resume function, or

an initial command response time field for an initial command response time, wherein the initial command response time is a time interval beginning from when a first command of a channel program is sent to a device until the device indicates it has accepted the command.

15. The system according to claim 10, wherein the subchannel provides a logical appearance of an I/O device to a program, and wherein the subchannel is associated with an I/O device and provides information concerning the associated I/O device and I/O operations and functions involving the associated I/O device.

16. The system according to claim 10, wherein the subchannel comprises internal storage containing information comprising a CCW address, a channel-path identifier, a device number, a count, status indications, and an I/O-interruption subclass code.

17. The system according to claim 10, wherein the subchannel measurement block further comprises:

a device connect time field for a device connect time interval, wherein the device connect time interval is a sum of time intervals measured whenever a device is logically connected to a channel path, while the subchannel is subchannel active and the device is actively communicating with the channel path,

a function pending time field for accumulated SSCH-and RSCH-function pending time, wherein the function pending time is a time interval between acceptance of a start function (or a resume function if the subchannel is in the suspended state) at the subchannel and acceptance of a first command associated with an initiation or resumption of channel program execution at a device,

a device disconnect time field for a device disconnect time, wherein the device disconnect time is a sum of time intervals measured whenever a device is logically disconnected from a channel subsystem while the subchannel is subchannel active, wherein a device disconnect time also includes a sum of control unit defer time intervals reported by the device during an I/O operation,

a control unit queuing time field that includes accumulated initial command response time for the subchannel, wherein initial command response time for a start or a resume function is a time interval beginning from when a first command of a channel program is sent to a device until the device indicates it has accepted the command,

a device active only time field for accumulated device active only time, wherein device active only time is a sum of time intervals when the subchannel is device active, but not subchannel active at the end of an I/O operation or chain of I/O operations initiated by a start function or a resume function, and

an initial command response time field for an initial command response time, wherein the initial command response time is a time interval beginning from when a first command of a channel program is sent to a device until the device indicates it has accepted the command.

18. The system according to claim 17, comprising the further steps of:

determining that an I/O operation or chain of I/O operations initiated by a START SUBCHANNEL is suspended or completed; and

storing obtained measurement data in the subchannel measurement block, the obtained measurement data comprising a device connect time value, a function pending time value, a device disconnect time value, a control unit queuing time value, a device active only time value or an initial command response time value.

21. The computer program product according to claim 10, wherein the obtained measurement data further comprises a function pending time value, wherein the function pending time value comprises a time interval between acceptance at the subchannel of a start function, and acceptance of a first command associated with an initiation of channel program execution at the device;

the computer program product comprising the further step of storing the obtained function pending time value in a function pending time field of the subchannel measurement block specified by the obtained address.

22. The computer program product according to claim 10, wherein the obtained measurement data further comprises a function pending time value, wherein if the subchannel is in a suspended state the function pending time value comprises a time interval between acceptance at the subchannel of a resume function, and acceptance of a first command associated with an initiation of channel program execution at the device;

the method comprising the further step of storing the obtained function pending time value in a function pending time field of the subchannel measurement block specified by the obtained address.

19. A computer program product for obtaining a block of I/O measurement data, the computer program product comprising:

a storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method comprising;

determining an address of a measurement block, the measurement block comprising a device busy time field;

determining an address of a subchannel measurement block for a subchannel, the subchannel measurement block comprising a device busy time field;

obtaining measurement data related to performance of an I/O operation of the subchannel, the measurement data comprising a device busy time value, wherein the device busy time value is a sum of time intervals when the subchannel is device busy during an attempt to initiate a start function or a resume function at the subchannel;

storing the obtained device busy time value in the device busy time field of the subchannel measurement block specified by the obtained address.

20. The computer program product according to claim 19, wherein the determining step comprises the step of adding a measurement block origin address value to a memory block index value to obtain the address of the subchannel measurement block.

23. The computer program product according to claim 19, wherein the subchannel measurement block further comprises fields consisting of any one of:

a device connect time field for a device connect time interval, wherein the device connect time interval is a sum of time intervals measured whenever a device is logically connected to a channel path, while the subchannel is subchannel active and the device is actively communicating with the channel path,

a function pending time field for accumulated SSCH-and RSCH-function pending time, wherein the function pending time is a time interval between acceptance of a start function (or a resume function if the subchannel is in the suspended state) at the subchannel and acceptance of a first command associated with an initiation or resumption of channel program execution at a device,

a device disconnect time field for a device disconnect time, wherein the device disconnect time is a sum of time intervals measured whenever a device is logically disconnected from a channel subsystem while the subchannel is subchannel active, wherein a device disconnect time also includes a sum of control unit defer time intervals reported by the device during an I/O operation,

a control unit queuing time field that includes accumulated initial command response time for the subchannel, wherein initial command response time for a start or a resume function is a time interval beginning from when a first command of a channel program is sent to a device until the device indicates it has accepted the command,

a device active only time field for accumulated device active only time, wherein device active only time is a sum of time intervals when the subchannel is device active, but not subchannel active at the end of an I/O operation or chain of I/O operations initiated by a start function or a resume function, or

an initial command response time field for an initial command response time, wherein the initial command response time is a time interval beginning from when a first command of a channel program is sent to a device until the device indicates it has accepted the command.

24. The computer program product according to claim 19, wherein the subchannel provides a logical appearance of an I/O device to a program, and wherein the subchannel is associated with an I/O device and provides information concerning the associated I/O device and I/O operations and functions involving the associated I/O device.

25. The computer program product according to claim 19, wherein the subchannel comprises internal storage containing information comprising a CCW address, a channel-path identifier, a device number, a count, status indications, and an I/O-interruption subclass code.

26. The computer program product according to claim 19, wherein the subchannel measurement block further comprises:

a device connect time field for a device connect time interval, wherein the device connect time interval is a sum of time intervals measured whenever a device is logically connected to a channel path, while the subchannel is subchannel active and the device is actively communicating with the channel path,

a function pending time field for accumulated SSCH- and RSCH-function pending time, wherein the function pending time is a time interval-between acceptance of a start function (or a resume function if the subchannel is in the suspended state) at the subchannel and acceptance of a first command associated with an initiation or resumption of channel program execution at a device,

a device disconnect time field for a device disconnect time, wherein the device disconnect time is a sum of time intervals measured whenever a device is logically disconnected from a channel subsystem while the subchannel is subchannel active, wherein a device disconnect time also includes a sum of control unit defer time intervals reported by the device during an I/O operation,

a control unit queuing time field that includes accumulated initial command response time for the subchannel, wherein initial command response time for a start or a resume function is a time interval beginning from when a first command of a channel program is sent to a device until the device indicates it has accepted the command,

a device active only time field for accumulated device active only time, wherein device active only time is a sum of time intervals when the subchannel is device active, but not subchannel active at the end of an I/O operation or chain of I/O operations initiated by a start function or a resume function, and

an initial command response time field for an initial command response time, wherein the initial command response time is a time interval beginning from when a first command of a channel program is sent to a device until the device indicates it has accepted the command.

27. The method according to claim 26, comprising the further steps of:

determining that an I/O operation or chain of I/O operations initiated by a START SUBCHANNEL is suspended or completed; and

storing obtained measurement data in the subchannel measurement block, the obtained measurement data comprising a device connect time value, a function pending time value, a device disconnect time value, a control unit queuing time value, a device active only time value or an initial command response time value.