Halting execution of duplexed commands

• US 7,003,700 B2
• Filed: 05/08/2002
• Issued: 02/21/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Jordan, Michael J., Surman, David H., Elko, David A., Goss, Steven N., Wilkinson, Wendell W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Beausoliel, Robert
• Assistant Examiner(s): GUYTON, PHILIP A
• Application Number:
  US10/140,683
• Publication Number:
  US 20030149909A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,385 Days
• Field of Search: 714/5, 714/34, 714/48, 710/48, 710260-269
• US Class Current: 714/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1443 Transmit or communication errors
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/201 between storage system components
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/2094 Redundant storage or storage space G06F11/2056 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/2097 maintaining the standby controller/processing unit updated initialisation or re-synchronisation thereof G06F11/1658 and subgroups

Abstract

A coupling facility is coupled to one or more other coupling facilities via one or more peer links. The coupling of the facilities enables various functions to be supported, including the duplexing of structures of the coupling facilities. Duplexing is performed on a structure basis, and thus, a coupling facility may include duplexed structures, as well as non-duplexed or simplexed structures.

Claims

1. A method of halting execution of duplexed commands executing within a computing environment, said method comprising:

detecting a resource condition by one instance of a duplexed command, said duplexed command comprising said one instance and another instance, wherein the one instance of the duplexed command is executing within one coupling facility of the computing environment and the another instance of the duplexed command is executing within another coupling facility of the computing environment, and wherein the one coupling facility and the another coupling facility have differing resource constraints; and

halting execution of the another instance of the duplexed command executing within the another coupling facility, in response to the detecting, wherein the halting halts execution of the another instance of the duplexed command to which the halt is directed independent of one or more other commands which continue to execute within the another coupling facility and independent of input/output operations which continue.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the halting comprises sending a halt signal to the another instance of the duplexed command indicating that the another instance is to halt execution.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein said halt signal is sent via a list notification command.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the halt signal is included within a list notification entry number of the list notification command.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the halting comprises backing out at least the another instance of the duplexed command.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said resource condition comprises a timeout condition.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said resource condition comprises a failure to obtain one or more latches by said one instance of the duplexed command.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the resource condition comprises a failure to obtain one or more storage resources for said one instance of the duplexed command.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the resource condition comprises an unsatisfactory result of a check performed by the one instance of the duplexed command.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein said resource condition prevents said one instance of the duplexed command from continuing execution of said one instance of the duplexed command.

11. A system of halting execution of duplexed commands executing within a computing environment, said system comprising:

means for detecting a resource condition by one instance of a duplexed command, said duplexed command comprising said one instance and another instance, wherein the one instance of the duplexed command is executing within one coupling facility of the computing environment and the another instance of the duplexed command is executing within another coupling facility of the computing environment, and wherein the one coupling facility and the another coupling facility have differing resource constraints; and

means for halting execution of the another instance of the duplexed command executing within the another coupling facility, in response to the detecting, wherein the halting halts execution of the another instance of the duplexed command to which the halt is directed independent of one or more other commands which continue to execute within the another coupling facility and independent of input/output operations which continue.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the means for halting comprises means for sending a halt signal to the another instance of the duplexed command indicating that the another instance is to halt execution.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein said halt signal is sent via a list notification command.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the halt signal is included within a list notification entry number of the list notification command.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the means for halting comprises means for backing out at least the another instance of the duplexed command.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein said resource condition comprises a timeout condition.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein said resource condition comprises a failure to obtain one or more latches by said one instance of the duplexed command.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein the resource condition comprises a failure to obtain one or more storage resources for said one instance of the duplexed command.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein the resource condition comprises an unsatisfactory result of a check performed by the one instance of the duplexed command.

20. The system of claim 11, wherein said resource condition prevents said one instance of the duplexed command from continuing execution of said one instance of the duplexed command.

21. A system of halting execution of duplexed commands executing within a computing environment, said system comprising:

a resource condition detected by one instance of a duplexed command, said duplexed command comprising said one instance and another instance;

a coupling facility of the computing environment to execute the one instance of the duplexed command; and

another coupling facility of the computing environment to execute the another instance of the duplexed command, and to facilitate halting execution of the another instance of the duplexed command executing within the another coupling facility, in response to the detecting, wherein the halting halts execution of the another instance of the duplexed command to which the halt is directed independent of one or more other commands which continue to execute within the another coupling facility and independent of input/output operations which continue, and wherein the coupling facility and the another coupling facility have differing resource constraints.

22. At least one program storage device readable by a machine tangibly embodying at least one program of instructions executable by the machine to perform a method of halting execution of duplexed commands executing within a computing environment, said method comprising:

detecting a resource condition by one instance of a duplexed command, said duplexed command comprising said one instance and another instance, wherein the one instance of the duplexed command is executing within one coupling facility of the computing environment and the another instance of the duplexed command is executing within another coupling facility of the computing environment, and wherein the one coupling facility and the another coupling facility have differing resource constraints; and

halting execution of the another instance of the duplexed command executing within the another coupling facility, in response to the detecting, wherein the halting halts execution of the another instance of the duplexed command to which the halt is directed independent of one or more other commands which continue to execute within the another coupling facility and independent of input/output operations which continue.

23. The at least one program storage device of claim 22, wherein the halting comprises sending a halt signal to the another instance of the duplexed command indicating that the another instance is to halt execution.

24. The at least one program storage device of claim 23, wherein said halt signal is sent via a list notification command.

25. The at least one program storage device of claim 24, wherein the halt signal is included within a list notification entry number of the list notification command.

26. The at least one program storage device of claim 22, wherein the halting comprises backing out at least the another instance of the duplexed command.

27. The at least one program storage device of claim 22, wherein said resource condition comprises a timeout condition.

28. The at least one program storage device of claim 22, wherein said resource condition comprises a failure to obtain one or more latches by said one instance of the duplexed command.

29. The at least one program storage device of claim 22, wherein the resource condition comprises a failure to obtain one or more storage resources for said one instance of the duplexed command.

30. The at least one program storage device of claim 22, wherein the resource condition comprises an unsatisfactory result of a check performed by the one instance of the duplexed command.

31. The at least one program storage device of claim 22, wherein said resource condition prevents said one instance of the duplexed command from continuing execution of said one instance of the duplexed command.