Abstract: ASCII input data to be packed into memory is obtained. The ASCII input data includes a plurality of blocks of ASCII data. wherein each block of ASCII data includes a plurality of ASCII characters. A block of ASCII data to he packed is selected. The selected block is chosen from the plurality of blocks of ASCII data and includes a plurality of bytes of data. One or more operations are performed on the selected block of ASCII data to obtain a plurality of bytes of packed data. The selecting and the performing are repeated one or more times for a next selected block to obtain a packed array for the input data.

Abstract: Emulation methods are provided for two PACK instructions, one for Unicode data and the other for ASCII coded data in which processing is carried out in a block-by-block fashion as opposed to a byte-by-byte fashion as a way to provide superior performance in the face of the usual challenges facing the execution of emulated data processing machine instructions as opposed to native instructions.

Abstract: A method and system for probing FCode in problem state memory. A PCI device is detected from a PCI-PCI bridge node included in a device tree. A child node for the detected PCI device is created in problem state memory. The active package is switched to the child node, and the processor switches from running in privileged mode to running in problem mode. FCode of an FCode driver in the PCI device is probed. Data, properties and methods generated in response to the probe are created in problem state memory. After the probe is complete, the active package is switched to the parent node of the child node, and the processor switches back to running in privileged mode.

Abstract: Emulation methods are provided for two PACK instructions, one for Unicode data and the other for ASCII coded data in which processing is carried out in a block-by-block fashion as opposed to a byte-by-byte fashion as a way to provide superior performance in the face of the usual challenges facing the execution of emulated data processing machine instructions as opposed to native instructions.

Abstract: Emulation methods are provided for two PACK instructions, one for Unicode data and the other for ASCII coded data in which processing is carried out in a block-by-block fashion as opposed to a byte-by-byte fashion as a way to provide superior performance in the face of the usual challenges facing the execution of emulated data processing machine instructions as opposed to native instructions.

Abstract: Emulation methods are provided for two PACK instructions, one for Unicode data and the other for ASCII coded data in which processing is carried out in a block-by-block fashion as opposed to a byte-by-byte fashion as a way to provide superior performance in the face of the usual challenges facing the execution of emulated data processing machine instructions as opposed to native instructions.

Abstract: Emulation methods are provided for two PACK instructions, one for Unicode data and the other for ASCII coded data in which processing is carried out in a block-by-block fashion as opposed to a byte-by-byte fashion as a way to provide superior performance in the face of the usual challenges facing the execution of emulated data processing machine instructions as opposed to native instructions.

Abstract: Emulation methods are provided for two PACK instructions, one for Unicode data and the other for ASCII coded data in which processing is carried out in a block-by-block fashion as opposed to a byte-by-byte fashion as a way to provide superior performance in the face of the usual challenges facing the execution of emulated data processing machine instructions as opposed to native instructions.

Abstract: Emulation methods are provided for two PACK instructions, one for Unicode data and the other for ASCII coded data in which processing is carried out in a block-by-block fashion as opposed to a byte-by-byte fashion as a way to provide superior performance in the face of the usual challenges facing the execution of emulated data processing machine instructions as opposed to native instructions.

Abstract: Emulation methods are provided for two PACK instructions, one for Unicode data and the other for ASCII coded data in which processing is carried out in a block-by-block fashion as opposed to a byte-by-byte fashion as a way to provide superior performance in the face of the usual challenges facing the execution of emulated data processing machine instructions as opposed to native instructions.

Abstract: Emulation methods are provided for two PACK instructions, one for Unicode data and the other for ASCII coded data in which processing is carried out in a block-by-block fashion as opposed to a byte-by-byte fashion as a way to provide superior performance in the face of the usual challenges facing the execution of emulated data processing machine instructions as opposed to native instructions.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method of and a system for enabling a program running on a logical partition, of a logically partitioned data processing system, to access directly resources of the data processing system. The method comprising the steps of, said program transforming a first address for a resource of a specific type on the data processing system, to a second address, within an address space allocated to said logical partition; and said program using said second address space to access a resource of said specific type allocated to said logical partition. In this way, the present invention may be used to enable a program running within a partition's address space to access IO devices directly, thus avoiding the overhead of making a hypervisor call.