Abstract: A method for safely interrupting blocked work in a server including: creating a registry; registering a potential blocking event in the registry; executing the potential blocking event; determining that the potential blocking event is not responding; accessing a registry entry corresponding to the blocking event; and taking an corrective action indicated by the registry entry corresponding to the blocking event.

Abstract: A method for safely interrupting blocked work in a server including: creating a registry; registering a potential blocking event in the registry; executing the potential blocking event; determining that the potential blocking event is not responding; accessing a registry entry corresponding to the blocking event; and taking an corrective action indicated by the registry entry corresponding to the blocking event.

Abstract: Ensuring that a given transactional unit of work arrives at an appropriate server instance. A server instance receives a request that is associated with a unit of work. The server instance that received the request determines whether it is responsible for the unit of work associated with that request. When the server instance is responsible for the unit of work, the server instance processes the request. When the server instance is not responsible for the unit of work, it attempts to register its interest in the unit of work. If this attempt is successful, then the server instance can process the request. If the attempt is unsuccessful, then the responsible server instance is located and the request is forwarded to the responsible server instance.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments include a method, system, and storage medium for managing computer processing functions in a multi-processor computer environment that includes a standard logical processor and an assist logical processor, each of which share the same operating system instance within a logical partition. The method includes invoking a switch-to service by standard code. The standard code is running on a standard logical processor and is executing a task. The switch-to service checks to see if an assist logical processor is online, and it if finds one, the switch-to service updates an integrated assist field of a work element block associated with the task and assigns a queue to the work element block. The task is dispatched, in accordance with business rules identified in a system control block, on either of said assist logical processor or said standard logical processor.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a browse mechanism to scan a list of data items. A marker is applied to the data items once they have been scanned by the browse mechanism. The marker provides an indication that a respective data item has been scanned by a given browse entity. The browse mechanism subsequently scans only unmarked data items in the list of data items.