Patents by Inventor Greg A. Dyck
Greg A. Dyck has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 9229883Abstract: An Extended Input/output (I/O) measurement word facility is provided. Provision is made for emulation of the Extended I/O measurement word facility. The facility provides for storing measurement data associated with a single I/O operation in an extended measurement word associated with an I/O response block. In a further aspect, the stored data may have a resolution of approximately one-half microsecond.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2015Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Scott M. Carlson, Greg A. Dyck, Tan Lu, Kenneth J. Oakes, Dale F. Riedy, Jr., William J. Rooney, John S. Trotter, Leslie W. Wyman, Harry M. Yudenfriend
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Publication number: 20150199284Abstract: An Extended Input/output (I/O) measurement word facility is provided. Provision is made for emulation of the Extended I/O measurement word facility. The facility provides for storing measurement data associated with a single I/O operation in an extended measurement word associated with an I/O response block. In a further aspect, the stored data may have a resolution of approximately one-half microsecond.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2015Publication date: July 16, 2015Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Scott M. CARLSON, Greg A. DYCK, Tan LU, Kenneth J. OAKES, Dale F. RIEDY, JR., William J. ROONEY, John S. TROTTER, Leslie W. WYMAN, Harry M. YUDENFRIEND
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Patent number: 9026689Abstract: An Extended Input/output (I/O) measurement word facility is provided. Provision is made for emulation of the Extended I/O measurement word facility. The facility provides for storing measurement data associated with a single I/O operation in an extended measurement word associated with an I/O response block. In a further aspect, the stored data may have a resolution of approximately one-half microsecond.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2013Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Scott M. Carlson, Greg A. Dyck, Tan Lu, Kenneth J. Oakes, Dale F. Riedy, Jr., William J. Rooney, John S. Trotter, Leslie W. Wyman, Harry M. Yudenfriend
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Publication number: 20140101344Abstract: An Extended Input/output (I/O) measurement word facility is provided. Provision is made for emulation of the Extended I/O measurement word facility. The facility provides for storing measurement data associated with a single I/O operation in an extended measurement word associated with an I/O response block. In a further aspect, the stored data may have a resolution of approximately one-half microsecond.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2013Publication date: April 10, 2014Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Scott M. CARLSON, Greg A. DYCK, Tan LU, Kenneth J. OAKES, Dale F. RIEDY, JR., William J. ROONEY, John S. TROTTER, Leslie W. WYMAN, Harry M. YUDENFRIEND
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Patent number: 8689230Abstract: An embodiment provides for operating an information processing system. An aspect of the invention includes allocating an execution interval to a first logical processor of a plurality of logical processors of the information processing system. The execution interval is allocated for use by the first logical processor in executing instructions on a physical processor of the information processing system. The first logical processor determines that a resource required for execution by the first logical processor is locked by another one of the other logical processors. An instruction is issued by the first logical processor to determine whether a lock-holding logical processor is currently running. The lock-holding logical processor waits to release the lock if it is currently running. A command is issued by the first logical processor to a super-privileged process for relinquishing the allocated execution interval by the first logical processor if the locking holding processor is not running.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Greg A. Dyck, Mark S. Farrell, Charles W. Gainey, Jeffrey P. Kubala, Robert R. Rogers, Mark A. Wisniewski
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Patent number: 8639857Abstract: An Extended Input/output (I/O) measurement word facility is provided. Provision is made for emulation of the Extended I/O measurement word facility. The facility provides for storing measurement data associated with a single I/O operation in an extended measurement word associated with an I/O response block. In a further aspect, the stored data may have a resolution of approximately one-half microsecond.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2013Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Scott M Carlson, Greg A. Dyck, Tan Lu, Kenneth J. Oakes, Dale F. Riedy, Jr., William J. Rooney, John S. Trotter, Leslie W. Wyman, Harry M. Yudenfriend
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Patent number: 8452948Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for intermixing different types of machine instructions. One embodiment of the invention provides a protocol for intermixing the different types of machine instructions. By adhering to the protocol, different types of machine instructions may be intermixed to concurrently update data structures without leading to unpredictable results.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2010Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventor: Greg A. Dyck
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Patent number: 8407373Abstract: An Extended Input/output (I/O) measurement word facility is provided. Provision is made for emulation of the Extended I/O measurement word facility. The facility provides for storing measurement data associated with a single I/O operation in an extended measurement word associated with an I/O response block. In a further aspect, the stored data may have a resolution of approximately one-half microsecond.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2012Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Scott M Carlson, Greg A Dyck, Tan Lu, Kenneth J Oakes, Dale F Riedy, Jr., William J Rooney, John S Trotter, Leslie W Wyman, Harry M Yudenfriend
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Publication number: 20130014123Abstract: An embodiment provides for operating an information processing system. An aspect of the invention includes allocating an execution interval to a first logical processor of a plurality of logical processors of the information processing system. The execution interval is allocated for use by the first logical processor in executing instructions on a physical processor of the information processing system. The first logical processor determines that a resource required for execution by the first logical processor is locked by another one of the other logical processors. An instruction is issued by the first logical processor to determine whether a lock-holding logical processor is currently running. The lock-holding logical processor waits to release the lock if it is currently running. A command is issued by the first logical processor to a super-privileged process for relinquishing the allocated execution interval by the first logical processor if the locking holding processor is not running.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: January 10, 2013Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Greg A. Dyck, Mark S. Farrell, Charles W. Gainey, Jeffrey P. Kubala, Robert R. Rogers, Mark A. Wisniewski
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Patent number: 8276151Abstract: A method is provided for a first logical processor to determine a running status of a target logical processor of an information processing system. In such method, an instruction is issued by the first logical processor running on the information processing system for determining whether the target logical processor is running. In response to issuing the instruction, a state descriptor belonging to the target logical processor is queried to determine whether the target logical processor is currently running. A result is then returned to the first logical processor, the result indicating whether or not the target logical processor is currently running.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2006Date of Patent: September 25, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Greg A. Dyck, Mark S. Farrell, Charles W. Gainey, Jeffrey P. Kubala, Robert R. Rogers, Mark A. Wisniewski
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Publication number: 20120159009Abstract: An Extended Input/output (I/O) measurement word facility is provided. Provision is made for emulation of the Extended I/O measurement word facility. The facility provides for storing measurement data associated with a single I/O operation in an extended measurement word associated with an I/O response block. In a further aspect, the stored data may have a resolution of approximately one-half microsecond.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2012Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Scott M. Carlson, Greg A. Dyck, Tan Lu, Kenneth J. Oakes, Dale F. Riedy, JR., William J. Rooney, John S. Trotter, Leslie W. Wyman, Harry M. Yudenfriend
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Patent number: 8145802Abstract: An Extended Input/output (I/O) measurement word facility is provided. Provision is made for emulation of the Extended I/O measurement word facility. The facility provides for storing measurement data associated with a single I/O operation in an extended measurement word associated with an I/O response block. In a further aspect, the stored data may have a resolution of approximately one-half microsecond.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2011Date of Patent: March 27, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Scott M Carlson, Greg A Dyck, Tan Lu, Kenneth J Oakes, Dale F Riedy, Jr., William J Rooney, John S Trotter, Leslie W Wyman, Harry M Yudenfriend
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Patent number: 8108875Abstract: A computer-implemented method for distributing a plurality of tasks over a plurality of processing nodes in a processor network includes the following steps: calculating a task process consumption value for the tasks; calculating a measured node processor consumption value for the nodes; calculating a target node processor consumption value for the nodes, the target node processor consumption value indicating optimal node processor consumption; calculating a load index value as a difference between the calculated node processor consumption value for a node i and the target node processor consumption value for node i; and distributing the tasks among the nodes to balance a processor workload among the nodes, according to the calculated load index value, such that the calculated load index value of each node is substantially zero.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2008Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Donna N. Dillenberger, Greg A. Dyck, Stephen J. Heisig, Bernard R. Pierce, Donald W. Schmidt, Gong Su
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Patent number: 8108877Abstract: A system for distributing a plurality of tasks over a plurality of nodes in a network includes: a plurality of processors for executing tasks; a plurality of nodes comprising processors; a task dispatcher; and a load balancer. The task dispatcher receives as input the plurality of tasks; calculates a task processor consumption value for the tasks; calculates a node processor consumption value for the nodes; calculates a target node processor consumption value for the nodes; and then calculates a load index value as a difference between the calculated node processor consumption for a node i and the target node processor consumption value for the node i. The balancer distributes the tasks among the nodes to balance the processor workload among the nodes according to the calculated load index value of each node, such that the calculated load index value of each node is substantially zero.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2008Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Donna N. Dillenberger, Greg A. Dyck, Stephen J. Heisig, Bernard R. Pierce, Donald W. Schmidt, Gong Su
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Publication number: 20110320780Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for intermixing different types of machine instructions. One embodiment of the invention provides a protocol for intermixing the different types of machine instructions. By adhering to the protocol, different types of machine instructions may be intermixed to concurrently update data structures without leading to unpredictable results.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2010Publication date: December 29, 2011Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventor: GREG A. DYCK
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Patent number: 7941805Abstract: A computer-implemented method for distributing a plurality of tasks over a plurality of processing nodes in a processor network includes the following steps: calculating a task process consumption value for the tasks; calculating a measured node processor consumption value for the nodes; calculating a target node processor consumption value for the nodes, the target node processor consumption value indicating optimal node processor consumption; calculating a load index value as a difference between the calculated node processor consumption value for a node i and the target node processor consumption value for node i; and distributing the tasks among the nodes to balance a processor workload among the nodes, according to the calculated load index value, such that the calculated load index value of each node is substantially zero.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2006Date of Patent: May 10, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Donna N. Dillenberger, Greg A. Dyck, Stephen J. Heisig, Bernard R. Pierce, Donald W. Schmidt, Gong Su
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Publication number: 20110106521Abstract: An Extended Input/output (I/O) measurement word facility is provided. Provision is made for emulation of the Extended I/O measurement word facility. The facility provides for storing measurement data associated with a single I/O operation in an extended measurement word associated with an I/O response block. In a further aspect, the stored data may have a resolution of approximately one-half microsecond.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2011Publication date: May 5, 2011Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Scott M. Carlson, Greg A. Dyck, Tan Lu, Kenneth J. Oakes, Dale F. Riedy, JR., William J. Rooney, John S. Trotter, Leslie W. Wyman, Harry M. Yudenfriend
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Patent number: 7886082Abstract: An Extended Input/output (I/O) measurement word facility is provided. Provision is made for emulation of the Extended I/O measurement word facility. The facility provides for storing measurement data associated with a single I/O operation in an extended measurement word associated with an I/O response block. In a further aspect, the stored data may have a resolution of approximately one-half microsecond.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2007Date of Patent: February 8, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Scott M. Carlson, Greg A. Dyck, Tan Lu, Kenneth J. Oakes, Dale F. Riedy, Jr., William J. Rooney, John S. Trotter, Leslie W. Wyman, Harry M. Yudenfriend
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Patent number: 7650469Abstract: A method is provided for determining whether a logical processor of an information processing system has access to an address space of the information processing system. An instruction is issued by a first processor, the instruction referencing a target logical processor and a target address space. In response to the instruction, first information is checked to determine whether the target logical processor is running. When it is determined that the target logical processor is not running, second information is checked by a host program to determine whether the target logical processor has access to the target address space.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2006Date of Patent: January 19, 2010Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Greg A. Dyck, Charles W. Gainey, Jeffrey P. Kubala, James H. Mulder, Damian L. Osisek, Robert R. Rogers, Mark A. Wisniewski, Leslie W. Wyman
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Patent number: 7600053Abstract: An Extended Input/output (I/O) measurement block facility is emulated. The facility provides for the collection of relevant I/O measurement data, and the storing for later efficient retrieval of that data in an extended measurement block. The stored data relates to the performance of an I/O subchannel.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2007Date of Patent: October 6, 2009Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Scott M. Carlson, Greg A. Dyck, Tan Lu, Kenneth J. Oakes, Dale F. Riedy, Jr., William J. Rooney, John S. Trotter, Leslie W. Wyman, Harry M. Yudenfriend