Johnny G. Barnes - Austin TX Joe W. Blackard - Austin TX Rajan Krishnamurty - Austin TX Terry L. Mothersole - Austin TX
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY
International Classification:
G06F 1300 G06F 1208
US Classification:
364200
Abstract:
A method to manage the operation of a coprocessor in a virtual memory type data processing system in which an Input/Output channel and an Input/output channel controller interconnect the coprocessor to the main processor and system memory. A Virtual Resource Manager (VRM) comprising a group of interrelated software programs function in the system to establish virtual machines that execute application programs concurrently. A Coprocessor Manager component of the VRM establishes a Virtual Machine in which the compressor executes application programs that cannot be executed on the main processor. The coprocessor is mounted on an integrated circuit card which is inserted into a `mother board` socket which contains the main processor and related components.