Branch Prediction Patch Management Guideline

Branch Prediction Patch Management 2.0 05/05/03
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is one of these options:
NOPROMPT
Display the current state of the patch (active, not active, or not needed by
the processor).
APPLYPATCH
Make the patch active and display the state of the patch to verify that the
patch is active.
DISABLEPATCH
Make the patch inactive and display the state of the patch to verify that the
patch is inactive.
Using the DIAG2 OBEY Files
The OBEY command files CHECKALL, APPALL, and DISALL provide a way to check
the state of the patch, or to make the patch active or not active, on all processors in the
system. Enter the commands shown at the TACL prompt as the super ID, within the
subvolume that contains the corresponding file:
CHECKALL
Display the current state of the patch (active, not active, or not needed by the
processor) for all processors.
APPALL
Make the patch active for all processors and display the state of the patch to verify
that the patch is active.
DISALL
Make the patch inactive for all processors and display the state of the patch to
verify that the patch is inactive.