Status display for parallel activities

A method for configuring devices attached to a data processing system, comprising the steps of:

• (a) determining if configuration of a device has begun;
• (b) if configuration of a device has begun, inserting the configuration of the device in a list and displaying a code associated with the device;
• (c) determining if configuration of a device has completed;
• (d) if configuration of a device has completed, removing the configuration of the device from the list;
• and
• (e) if the configuration of the device removed in step (d) had had its associated code displayed, displaying code associated with a configuration of a device immediately previous.

A data processing system comprising:

• circuitry for maintaining an ordered list of activities running in the system;
• whenever a new activity begins, circuitry for inserting the new activity at a top of the list;
• whenever an activity in the ordered list completes, circuitry for removing the completed activity from the ordered list;
• and
• circuitry for displaying the activity that is at the top of the list.

A computer program product adaptable for storage on a computer readable medium, comprising a computer program operable for performing the following steps:

• maintaining an ordered list of activities running in a data processing system;
• whenever a new activity begins, inserting the new activity at a top of the list;
• whenever an activity in the ordered list completes, removing the completed activity from the ordered list;
• and
• displaying the activity that is at the top of the list.