Providing service address space for diagnostics collection

A system for providing a service address space, comprising:

• a service co-processor provided with a service address space, the service co-processor attached to a main processor wherein the main processor is provided with a main address space, wherein the service co-processor creates and maintains an independent copy of the main address space in the form of the service address space;
• and
• wherein the service co-processor is configured to:
• receive storage delta packets from the main processor;
• apply the storage delta packets to the service address space to update the service address space;
• receive command packets from the main processor delegating service functions to the service co-processor;
• and
• process the command packets at a higher priority than the storage delta packets.

A system for providing service address space, comprising:

• a main processor having a main address space;
• and
• a service co-processor configured to create and maintain an independent copy of the main address space in the form of a service address space, and wherein the service co-processor is configured to:
• receive a command packet from the main processor;
• determine a clock value for initiating a service function designated by the command packet;
• receive storage delta packets from the main processor and apply the storage delta packets to the service address space until reaching the clock value;
• and
• initiate the service function at the clock value.