Conditional transaction end instruction

A computer system for executing an instruction in a computing environment, said computer system comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor in communication with the memory, wherein the computer system is configured to perform a method, said method comprising:
• obtaining the instruction for execution, the instruction having associated therewith an operation code to specify a conditional transaction end operation;
• and
• executing, by the processor, the instruction, the executing comprising:
• fetching an operand from a location specified by the instruction;
• based on the operand comprising one value, ending a transaction associated with the instruction;
• and
• based on the operand comprising another value, delaying completion of the instruction until a predefined action occurs.

A computer-implemented method of executing an instruction in a computing environment, said computer-implemented method comprising:

• obtaining the instruction for execution, the machine instruction having associated therewith an operation code to specify a conditional transaction end operation;
• and
• executing, by a processor, the instruction, the executing comprising:
• fetching an operand from a location specified by the instruction;
• based on the operand comprising one value, ending a transaction associated with the instruction;
• and
• based on the operand comprising another value, delaying completion of the instruction until a predefined action occurs.