Logical partition hosted virtual input/output using shared translation control entries

A data processing system comprising:

• a bus system;
• a communications unit connected to the bus system;
• a memory connected to the bus system, wherein the memory includes as set of instructions;
• and
• a processing unit connected to the bus system, wherein the processing unit executes the set of instructions to create a remote translation control entry table on a hosted partition, wherein the hosted partition is the logical partition sharing the input/output facilities owned by the another logical partition;
• load data into the remote translation control entry table on the hosted partition;
• receive the data from the remote translation control entry table on the hosted partition;
• store the data in a standard translation control entry table on a hosting partition, wherein the hosting partition is the another logical partition owning a physical input/output facility to be shared with the hosted partition;
• and access the input/output facilities of the hosting partition using the data stored in the standard translation control entry table on the hosting partition.

A data processing system for sharing input/output facilities of a logical partition with another logical partition, the data processing system comprising:

• creating means for creating a remote translation control entry table on a hosted partition, wherein the hosted partition is the logical partition sharing the input/output facilities owned by the another logical partition;
• loading means for loading data into the remote translation control entry table on the hosted partition;
• receiving means for receiving the data from the remote translation control entry table on the hosted partition;
• storing means for storing the data in a standard translation control entry table on a hosting partition, wherein the hosting partition is the another logical partition owning a physical input/output facility to be shared with the hosted partition;
• and
• accessing means for accessing the input/output facilities of the hosting partition using the data stored in the standard translation control entry table on the hosting partition.

A computer program product in a computer readable medium for sharing input/output facilities of a logical partition with another logical partition, the computer program product comprising:

• first instructions for creating a remote translation control entry table on a hosted partition, wherein the hosted partition is the logical partition sharing the input/output facilities owned by the another logical partition;
• second instructions for loading data into the remote translation control entry table on the hosted partition;
• third instructions for receiving the data from the remote translation control entry table on the hosted partition;
• fourth instructions for storing the data in a standard translation control entry table on a hosting partition, wherein the hosting partition is the another logical partition owning a physical input/output facility to be shared with the hosted partition;
• and
• fifth instructions for accessing the input/output facilities of the hosting partition using the data stored in the standard translation control entry table on the hosting partition.