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problem state

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problem state - IBM jargon for user mode, the opposite of "supervisor state".

On IBM System 360, 370 and 390 mainframes privileged instructions may only be executed in "supervisor state". Application programs request the operating system to perform these operations by using the Supervisor Call (SVC) instruction.


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The Spink and Cole HIB theory is based on some sort of human state (preattentional, a problem state, a need state, etc.
Although still modest by historical standards--the comparable number of problem state member banks in 1991 was 248--the current trend in the number of problem banks suggests that bank failures during 2000 may rise somewhat, while remaining at fairly modest levels.
A new server software thread control allows software to observe and control thread priority in problem state via the program priority register.
 
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