1. A computer system for salvaging a hardware transaction, the computer system comprising: a memory; and a processor in communications with the memory, wherein the computer system is configured to perform a method, the method comprising: executing a salvage indicator instruction, the execution comprising a) and b): a) obtaining a salvage indication information specified by the salvage indicator instruction; and b) saving the salvage indication information comprising a salvage indication; and based on a pending point of failure being detected, using the saved salvage indication information to avoid aborting a hardware transaction, wherein absent salvage indication information, the pending point of failure causes a hardware transaction to abort.