1. A method for processing transactions in a transaction execution (TX) computing environment with transactional memory, the method comprising: executing, by a processor, a deferral instruction associated with a transaction; based on executing the deferral instruction, setting, by the processor, a defer-state, the defer-state indicating pending disruptive events are to be deferred; causing a pending disruptive event to be deferred based on the set defer-state; and completing the transaction based on the pending disruptive event being deferred.