1. An article of manufacture comprising: at least one computer usable medium having computer readable program code logic to facilitate management of frames within a computing environment that supports pageable guests, said computer readable program code logic for execution by a computer for performing a method comprising: responsive to an event, determining a usage intent characteristic for a guest frame to be cleared, said guest frame not resident in host memory; and performing a clear operation absent host intervention, said performing being based on the determined usage intent characteristic.