1. A method for salvaging a hardware transaction, the method comprising: executing, by a processor, 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, by the processor, the salvage indication information comprising a salvage indication; and based on a pending point of failure being detected by the processor, 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.