Chuck, While Syncsort takes advantage of zIIP processing, the license agreement prevents us from enabling any non-Syncsort written code from running on a zIIP. Thus, all exits, be they expressly given in a JCL invoked sort or implied by using a COBOL invoked sort, are entered in Problem State TCB mode.
I have not looked at how IBM handles XML processing, but a fair guess is they use a state switching PC call to get the XML process run on a zIIP, but as I said that is only a WAG. Chris Blaicher Principal Software Engineer, Software Development Syncsort Incorporated 50 Tice Boulevard, Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677 P: 201-930-8260 | M: 512-627-3803 E: [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Clark Morris Sent: Friday, December 13, 2013 9:16 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: COBOL IN SRB Mode (Was Un-authorized caller) Presumably for certain XML processing, IBM has made taking care of the messy details relatively (FSVO relatively) simple. Note that though there is XML source code in the COBOL source the actual executed XML code and routines probably are separately dynamically called routines in some other source language. I also assume that COBOL programs that use the SORT verb are implicitly taking advantage of any zXXP capability of the invoked sort (DF/SORT, SYNCSORT, Other). Clark Morris ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
