Re: Strange S0C4 on z15

2025-08-01 Thread James Mulder
The behavior you are observing is exactly what our design intended. Like any APAR that is SEC/INT, IBM will not discuss the rationale, design, or implementation. Jim Mulder -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Mike Schwab Sent: Friday, August 1, 2025

Re: Tried exec pgm=

2025-06-30 Thread James Mulder
https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/3.1.0?topic=syntax-parmlib-command Jim Mulder -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Joseph Reichman Sent: Monday, June 30, 2025 11:54 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Tried exec pgm= Not sure what you mean by par

Re: APF authorized TSO programs

2025-06-29 Thread James Mulder
The 047 abend is from MODESET. MODESET knows only that JSCBAUTH is not on. It has no knowledge about why JSCBAUTH is not on, and determining that requires some investigation which is beyond the scope of MODESET. Jim Mulder -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion Lis

Re: APF authorized TSO programs

2025-06-29 Thread James Mulder
_ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List on behalf of James Mulder Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2025 11:23:53 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: APF authorized TSO programs What method are you using to initiate giving control to your program? Jim Mulder -Original Message- From: IB

Re: APF authorized TSO programs

2025-06-29 Thread James Mulder
What method are you using to initiate giving control to your program? Jim Mulder -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Joseph Reichman Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2025 9:30 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: APF authorized TSO programs JUST CHECKED

Re: Which STSI / CSRSI field has the CPC SI field as returned by D M=CORE ?

2025-06-27 Thread James Mulder
CPC SI = .16n.16m..16s Model: Model PC: Model TC: Model RC:

Re: IPL on a mod-5?

2025-06-24 Thread James Mulder
If it is a C0D-01 abend, it means that z/OS was presented with an I/O interrupt with what we consider to be invalid status in the IRB. I would need to see the contents of the IRB and review the I/O architecture to rule on whether or not the status is architecturally valid. Jim Mulder -O

Re: RETURN CODE x'14' FROM Attach

2025-06-19 Thread James Mulder
That is correct. You program is running under a TCB that is not a jobstep TCB when you run it under TESTAUTH. Jim Mulder -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Joseph Reichman Sent: Friday, June 20, 2025 12:40 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: RE

Re: IPL on a mod-5?

2025-06-18 Thread James Mulder
DIDOCS/MCS consoles should support a wide range of screen sizes. I use ScreenSize=60x160 in the PCOM emulator, with UNIT(3270-X) on CONSOLxx. During the NIP console phase, it is treated at 24x80, and then switches to 62x160 at the end of NIP. Jim Mulder -Original Message- From: IBM

Re: Tracing ENF Signels

2025-06-06 Thread James Mulder
I would try something like this on each system. SLIP SET,IF,A=TRACE,N=(IEFENFFX,0,0),ID=ENFS,TD=(STD,1R?+0?,+7F),END And run GTF with TRACE=SLIP Jim Mulder -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Mark Jacobs Sent: Friday, June 6, 2025 9:31 AM To: IBM-MAI

Re: Seerms like TAR requires AR mode

2025-06-04 Thread James Mulder
based upon your application. Which manual do you have? On Wed, 4 Jun 2025 01:37:54 + James Mulder wrote: :> You are getting the correct result. Your ALET is on the PASN access list, and you are getting return code 8, for which the documentations says: :> :>Meaning: The specified

Re: Seerms like TAR requires AR mode

2025-06-03 Thread James Mulder
L. If CADS=YES was specified on the call, the ALET does not point to an entry for a SCOPE=COMMON data space. I am getting R15=8. The ALET is, in fact, in the PASN (begins with 01). Am I missing something obvious? On Tue, 3 Jun 2025 16:58:14 + James Mulder wrote: :>Correcting to ad

FW: Seerms like TAR requires AR mode

2025-06-03 Thread James Mulder
, when condition code 3 is set. MVS/ESA provides the TESTART macro instruction for use instead of the direct use of TEST ACCESS. Jim Mulder -Original Message- From: James Mulder Sent: Tuesday, June 3, 2025 2:23 PM To: IBM Mainframe Discussion List Subject: RE: Seerms like TAR requires AR

Re: Seerms like TAR requires AR mode

2025-06-03 Thread James Mulder
mode gets CC=3. So I guess that matches your testing. Which OS's get consistent results from TAR? VSE? Linux? Should the POPs have a warning? On Tue, 3 Jun 2025 16:58:14 +0000 James Mulder wrote: :>Correcting to add a missing word "is" :> :>I would anticipate that i

Re: Seerms like TAR requires AR mode

2025-06-03 Thread James Mulder
y used for something that was not part of the original FPFS (Final Programming Functional Specification)) for the release. Jim Mulder -Original Message- From: James Mulder Sent: Tuesday, June 3, 2025 12:23 PM To: IBM Mainframe Discussion List Subject: RE: Seerms like TAR require

Re: Seerms like TAR requires AR mode

2025-06-03 Thread James Mulder
pick up if the target address space (non-swapable) goes away, but I am a great believer in belt and suspenders. Not obvious to me what TESTART would add. But, at any rate, is the POPs description incorrect and is AR mode required (as my experience shows)? .On Tue, 3 Jun 2025 15:23:15 +0000 Ja

Re: Seerms like TAR requires AR mode

2025-06-03 Thread James Mulder
On z/OS, the TAR instruction is not useful by itself. You should instead use the TESTART macro, which PCs to the operating system to analyze a CC3 from the TAR instruction. Jim Mulder -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Binyamin Dissen Sent: Tuesday,

Re: If there an IPCS verb which displays dynamic exits?

2025-04-08 Thread James Mulder
In SYS1.SBLSCLI0 I see compiled Rexx execs named CSVDYNXI and CSVLNKLS. They are undocumented and unsupported. Jim Mulder -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Binyamin Dissen Sent: Tuesday, April 8, 2025 2:06 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject:

Re: Open XL C dramaticallly slower thant z/OS XL C compiler - expected?

2025-03-19 Thread James Mulder
For compiler listings and actual assembler listings, and assembler inlines, and for interfacing with z/OS via its macro interfaces, PL/X has always had a huge advantage over C/C++. In my opinion, it is very unfortunate for the z/OS ecosystem that IBM executive management has never chose

Re: Open enterprise edition ISO

2025-03-06 Thread James Mulder
You could never boot z/OS from the DVD drive in the mainframe. You could boot DSS Standalone Restore from the DVD drive in the mainframe, and use it to restore dumped z/OS volumes from the DVD drive in the mainframe to DASD volumes, and then boot z/OS from a restored DASD volume. Jim Mulder

Re: New WAIT state in z/OS 3.1?

2025-02-18 Thread James Mulder
This is a design problem in the machine. LPAR notifies the SE that a disabled wait PSW has been loaded, but there is no disabled wait PSW provided in that interface. At some point later, the SE asks LPAR for the current PSW, and if a subsequent IPL has already started, it gets a PSW from tha

Re: Is the STIMERM ID= guaranteed to be unique within the task?

2025-01-27 Thread James Mulder
al Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin Sent: Monday, January 27, 2025 2:49 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Is the STIMERM ID= guaranteed to be unique within the task? On Mon, 27 Jan 2025 18:14:43 +, James Mulder wrote: > Other than

Re: Is the STIMERM ID= guaranteed to be unique within the task?

2025-01-27 Thread James Mulder
Other than 4G wrap, STIMERM ID= is unique within the z/OS image. Jim Mulder -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Binyamin Dissen Sent: Monday, January 27, 2025 11:56 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Is the STIMERM ID= guaranteed to be unique

Re: Use of TAR to test access register validity

2025-01-14 Thread James Mulder
In general, you should not use the TAR instruction directly because you would not know what to do with condition code 3. Instead, use the TESTART macro. Jim Mulder -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of John Dravnieks Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2025