"MVS Power Programming" by Mitchell Marx and Penelope Davis (McGraw Hill ISBN 007 040 763 0) has sections on both SRB and Program Call - but they are considered separately and not treated as a pair in the manner currently being discussed here. But this is a pretty good start for anyone who might like to progress/upgrade this to that level .....
MKB _____ From: IBM Mainframe Assembler List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tom Harper Sent: 14 February 2011 13:57 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Sample code for PC-ss with SRB back to user space? Peter, I gave a presentation at SHARE sometime back titled "How to Write a Commercial Software Program" where I covered a lot of these issues. There have been many other presentations at SHARE which covered STARTIO, zHPF, sorting, and other topics. Tom Harper Neon Enterprise Software Sugar Land, TX -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Assembler List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Farley, Peter x23353 Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 7:47 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Sample code for PC-ss with SRB back to user space? The recent discussion of the commanality of vendor code that sets up an STC which runs in privileged mode and also supplies a subroutine or API for a user address space TCB program to use PC-ss to "call" that STC, which then may schedule an SRB to run back in the calling address space to accomplish the vendor's purpose brought back a question I have had for some time: Why isn't there any good sample code available showing how to do this? Or have I just not looked hard enough to find it? Such code is certainly expert-level stuff, but as a soi-disant assembler expert I would love to have the option of using that tool where it would be appropriate. Figuring out all the nuances and pitfalls of this technique from scratch seems to me to be a counter-productive use of scarce time. Peter -- This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1204 / Virus Database: 1435/3442 - Release Date: 02/13/11
