Just out of curiosity, what is your problem with CS? Perhaps PLO would be better? It has more functions.
-- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * [email protected] * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Donald Likens > Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 7:07 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: SETLOCK in IEFU85 > > I need to update common storage from my IEFU85 SMF exit. I am > currently using a compare and swap loop to serialize on this > update but I think there is a problem with this approach and > looking at using SETLOCK. My question is... > > IEFU85 is in cross memory mode. I need the CMS lock. To get > the CMS lock you must have the CML or LOCAL lock first. Since > IEFU85 is in cross memory mode must I get the CML lock or can > I get the LOCAL lock? > > Part 2: If I must get the CML lock which address space should > I place in R11? > > Note: I never used locking before so if I have stated > anything incorrectly, please correct me. I also have not > delted with cross memory before. > > Part 3: To issue the SETLOCK command, do I have to worry > about AR mode before issuing in an SMF exit? > > Thanks > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
