On 2009-01-05 23:24, concerning "Re: mvs preemption dispatcher", Don Williams <don...@gma...com> wrote to IBM-Main:
> The following is from > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scheduling_(computing) > ===================== > Short-term Scheduler [snip] > ===================== > z/OS (MVS) uses a very complex preemptive dispatcher. Processes > represented by TCBs, SRBs, etc. are scheduled to execute on a CP until > interrupted by some event. [snip] For a good, higher-level description without onerous, technical detail, check out Section 5.5 LPAR dispatching and shared CPs in - ABCs of z/OS System Programming Volume 10 - pdf version: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/pdfs/sg246990.pdf Html/Java version: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/SG246990/wwhelp/wwhimpl/java/html /wwhelp.htm ----------> signature = 6 lines follows <-------------- Neil Duffee, Joe SysProg, U d'Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont, Canada telephone:1 613 562 5800 x4585 fax:1 613 562 5161 mailto:NDuffee of uOttawa.ca http:/ /aix1.uottawa.ca/ ~nduffee "How *do* you plan for something like that?" Guardian Bob, Reboot "For every action, there is an equal and opposite criticism." "Systems Programming: Guilty, until proven innocent" John Norgauer 2004 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
