IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> wrote on 01/14/2009 
08:27:05 AM:

> Somewhere in this thread APAR OA27291 was mentioned. I just had a look
> at it and I think the examples are in error. Here is an extract from 
> it:
> 
>   Consider the following examples to better understand VSM
>   behavior in z/OS 1.10 prior to this APAR compared to z/OS 1.9.
>   The following examples assume:
>   1. Beginning with storage mapped as shown below.
>   2. The getmain will be satisfied as needed from the FQE and/or
>      FBQE shown.
> 
>   DQE:  Addr 0001A000 Size     1000  TCB: 009FF050 SP/K:   2/ 8
>    FQE: Addr 0001AC00 Size      C00  TCB: 009FF050 SP/K:   2/ 8
>   FBQE: Addr 0001B000 Size     6000
> 
> The FQE cannot have a start address of 0001AC00 and a size of C00 if
> it belongs to a DQE for X'1000' bytes. It is difficult so say what
> is correct not knowing what GETMAIN/FREEMAIN request were done so
> far.
> 
> I assume (from a comment further down) that it was meant to show
> a single GETMAIN for X'C00' bytes has been done. The corresponding
> CBs look like this:
> 
>   DQE:  Addr 0001A000 Size     1000  TCB: 009FF050 SP/K:   2/ 8
>    FQE: Addr 0001A000 Size      400  TCB: 009FF050 SP/K:   2/ 8
>   FBQE: Addr 0001B000 Size     6000
> 
> Not shown in the APAR text, the corresponding CBs under z/OS V1.10
> would look like this:
> 
>   DQE:  Addr 0001A000 Size     1000  TCB: 009FF050 SP/K:   2/ 8
>    FQE: Addr 0001AC00 Size      400  TCB: 009FF050 SP/K:   2/ 8
>   FBQE: Addr 0001B000 Size     6000
> 
> The erroneous combiniation
> 
>    FQE: Addr 0001AC00 Size      C00  TCB: 009FF050 SP/K:   2/ 8
> 
> has been copied down through all the samples.
> 
> 
> Am I missing something here?

  Thanks for catching that typo - it will be corrected.
Five of us reviewed that APAR text, but that is the difficulty 
with proofreading - sometimes the brain just thinks it sees 
what it expects to see. 

Jim Mulder   z/OS System Test   IBM Corp.  Poughkeepsie,  NY

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