On Mon, 8 Feb 2021 22:35:13 +0000, Seymour J Metz wrote:

>IBM initially only used REFR in the Machine Check Handler (MCH), which could 
>recover from a parity error in, e.g., a transient SVC, by reading in a fresh 
>copy. There was no non-modifiable storage at the time.
>
Couldn't storage keys prevent modification?

>REFR stopped being relevant in SVS, and only became relevant with the support 
>of REFRPROT.
>
Weren't REFR modules in APF-authorized libraries loaded into a
protected subpool?

>What happens if you have an RSECT but don't bind with REFR?
>
Binder or assembler should mark RSECTs REFR.  That may require
scatter-loading.

-- gil

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