On Sat, 24 Feb 2024 19:50:32 +0000, Jim Mulder <[email protected]> wrote:
> I would say that STCKF is less "approximate" than STCK, since STCKF can have > more low order bits of time from the clock than >STCK, which inserts a processor related value in the low order bits to meet >the "unique with a partition" requirement. >STCKF is fine for measure time deltas as long as a delta of 0 is acceptable. >z/OS routinely uses STCKF for this purpose. >You won't observe time flowing backward from two STCKFs on the same logical >processor or the same z/OS work unit. Hi, Jim. I meant that if you want to really know what time it is, you can't use STCKF. Alan Altmark IBM ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
