Steve,

For a loop, check out the system trace. 

Tom Harper 

Phoenix Software International 
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> On May 19, 2024, at 9:41 PM, Steve Estle 
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hello All,
> 
> Way back in the day I used to read dumps fairly handily in the MVS/XA era.  
> But have been away for so long I know things have evolved but appears 
> everything is basically still intact relative to ASCB to PRB relationships.  
> I'm working on a hang/loop condition that prevents started task from being 
> stopped normally (P STC) and have taken SVC dump and want to interpret it.  
> I'm somewhat fluent with IPCS and can bring up via panels, but from there am 
> struggling with where to go to identify where the hang/loop condition is 
> happening.  
> 
> Any shares of doc, presentations, tips, etc. are much appreciated as I still 
> think this is one of the lost arts that in the end to be a top notch systems 
> programmer you need to be able to interpret.  I know IBM used to teach whole 
> classes on this but believe much of that has gone way of dodo bird...
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Steve Estle
> 
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