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From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of David Crayford
Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2013 15:19
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: I/O Optimization

>> BTW, is the reason FBS is fast for seeks because it makes it easier 
>> to calculate the track position for a POINT? I've never seen FBS used
before.
> I don't know what IBM uses under the covers, but it's probably the 
> same thing that SAS/C did. Calculate the CCHHR from the byte offset 
> and use EXCP to read the block directly. No need to use POINT. FBS is 
> guaranteed not to have any short blocks, so the calculation is
trivial.
>

Where does "spanned" come into play? Why does that make the difference?

Multiple uses of the letter S:
VBS = Variable Block Spanned
FBS = Fixed Block Special

Kees.

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