On Mon, 19 May 2025 02:36:47 +0000, Seymour J Metz wrote: >Yes, which is why IBM provided for controlling long parameters for authorized >programs. Too bad they didn't do something similar for AC(0). > If a program accepts multiple parameters, should the OS validate the length of each?
It's customary (outside IBM) for the called routine to validate all characteristics of parameters, including their lengths. It's prudent for a called program to make copies of parameters lest the caller, carelessly or mischievously, modify them asynchronously. -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
