On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 05:39:33 -0600, Tom Marchant wrote:
>
>For example, z/Architecture uses 64-bit addresses, so all of those places 
>where an 
>address is defined are 64 bits wide. PSW address is an obvious one. Also, the 
>locations 
>for the old and new PSW for SVC, I/O, External, Restart, Machine Check, and 
>Program 
>interruptions now require 16 bytes. Dynamic Address Translation tables (page 
>and 
>segment tables, etc.) require 64 bits for addresses. Likewise for Control 
>registers.
> 
Does this imply no more scrunched PSWs?  Execution above the bar becomes 
possible?
64-bit LPA?

-- gil

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