On 8/6/2016 9:49 AM, Paul Gilmartin wrote:
I don't believe there's a timing hazard; DYNALLOC will go to the end of the name
space and wrap before it reuses the DDNAME you got.
Dynamic allocation *will* *not* reuse the DDNAME. After generating a
name it checks to see if it is already in use, and will generate a new
name if necessary.
> Why was it designed this way? Cui bono?
Given the slow speed of the processors at the time, along with measuring
the duration between IPLs in days or less, why would there every be a
problem?
Greg
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