IBM being very tight-lipped. It seems like something of a catch-all to me, and I suspect at least some of it affects EVERY program.
CharlesSent from a mobile; please excuse the brevity. -------- Original message --------From: scott Ford <[email protected]> Date: 8/11/18 11:13 AM (GMT-08:00) To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Vulnerability mitigation with OSPROTECT Guys, Does this new APAR effect running APF mode in programs or MODE=SUP mode ? Scott P.S. I wished I could see you guys in St. Louis On Fri, Aug 10, 2018 at 7:57 PM Ed Jaffe <[email protected]> wrote: > On 8/10/2018 9:10 AM, Roland Fernandez wrote: > > Has anyone implemented OSPROTECT=SYSTEM or OSPROTECT=1 in IEASYSxx yet? > I'm primarily concerned about the overhead and how (or even if) it can be > derived from the usual metrics. > > > > This is the z/OS portion of the Meltdown mitigation implemented via APAR > OA55233. It only works if you have the appropriate MCLs applied. > > Hey, Roland! Keith Sisson plans to discuss this in the the Bit Bucket at > SHARE in St Louis on Friday. Will you be here? > > -- > Phoenix Software International > Edward E. Jaffe > 831 Parkview Drive North > El Segundo, CA 90245 > https://www.phoenixsoftware.com/ > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This e-mail message, including any attachments, appended messages and the > information contained therein, is for the sole use of the intended > recipient(s). If you are not an intended recipient or have otherwise > received this email message in error, any use, dissemination, distribution, > review, storage or copying of this e-mail message and the information > contained therein is strictly prohibited. If you are not an intended > recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies > of this email message and do not otherwise utilize or retain this email > message or any or all of the information contained therein. Although this > email message and any attachments or appended messages are believed to be > free of any virus or other defect that might affect any computer system > into > which it is received and opened, it is the responsibility of the recipient > to ensure that it is virus free and no responsibility is accepted by the > sender for any loss or damage arising in any way from its opening or use. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- Scott Ford IDMWORKS z/OS Development ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
