On Wednesday, 01/23/2008 at 12:33 EST, Thomas Kern <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
> I borrowed a module from the current TCPMAINT 592 disk to do the wait 
for a
> specific device, in this case TAP1. The "WAITDEV TAP1" command works 
just
> fine to wait for a drive to be attached to the server at address 0181. 
This
> works for external 3490's, VTS virtual 3490's and ATL 3590's. Chuckie 
may
> disaprove of using a working piece of code to solve a problem, but we 
will
> worry about Chuckie IF it ever breaks.

There's nothing bad about WAITDEV.  When a device is attached the virtual 
machine will receive a machine check interrupt, telling CMS that a device 
has been added to the configuration (channel report word).  ALSO, an 
unsolicited Device End will be generated on the vaddr itself, indicating a 
not-read-to-ready transition of the device.  Same as when you turn on a 
3270 or hit the test/normal switch.

Alan Altmark
z/VM Development
IBM Endicott

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