On Tuesday, 08/05/2008 at 07:51 EDT, Nick Laflamme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 05:26 PM 8/5/2008 -0400, Alan Altmark wrote: > >For posterity, here's a summary of what's in z/VM 5.4: > > > >- System z10 processor instruction exploitation > > I'm confused, partly by the pre-announce discussion of what > architecture level instruction PL/X generates. > > Does this mean guest OSes and user written programs can invoke z10 > instructions (presumably only on a z10?), or does this mean IBM is > now using z10 instructions in z/VM itself? > > I think I know the answer, but I've so wrong so many times, I figured > I'd better ask.
It means both of those things. PL/X is not relevant. Alan Altmark z/VM Development IBM Endicott
