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

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