On Thursday, 11/20/2008 at 03:51 EST, Shimon Lebowitz 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> In z/VM 5, are the VMDGPRn fields (as opposed to VMDGGRn) 
> in the VMDBK used at all, or are they just archaeological artifacts
> which will be deleted?
> 
> Does the architecture mode of the virtual machine make a difference?

I would call them "artifacts" in the sense that CP no longer makes 32-bit 
register references.  They are always 64-bits because CP always runs in 
z/Architecture mode.  The architectural mode of the guest is not relevant.

Alan Altmark
z/VM Development
IBM Endicott

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