Re: Dump Analysis Best Training / Documentation

2024-05-20 Thread Mike Shaw
Steve, The regs and PSW as they were when SVC dump got control are in the SDUMP 4K buffer, which is pointed to by the field at X'24C' into the CVT (CVTSDBF). In IPCS option one while browsing storage, type this on the command line: L 10?+24C? to display that area. The PSW and regs in the

Re: Dump Analysis Best Training / Documentation

2024-05-20 Thread Tom Marchant
For a loop, IP SYSTRACE PERFDATA (DOWHERE) can help. On Mon, 20 May 2024 04:54:24 -0400, Tom Harper wrote: >Steve, > >For a loop, check out the system trace. > >Tom Harper > >Phoenix Software International >Sent from my iPhone > >> On May 19, 2024, at 9:41 PM, Steve Estle >>

Re: Dump Analysis Best Training / Documentation

2024-05-20 Thread Robert Shimizu
Folks: Bob Shimizu here (again).  Putting on my business co-owner hat, I'll briefly mention that Cole Software's dump/XDC product extends this powerful debugger's capabilities into the world of dump-reading. dump/XDC runs as a Verbexit to IPCS, which allows you to have BOTH IPCS and z/XDC's

Re: Dump Analysis Best Training / Documentation

2024-05-20 Thread Steve Estle
Seymour, I do not have access to Share proceedings unfortunately. Thanks, Steve Estle -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: Dump Analysis Best Training / Documentation

2024-05-20 Thread Binyamin Dissen
Well, is it a hang or a loop? Do a few D J,jobname to see if the CPU is going up. Then issue the DUMP command to trap it. If a loop, look at the system trace table. It may be constantly reissuing an SVC, such as not clearing an ECB and reissuing the WAIT (yes, I have done

Re: Dump Analysis Best Training / Documentation

2024-05-20 Thread Tom Harper
Steve, For a loop, check out the system trace. Tom Harper Phoenix Software International Sent from my iPhone > On May 19, 2024, at 9:41 PM, Steve Estle > <05dcac13570d-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > > Hello All, > > Way back in the day I used to read dumps fairly handily in

Re: Dump Analysis Best Training / Documentation

2024-05-19 Thread Seymour J Metz
Mainframe Discussion List on behalf of Steve Estle <05dcac13570d-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2024 9:41 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Dump Analysis Best Training / Documentation Hello All, Way back in the day I used to read dumps fairly handily in the MVS/

Dump Analysis Best Training / Documentation

2024-05-19 Thread Steve Estle
Hello All, Way back in the day I used to read dumps fairly handily in the MVS/XA era. But have been away for so long I know things have evolved but appears everything is basically still intact relative to ASCB to PRB relationships. I'm working on a hang/loop condition that prevents started