Re: Transactional Execution - anybody used it?

2017-03-07 Thread Peter Relson
>I noticed both the TX the MACHMIG options. >We have a tight schedule for the move, do you >recommend turning MACHMIG on or off as a start? I really don't have a recommendation. I suppose if things go "well" then jumping in with both feet (i.e., not using MACHMIG) will get you to the end posit

Re: Transactional Execution - anybody used it?

2017-03-06 Thread Greg Dyck
On 3/6/2017 3:15 PM, Jim wrote: I've used TBEGIN and vaguely remember reading up on TBEGINC but never ever tried it .. I'll have to hit the foils again .. My recommendation is that whenever possible, use a constrained transaction (aka, TBEGINC). It is guaranteed to complete successfully, whe

Re: Transactional Execution - anybody used it?

2017-03-06 Thread Jim
o:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Peter Relson Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2017 09:50 To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Transactional Execution - anybody used it? As you might assume, the operating system uses transactional execution. A caveat: you cannot use it unconditionally. Even if

Re: Transactional Execution - anybody used it?

2017-03-06 Thread Binyamin Dissen
Based on the relatively code path supported, it appears to be that the best use of it to replace/simplify the more complicated PLO cases where there is a lot of setup and the need for working storage. Don't know which will get better performance. On Mon, 6 Mar 2017 00:03:15 -0500 Peter Relson wro

Re: Transactional Execution - anybody used it?

2017-03-06 Thread Vernooij, Kees (ITOPT1) - KLM
M-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of Peter Relson > Sent: 05 March, 2017 16:50 > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Transactional Execution - anybody used it? > > As you might assume, the operating system uses transactional execution. > > A caveat: you cannot use it unc

Re: Transactional Execution - anybody used it?

2017-03-05 Thread Peter Relson
Rats, posted to ibm-main instead of the (correct) assembler list. Re-posted. Peter Relson z/OS Core Technology Design -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu wit

Re: Transactional Execution - anybody used it?

2017-03-05 Thread Peter Relson
As you might assume, the operating system uses transactional execution. A caveat: you cannot use it unconditionally. Even if you know you are on the right machine. One reason for that is that it cannot be used if z/OS is running on/under VM. Another is that we have given the customer a knob to