>I actually disdain using the
>linkage stack, for these reasons:

>BAKR / PR are included in Chapter 10 of the POO: Control
>Instructions, not Chapter 7, General Instructions; they
>are semiprivileged instructions

I do not believe that that reason has merit.

>but I think the easy way is not always
>the best way, depending on circumstances

No argument there.

>Save area chains may not be available or meaningful for
>debugging situations

Available? Yes. Meaningful? Yes, but not as easily. And they only tell
part of the
story, with the other part being on the linkage stack.

Peter Relson
z/OS Core Technology Design

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