The quondam 'must be halfword aligned'
is now better replaced by 'there is a performance penalty when the halfword current-length prefix is not halfword aligned' This alignment remains desirable, but it is no longer an absolute [hardware] requirement. --jg On 10/2/12, retired mainframer <retired-mainfra...@q.com> wrote: > The byte count at the front of the parm must be halfword aligned. AL2 will > not align it. Y will. > > :>: -----Original Message----- > :>: From: IBM Mainframe Assembler List [mailto:ASSEMBLER- > :>: l...@listserv.uga.edu] On Behalf Of Fred Rodgers > :>: Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2012 11:09 AM > :>: To: ASSEMBLER-LIST@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU > :>: Subject: Re: Passing a parm between to programs > :>: > :>: Thanks all. It appears that the Y(APARMEND-APARMVAL) and AL2(APARMEND- > :>: APARMVAL) both work. I had tried the AL2, but left the quotes in > rather > :>: than parens, and of course it failed. >
