On Mon, 7 Sep 2009 17:54:13 -0400, Pinnacle <[email protected]> wrote:
>----- Original Message ----- >From: "Peter Relson" <[email protected]> >Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main >Sent: Friday, September 04, 2009 7:43 AM >Subject: Re: LLA update > > >>I stand by my statement that it is not LLA's documented function to manage >> the directories of non-load-libraries (emphasis on "documented").. >> The change from "linklist" to "library" in the name corresponds to >> allowing >> you to manage modules in libraries that are not part of the lnklst. >> >> That is not to say that we have any intention of doing something to break >> current usage. >> >> I understand well the major benefits of having cached directory entries. >> >> It might be a good idea to have you users submit a share requirement to >> have us acknowledge and document your use case. >> >> Peter Relson >> z/OS Core Technology Design >> > >Peter, > >Can you point us to a statement in IBM documentation that clearly says that >LLA is only designed for use with load modules? My understanding is the >same as many others on this list, that the first "L" in LLA was changed from >LINKLIST to LIBRARY many moons ago. > Have you looked at the Init and Tuning guide? Even the oldest one I could find (MVS/ESA V5) documents only load library usage: http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/IEA5E101/1.6?SHELF=EZ2MV122&DT=19940718144736 To respond to you point.. if I were IBM, I would say "where is there doc saying it is for something other than load modules?" To be honest, I don't recall where I first got the idea of using LLA for non-load libraries. I think this is just one of those things that just became common usage as opposed to "officially" supported. Peter suggested that IBM wouldn't do anything to break this and I know that IBM really does try to avoid doing things that they know will cause grief in the user community. I guess someone could also create a SHARE requirement which would probably amount to nothing more than a doc update if accepted, but even if that was never done, I don't see IBM ever doing something to break this. Mark -- Mark Zelden Sr. Software and Systems Architect - z/OS Team Lead Zurich North America / Farmers Insurance Group - ZFUS G-ITO mailto:[email protected] z/OS Systems Programming expert at http://expertanswercenter.techtarget.com/ Mark's MVS Utilities: http://home.flash.net/~mzelden/mvsutil.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
