On Thu, 25 Mar 2010 18:40:03 +0100 "Dr. Stephen Fedtke"
<max_mainframe_...@fedtke.com> wrote:

:>if you read the environmental conditions of the ICHRFXyy FASTAUTH exits, it
:>seems to be a tough job to escape in an environment that allows you to
:>perform some critical activity requiring authorization and similar. the book
:>says:

:>----
:>Its running environment offers limited function as indicated in the
:>following list:  
:>The execution key is unpredictable.  
:>The exit might receive control in either supervisor or problem state.  
:>The exit might or might not be given control APF-authorized.  
:>The exit might be given control in SRB mode; that is, the REQUEST=FASTAUTH
:>might have been issued by a caller running as an SRB.  
:>The exit should not issue any SVCs.  
:>The exit routine might be given control in either 24- or 31-bit mode.
:>----
:>does anybody have experience in programming ICHRFXyy exits, or knows any
:>"alternative"?

Why do you need this exit?

If you know which resource, it may be that you are always called unlocked in
TCB mode so no special considerations are required.

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