z/OS UNIX needs to implement Linux's "inotify" interface. And port incron. Makes monitoring filesystem changes quite easy.
John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * john.mck...@healthmarkets.com * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Miklos Szigetvari > Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 8:26 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Re: IEFU85 question > > Hi > > Thank you. > I wanted to avoid the "extra" server, but seems to me I can't. > > I wanted to get informed if a file in some USS path has changed . > > Funny, the w_ioctl (BPX1OC) also using IPC message queues to > notify at > file change, but here not very clear how can I find out > which file has changed. > The application would be an USS server , reading some IPC > message queues. > > On 11/18/2011 1:47 PM, Rob Scott wrote: > > No. > > > > IEFU85 is invoked for cross-memory callers and the caller > may well be holding locks. > > > > I would guess that very few (if any) z/OS Unix callable > services are valid in cross-memory mode and none of them > would be valid when caller has locks held. > > > > IMHO - it is never wise to do anything "clever" in > IEFU83/84/85 - just save the SMF data that you are interested > in a queue or list somewhere where a server subtask can pick > it up asynchronously. > > > > Rob Scott > > Lead Developer > > Rocket Software > > 275 Grove Street * Newton, MA 02466-2272 * USA > > Tel: +1.617.614.2305 > > Email: rsc...@rs.com > > Web: www.rocketsoftware.com > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Miklos Szigetvari > > Sent: 18 November 2011 11:34 > > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > > Subject: IEFU85 question > > > > Hi > > > > > > I would need the IEFU85 exit , to get control during the > write of 92 (USS File Activity) records. > > Can I use here USS calls ? > > Would like to send the record to an IPC message queue. > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access > instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the > message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at > http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET > IBM-MAIN INFO > > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
