> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Mark Zelden
> 
> On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 06:52:33 -0600, Chase, John 
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> >Well, here's a Q&D program that will just loop "for a long time":
> >
> >LOOPER  CSECT ,
> >LOOPER  RMODE ANY        in case you're storage-constrained  :-)
> >        USING *,15
> >        STM   14,12,12(,3)       save caller's regs
> >   SR    2,2                zero outer loop counter
> >        SR    3,3                zero inner loop counter
> >LOOP    EQU   *
> >        BCT   3,LOOP             iterate inner
> >        BCT   2,LOOP             iterate outer
> >        LM    14,12,12(13)       restore caller's regs
> >        SR    15,15              set rc=0
> >        BR    14                 return to caller
> >        END   LOOPER
> >
> 
> How about IEFBR15?  ;-)

Not "self-correcting" (won't eventually end).  :-)

Now all we need are a few estimates how long LOOPER would run on various
processors if not cancelled....

    -jc-

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