On Thu, 17 Aug 2006 12:11:06 +0000, Ted MacNEIL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>I would agree with the originator of this question that any required use of FORCE is a bug. > >I disagree. Sometimes you have to FORCE. For example, you have an address >space swapped out. Are you sure about that? I've never had a problem with CANCEL because of an address space being swapped. In particular, C U= works even though the TSO session has been idle long enough that it should have been swapped out. >CANCEL won't take effect until it swaps back in. >So, you cannot restart it until it's gone. > >> The possible consequences of FOCREing an address >> space are severe > >Not since MVS/XA came out. A lot of problems were solved then. > The second statement may be true. The first is not. FORCE *can* require an IPL. I've seen it recently. It is clearly documented, and it is correct. Yes, I know, people do it all the time and *usually* get away with it, but the risk is still there. > >>and are not within the scope of 'normal' operation. > >Again, I disagree. > So you consider an unscheduled IPL to be part of "normal operation?" Tom Marchant ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
