> -----Original Message----- > From: Chase, John [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 10:29 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: zAAP question > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Farley, Peter x23353 > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Kirk Wolf > > <Snipped> > > > IBM does not disclose the technical bits about what makes a JNI > > > library zAAP eligible, for obvious reasons. > > > > Um-m-m, color me dense today. Why would they do that? It's > > not obvious to me. Don't they *want* JNI library writers > > (and smart application groups at "end-user" companies) to > > actually *use* these interfaces? Why would they be hidden? > > The zAAP is "just another CPU engine", and cannot, by itself, identify > whether the instruction it's executing "now" originated from within a > Java program or any other program. If IBM were to publish the > "eligibility determination" interface, then "anybody" could switch the > processing of "any" program to run on the zAAP.
Doh. OK, their software revenues are the issue. I don't usually have to deal with that aspect of things, so it doesn't always occur to me. Thanks for lightening my density. Peter This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
