On Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:10:29 -0600, Mark Post wrote: > >> I glanced at Sine Nomine's page about OpenSolaris for Z. There's a >> prominent restriction that it runs only under z/VM, not in an LPAR. > >It uses a lot of features for various reasons, not just the DASD code. The >design goal from the beginning was to maximize the amount of interaction >between OpenSolaris and z/VM. > That sounds pointless. Perhaps better stated as "to minimize duplication of function already available in z/VM."
>> Is OpenSolaris for z eligible for IFL? > >Yes, although "eligible" is misleading, given the licensing of it. >OpenSolaris will run on an IFL or a standard CP. > IOW, OpenSolaris does not use the "single instruction" alluded to below? >> From what little I understand, any OS which does not invoke some specific >> functions (undocumented) should work on an IFL. > >It's actually a single instruction, not even a diagnose. > I suppose that single instruction (I assume you're prevented from naming it here) could readily be discovered by an exhaustive search in a test program. I suppose that might violate an EULA prohibition of "reverse engineering". -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
