On Thu, 27 Jun 2013 09:39:01 -0500, Tom Marchant wrote: >On Wed, 26 Jun 2013 22:45:50 -0700, Ed Jaffe wrote: > >>AFAIK, there is only one 4K range of virtual addresses guaranteed to >>generate 0C4 now and forever: 7FFFF000 - 7FFFFFFF. > >I didn't know that. Is it documented anywhere? > >The 4K range from 00000000 - 00000FFF is key 0 storage and, as such, >is protected from stores by unauthorized programs. > This thread appears to have drifted from a discussion of 7FFFF000 to a discussion of PSA. But a search of z/OZ publibz for the former finds a few tantalizing references such as: ... 152 (98) ADDRESS 4 OUCBWORKQTOKEN Server Environment Address Space Queue Entry pointer or 7FFFF000
... but no definitive statement that that page is forever excluded, nor whether it's a hardware or software feature, and of course no mention of other operating systems. Is there any such restricted address in AMODE 24? And I suspect Shmuel's statement may apply: You're not guaranteed an 0C4 if a SPIE is in effect. -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN