> >> Well, the obvious solution is to code the eyecatcher literals before > >> the entry point. It will be less obvious that the eyecatcher is part > >> of the program (and not the end of the previous program) but as the > >> technique become more widespread it should become more trusted. > >> > >> > > IBM has a ton of recoding to do. I've seen this type of thing in a _lot_ > > of IBM routines. > > > > Indeed! Including SVC routines which show up in our profiling!
How is the sampling done for your profiling? Keep in mind that sampling which is software-based and driven by external interrupts will charge the time spent in the SVC interrupt handler to the beginning of the SVC routine, since the SVC interrupt handler is disabled for external interrupts. Jim Mulder z/OS System Test IBM Corp. Poughkeepsie, NY ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN