Peter, Obviously I didn't fully put on my thinking cap yesterday when I mentioned the LOCAL LOCK.
I was attempting to think of what might be causing the poster's perceived condition of SRB #2 not appearing to run in the address space of the PAUSED global SRB #1. Your comment seems to be backing my understanding that once SRB #1 did the PAUSE, SRB #2, or any other qualifying unit of work, was free to run in the address space subject to normal dispatching rules. Michel, You may want to run this situation on a test machine and start a GTF trace and see what is happening from that. It should answer the question about if the second SRB is being dispatched or not. Chris Blaicher Technical Architect Mainframe Development Syncsort Incorporated 50 Tice Boulevard, Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677 P: 201-930-8234 | M: 512-627-3803 E: cblaic...@syncsort.com www.syncsort.com -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Peter Relson Sent: Tuesday, May 3, 2016 7:51 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: SRB dispatching question I'll point out that the very fact that a global SRB paused very likely means that you did not consider the SRB itself truly to be global. The system will no longer treat it as such after the pause. Chris mentioned the local lock. I'm not sure why. You can't pause a work unit that is holding the local lock. Obviously some other running work unit could hold the local lock and thus prevent an SRB scheduled with LLOCK=YES from beginning. In the scenario posed SRB 1 scheduled to address space A pauses SRB 2 was scheduled to address space A (from anywhere) SRB 2 will run, according to normal dispatch priority rules. Peter Relson z/OS Core Technology Design ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ________________________________ ATTENTION: ----- The information contained in this message (including any files transmitted with this message) may contain proprietary, trade secret or other confidential and/or legally privileged information. Any pricing information contained in this message or in any files transmitted with this message is always confidential and cannot be shared with any third parties without prior written approval from Syncsort. This message is intended to be read only by the individual or entity to whom it is addressed or by their designee. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are on notice that any use, disclosure, copying or distribution of this message, in any form, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately notify the sender and/or Syncsort and destroy all copies of this message in your possession, custody or control. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN