Re: CSVFETCH exit

2016-03-24 Thread Vernooij, CP (ITOPT1) - KLM
In fact, I use LLA exit1, not exit2, because exit1 has the details of each fetch. Kees. -Original Message- From: Vernooij, CP (ITOPT1) - KLM Sent: 24 March, 2016 8:23 To: IBM Mainframe Discussion List Subject: RE: CSVFETCH exit Leo, We move the modules to a LNKLST library, so we

Re: CSVFETCH exit

2016-03-24 Thread Leonardo Vaz
Ok! Thanks for the clarification! -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Vernooij, CP (ITOPT1) - KLM Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2016 10:57 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: CSVFETCH exit We use it for modules under

Re: CSVFETCH exit

2016-03-24 Thread Vernooij, CP (ITOPT1) - KLM
: CSVFETCH exit Still, you wouldn't know if the old module is still being used from a (non-LLA) steplib, right? Am I missing something? -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Vernooij, CP (ITOPT1) - KLM Sent: Thursday,

Re: CSVFETCH exit

2016-03-24 Thread Leonardo Vaz
3:23 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: CSVFETCH exit Leo, We move the modules to a LNKLST library, so we are sure they are seen by LLA when they are fetched. Yes, CSVFETCH has more capabilities, but just for the task of catching certain, old, modules, the LLA trick is more simple.

Re: CSVFETCH exit

2016-03-24 Thread Vernooij, CP (ITOPT1) - KLM
List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Leonardo Vaz Sent: 23 March, 2016 18:32 To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: CSVFETCH exit Kees, The exit is called with the local lock held, so BPX4SMF wouldn't work, I couldn't find the requirements for SMFWTM but if that al

Re: CSVFETCH exit

2016-03-23 Thread Charles Mills
, March 23, 2016 9:40 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: CSVFETCH exit > Peter, the Rexx compiler produces object code that may be linked into > a z/OS > executable -- just like the COBOL compiler. I am sure to CSV it looks just > like any other load module. You can browse a c

Re: CSVFETCH exit

2016-03-23 Thread Greg Dyck
As to the question, what can you do with the information CSVFETCH makes available: can I write an SMF record from CSVFETCH? You should be able to use SMFEWTM BRANCH=YES can write a SMF record from the exit. Greg -- For IBM-M

Re: CSVFETCH exit

2016-03-23 Thread Leonardo Vaz
BM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: CSVFETCH exit To determine if certain loadmodules are still being used, we use LLA EXIT2 since decades. We move the modules to a special LNKLST library, monitor with LLA EXIT2 fetches from this library and write an SMF record for the event. CSVFETCH app

Re: CSVFETCH exit

2016-03-23 Thread Jim Mulder
. But it is not in the format of an OBJ or load module or program object. So it cannot be processed directly by any Binder or CSV services. It is something that the Rexx interpreter reads into storage and invokes. This is an example of what the Rexx compiler documentation calls CEXEC format. The

Re: CSVFETCH exit

2016-03-23 Thread Charles Mills
Of Peter Relson Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2016 4:40 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: CSVFETCH exit If compiling a REXX exec results in a load module (or program object) and if someone then does a LOAD to access it (or something similar), then the resulting fetch will drive the exit. I

Re: CSVFETCH exit

2016-03-23 Thread Vernooij, CP (ITOPT1) - KLM
Sent: 21 March, 2016 14:47 To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: CSVFETCH exit I have a different question relative to this exit. I've been looking for doc on line and have found two manuals that have CSVFETCH as an exit point defined, and one has the parm area info. Peter

Re: CSVFETCH exit

2016-03-23 Thread Walt Farrell
On Wed, 23 Mar 2016 06:39:40 -0500, Peter Relson wrote: >If compiling a REXX exec results in a load module (or program object) and >if someone then does a LOAD to access it (or something similar), then the >resulting fetch will drive the exit. > >I think that those two IF's are not true. Mostly

Re: CSVFETCH exit

2016-03-23 Thread Pinnacle
On 3/23/2016 5:36 AM, David Crayford wrote: On 23/03/2016 5:41 AM, Charles Mills wrote: There is a compiler for Rexx but its performance improvement is moderate. It depends on what the REXX is doing. We compiled the ISPF DTL compiler and saw a significant performance improvement. IIRC, automa

Re: CSVFETCH exit

2016-03-23 Thread Peter Relson
If compiling a REXX exec results in a load module (or program object) and if someone then does a LOAD to access it (or something similar), then the resulting fetch will drive the exit. I think that those two IF's are not true. Mostly because I don't recall having something that is compiled REXX

Re: CSVFETCH exit

2016-03-23 Thread David Crayford
mainframe products including a dynamic STEPLIB product. Charles -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Edward Finnell Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 2:23 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: CSVFETCH exit There were three

Re: CSVFETCH exit

2016-03-22 Thread Charles Mills
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Edward Finnell Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 2:23 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: CSVFETCH exit There were three CLIST compilers that I'm aware of. XLR8(Fischer), TMON

Re: CSVFETCH exit

2016-03-22 Thread Edward Finnell
There were three CLIST compilers that I'm aware of. XLR8(Fischer), TMON(Tone), and CLICK(IBM Internal). In mid eighties we had good results with XLR8 and ADF II. As jobs changed fewer folks were willing to pay for it and development was less TSO sensitive. In a message dated 3/22/2016 7:

Re: CSVFETCH exit

2016-03-22 Thread Steve Thompson
On 03/22/2016 07:39 AM, Peter Relson wrote: Will a "fetch" of a CLIST or REXX be caught by this exit? No. Contents Supervisor (and hence this exit) deals with load modules and program objects. Peter Relson z/OS Core Technology Design Thanks for the quick reply to this. And I kinda had a sin

Re: CSVFETCH exit

2016-03-22 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
Peter Relson wrote: >>Will a "fetch" of a CLIST or REXX be caught by this exit? >No. Contents Supervisor (and hence this exit) deals with load modules and >program objects. Thanks for your clarification. Interpreted REXX and CLIST will not be caught, but I believe *compiled* REXX programs ca

Re: CSVFETCH exit

2016-03-22 Thread Peter Relson
>Will a "fetch" of a CLIST or REXX be caught by this exit? No. Contents Supervisor (and hence this exit) deals with load modules and program objects. Peter Relson z/OS Core Technology Design -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff

Re: CSVFETCH exit

2016-03-21 Thread Steve Thompson
I have a different question relative to this exit. I've been looking for doc on line and have found two manuals that have CSVFETCH as an exit point defined, and one has the parm area info. Peter did a presentation last week, and unfortunately for me, I had a hard conflict and couldn't attend

Re: CSVFETCH exit

2016-02-16 Thread Tom Marchant
On Tue, 16 Feb 2016 19:17:10 +, Gibney, David Allen,Jr wrote: >I am finding this interesting. One thing I think you are missing was the >advisability >to use STMG/LMG to save and restore all 64 bits of the registers. Not a lot of >stuff >running above the bar as yet, but it will be there s

Re: CSVFETCH exit

2016-02-16 Thread Leonardo Vaz
esday, February 16, 2016 2:21 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: CSVFETCH exit On Tue, 16 Feb 2016 19:11:38 +, Leonardo Vaz wrote: >I see. In the case of CSVFETCH there is a 1024-byte work-area passed, >so no getmain should be needed, in this case, STM should be the best optio

Re: CSVFETCH exit

2016-02-16 Thread Tom Marchant
On Tue, 16 Feb 2016 19:11:38 +, Leonardo Vaz wrote: >I see. In the case of CSVFETCH there is a 1024-byte work-area passed, so no >getmain should be needed, in this case, STM should be the best option? You are passed a 144-byte save area, so I would use STMG to save the registers in F4SA for

Re: CSVFETCH exit

2016-02-16 Thread Gibney, David Allen,Jr
m: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] > On Behalf Of Leonardo Vaz > Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2016 11:12 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: CSVFETCH exit > > I see. In the case of CSVFETCH there is a 1024-byte work-area passed, so no > g

Re: CSVFETCH exit

2016-02-16 Thread Blaicher, Christopher Y.
-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: CSVFETCH exit I see. In the case of CSVFETCH there is a 1024-byte work-area passed, so no getmain should be needed, in this case, STM should be the best option? -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On

Re: CSVFETCH exit

2016-02-16 Thread Tom Marchant
actor in those other overheads, which is faster? I don't know >as >I haven't set up the tests to validly compare the different methods possible. >I >have seen several different ways to avoid the GETMAIN/FREEMAIN overheads. The CSVFETCH exit is passed a 1K work area, likely

Re: CSVFETCH exit

2016-02-16 Thread Leonardo Vaz
, February 16, 2016 1:50 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: CSVFETCH exit BAKR/PR does take a lot more time then STM/LM, but most times you can't just use STM/LM, you also have a GETMAIN/FREEMAIN for a register save area and other setup/restore things to do. So, once you fact

Re: CSVFETCH exit

2016-02-16 Thread Blaicher, Christopher Y.
-3803 E: cblaic...@syncsort.com -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Leonardo Vaz Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2016 1:41 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: CSVFETCH exit Well, I guess using the linkage stack is clea

Re: CSVFETCH exit

2016-02-16 Thread Leonardo Vaz
: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: CSVFETCH exit On Tue, 16 Feb 2016 16:52:03 +, Leonardo Vaz wrote: >I apologize if the question is silly, but I am wondering if for a >performance sensitive exit like this one I should use STM/LM instead of >BAKR/PR. I believe it's "

Re: CSVFETCH exit

2016-02-16 Thread Tom Marchant
On Tue, 16 Feb 2016 16:52:03 +, Leonardo Vaz wrote: >I apologize if the question is silly, but I am wondering if for a performance >sensitive >exit like this one I should use STM/LM instead of BAKR/PR. I believe it's >"cheaper" to >do STM/LM, bur "cleaner" to do BAKR, right? Why do you t

Re: CSVFETCH exit

2016-02-16 Thread Leonardo Vaz
al Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Tom Brennan Sent: Friday, February 12, 2016 12:50 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: CSVFETCH exit I agree, unsafe. But I could probably argue that just letting a system programmer logon is

Re: CSVFETCH exit

2016-02-13 Thread Leonardo Vaz
I noticed that, was going to open a PMR on Monday, thanks for reporting here. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Peter Relson Sent: Saturday, February 13, 2016 11:59 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: CSVFETCH

Re: CSVFETCH exit

2016-02-13 Thread Peter Relson
Just FYI, there's a pretty blatant doc error of my causing in the z/OS 2.2 data. A doc APAR has been, or soon will be, provided. The doc says that the exit routine gets control with reg 1 pointing to a a 2 word area, the first word being the address of a work area that the exit routine can use,

Re: CSVFETCH exit

2016-02-12 Thread Tom Brennan
I agree, unsafe. But I could probably argue that just letting a system programmer logon is unsafe :) I had various checks to try to prevent the hooks from causing issues, including (if I remember correctly) using the LRA instruction to check for a valid address in ECSA prior to access. I did

Re: CSVFETCH exit

2016-02-12 Thread Leonardo Vaz
: Thursday, February 11, 2016 7:47 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: CSVFETCH exit I guess I missed the first post. It interests me, maybe because at one time (when I had not much to do) I wrote some SVC hooks that did similar monitoring, and crazy enough, my code actually made it to

Re: CSVFETCH exit

2016-02-11 Thread Leonardo Vaz
: Tom Brennan Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2016 7:46 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Reply To: IBM Mainframe Discussion List Subject: Re: CSVFETCH exit I guess I missed the first post. It interests me, maybe because at one time (when I had not much to do) I wrote some SVC hooks that did si

Re: CSVFETCH exit

2016-02-11 Thread Leonardo Vaz
Thanks for letting me know Rex :) zLeo Original Message From: Pommier, Rex Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2016 5:13 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Reply To: IBM Mainframe Discussion List Subject: Re: CSVFETCH exit Leo, The list has been reached. Rex -Original Message- From: IBM

Re: CSVFETCH exit

2016-02-11 Thread Leonardo Vaz
Wow, ‎thanks for the info and thanks for submitting the requirement. Very useful indeed. ‎ Leo Original Message From: Ed Jaffe Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2016 5:29 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Reply To: IBM Mainframe Discussion List Subject: Re: CSVFETCH exit On 2/11/2016 1:46 PM

Re: CSVFETCH exit

2016-02-11 Thread Tom Brennan
MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: CSVFETCH exit CSVFETCH seems to be a new exit in z/OS 2.2 which would allow monitoring of module fetching. http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSLTBW_2.2.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r2.ieaa800/csvfetch01.htm?lang=en This seems pretty interesting, and something that

Re: CSVFETCH exit

2016-02-11 Thread wjanulin
Sounds like there are not that many users on zOS 2.2 just yet. Bill J Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE Smartphone -- Original message-- From: Pommier, Rex Date: Thu, Feb 11, 2016 7:09 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU; Subject:Re: CSVFETCH exit Leo, The list has been reached. Rex

Re: CSVFETCH exit

2016-02-11 Thread Ed Jaffe
On 2/11/2016 1:46 PM, Leonardo Vaz wrote: Am I the only one excited about this new exit on the discussion list or is my email not reaching the list at all? You are not the only one. This exit is the result of SHARE requirement SSMVSE11018 that I authored and submitted in July 2011: Title:

Re: CSVFETCH exit

2016-02-11 Thread Pommier, Rex
Leo, The list has been reached. Rex -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Leonardo Vaz Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2016 3:47 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: CSVFETCH exit I will take the lack of response as

Re: CSVFETCH exit

2016-02-11 Thread Leonardo Vaz
I will take the lack of response as a "no". Am I the only one excited about this new exit on the discussion list or is my email not reaching the list at all? Leo From: Leonardo Vaz Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2016 5:01 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: CSVFETCH exit CSVFETC

CSVFETCH exit

2016-02-10 Thread Leonardo Vaz
CSVFETCH seems to be a new exit in z/OS 2.2 which would allow monitoring of module fetching. http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSLTBW_2.2.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r2.ieaa800/csvfetch01.htm?lang=en This seems pretty interesting, and something that can't be easily done another way. Has anyone