Programming Interface Information: This information is NOT intended to be
used as Programming Interfaces of VM/ESA. It is to be used for diagnosis only.

MSABK

Prolog  

Control Block Contents  

MSABK DSECT

Storage Layout  

Cross Reference (Contains links to field and bit definitions)  

MSABK Prolog

 NAME       : HCPMSABK
 DESCRIPTION: Map of Slot Allocation
 DSECT      : MSABK
 FUNCTION   : Slot bit map for page or spool EXTBK
 LOCATED BY : EXTSTRCT
 CREATED BY : - HCPPGU when extent is selected for
              allocation.
              - HCPPGT when reallocating spool slots
              during IPL.
              - HCPPGC when extent selected to use as
              Dump space.
 DELETED BY : HCPRDD when a CP-owned device is detached
              from the system.
 REFERENCES :
              HCPEXTBK - Extent block
 SERIALIZED : Page or Spool allocation lock
 NOTES      : none
 NOTES  -  MS BK represents a maximum of 8000 slots.

 

MSABK Control Block Content


MSABK DSECT

Hex Dec Type/Val Lng Label (dup) Comments ---- ---- --------- ---- -------------- -------- 0000 0 Structure MSABK Map of Slot Allocation 0000 0 Bitstring 1000 MSASLOTS Slot bit map...Each bit represents a slot in the EXTBK. If bit = 1, slot is in use. If bit = 0, slot is not in use. 0000007D MSASIZE (*-MSABK+7)/8 00001F40 MSAMAXSL 8000 Max number of slots per MSABK * end ASM version

 

MSABK Storage Layout

*** MSABK - Map of Slot Allocation
*
*     +-------------------------------------------------------+
*   0 |                                                       |
*     =                       MSASLOTS                        =
*     |                                                       |
*     +-------------------------------------------------------+
* 3E8
*
*** MSABK - Map of Slot Allocation

 

MSABK Cross Reference

(contains links to field and bit definitions)
Symbol         Dspl Value
-------------- ---- -----

MSAMAXSL 0000 00001F40

MSASIZE 0000 0000007D

MSASLOTS 0000


This information is based on VM/ESA 2.4.0.
Last updated on 3 Aug 1999 at 12:15:13 EDT.
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