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 NAME       : HCPVAABK
 DESCRIPTION: ARCHITECTURE ANCHOR BLOCK
 DSECT      : VAABK        Virtual Architecture Block
 FUNCTION   : Used to anchor the RDMBK and ARDBK structures reference by
              a member of the SSI. The VAABK contains a pointer to a
              table of ARDBKs that represent the maximal architectural
              characteristics for all members of the SSI. These ARDs are
              read from the PDR or updated when a dynamic architecture
              update occurs. The VAABK also contains the member's unique
              SSI index number and its name. Embedded in the VAABK is a
              cross-system lock block (XLKBK), which is used to serialize
              relocation domain operations across the SSI.
              The VAASEQ sequence number is used to synchronize joining/
              re-joining members of the SSI cluster. Every joined member,
              once synchronized, will have the same value of VAASEQ.
 LOCATED BY : HCPARDVA -- The VAABK block is hardcoded into HCPARD at
              this externalized label.  Use an EXTRN and
              an adcon to get its address.  For example:
              L    R1,=A(HCPARDVA)
 SERIALIZED : VAAXLK which is a cross-system global lock that
              is maintained by HCPXLK.
 CREATED BY : HCPARDIN when the member IPLs
 DELETED BY : Never
 RELOCATION CONSIDERATIONS :
              This structure is not relocated. It is instantiated per
              member of the SSI.
 
 
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Hex Dec Type/Val Lng Label (dup) Comments ---- ---- --------- ---- -------------- -------- 0000 0 Structure VAABK ARCHITECTURE ANCHOR BLOCK 0000 0 Character 8 VAANAME Member Name 0008 8 Bitstring 2 * Reserved for alignment 000A 10 Signed 2 VAAINDX SSI Member Index 000C 12 Bitstring 4 VAASCKID Relocation domain synchronization socket ID Note that the next three fields are all pointers to relocation domain blocks (RDMBKs). The second and third pointers are anchors for chains of RDMBKs. VAASSIP points to one RDMBK. 0010 16 Address 4 VAASSIP Pointer to SSI RDMBK 0014 20 Address 4 VAASRDP Pointer to chain of singleton RDMBKs. The forward pointer for this chain is the RDMSRDP field. 0018 24 Address 4 VAARDMP Pointer to chain of all RDMBKs. The forward pointer for this chain is the RDMNEXT field. 001C 28 Signed 4 VAASEQ VAA global operations sequence number. Updated for domain definition changes. 0020 32 Signed 4 VAASEQN VAASEQ will be updated from this value when the global operation completes. During a global op, VAASEQ and VAASEQN are compared; if equal then VAASEQN is updated and HCPXLKUU called (opcode 4 = Work request received). 0024 36 Signed 4 VAASCPQ Pending queue of RDMBKs defined by RELOCATION_DOMAIN statements in SYSTEM CONFIG. These are integrated or discarded during join processing. RDMNEXT is used as the forward chaining field for this queue. This is the same field used for the VAARDMP queue so an RDMBK can't be on both queues at the same time. 0028 40 Bitstring 4 VAAGDATA Field reserved for global operations. Available to any holder of the VAAXLK. Currently for communication between HCPRDMRU and HCPRDMFA. 002C 44 Bitstring 4 VAAGDAT2 Field reserved for global operations. Available to any holder of the VAAXLK. Currently for communication between HCPRDMRU and HCPRDMFA. 0030 48 Dbl-Word 8 VAAXLK (28) Space for embedded XLKBK 0110 272 Signed 4 VAAFRTOK Token for virt arch trace tables 0114 276 Signed 4 * Reserved for future IBM use 00000023 VAADWSZ (*-VAABK+7)/8 Double-word size of the VAABK
 
 
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*** VAABK - ARCHITECTURE ANCHOR BLOCK
*
*     +-------------------------------------------------------+
*   0 |                       VAANAME                         |
*     +-------------+-------------+---------------------------+
*   8 |/////////////|  VAAINDX    |         VAASCKID          |
*     +-------------+-------------+---------------------------+
*  10 |         VAASSIP           |         VAASRDP           |
*     +---------------------------+---------------------------+
*  18 |         VAARDMP           |          VAASEQ           |
*     +---------------------------+---------------------------+
*  20 |         VAASEQN           |         VAASCPQ           |
*     +---------------------------+---------------------------+
*  28 |         VAAGDATA          |         VAAGDAT2          |
*     +---------------------------+---------------------------+
*  30 |                                                       |
*     =                        VAAXLK                         =
*     |                                                       |
*     +---------------------------+---------------------------+
* 110 |         VAAFRTOK          |///////////////////////////|
*     +---------------------------+---------------------------+
* 118
*
*** VAABK - ARCHITECTURE ANCHOR BLOCK
 
 
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Symbol         Dspl Value
-------------- ---- -----
VAADWSZ        0114 00000023
VAAFRTOK       0110
VAAGDATA       0028
VAAGDAT2       002C
VAAINDX        000A
VAANAME        0000
VAARDMP        0018
VAASCKID       000C
VAASCPQ        0024
VAASEQ         001C
VAASEQN        0020
VAASRDP        0014
VAASSIP        0010
VAAXLK         0030
 
This information is based on z/VM 6.4.0 Last updated on 24 Aug 2016 at 09:44:57 EDT.
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