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> > A problem with MATCTX is that from V4R3M0 it seems to be
> > a restricted operation (except when materializing the machine
> > context - * ) and gives you a protection violation at security
> > level 40 and above if your program is a user state program.
> > Interestingly enough, the C function matctx does not have
> > that problem. (I can hear the C-bigots snicker already).
> 
> Leif, I'm sorry, please forgive me for this but I can't resist - here's
> my snicker ;-)
> 
        [Leif Svalgaard]  Any IBM lurkers or free-loaders out there:
        what is the rationale for the different behavior of the MATCTX
        instruction by itself or wrapped in the matctx C routine?
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