Re: Inactive time for jobs in DSPW condition

From: Dan Bale <dbale@samsa.com>
> >The clock count of the last time the job was running is stored
> >in the task description (TDE) for the process running the job.
> >This information can be extracted, but not with a "normal"
> >MI-program. One needs a specially patched program to get at
> >this information, so, yes, it is possible, but not easy.
>
> Just curious...
>
> This information seems benign enough that IBM wouldn't need to cloak under
> the guise of security.

actually yes it is a security issue. Clearly, it does not make sense to
ask for this for your own job as the job is running right now, so we
are talking about information for some other job.



> What is it about this information that makes it
> unaccessable via "normal" MI?

the TDE is simply not part of the world that MI knows about.

> Are there many other pieces of information
> like this?

yes, e.g. the CFINT flag :-)

Or do we wait for that next chapter?
>
> P.S., Leif, any chance you could announce on this list when new or updated
> chapters are available for download?
>

I don't think that falls within what I'm allowed to.