Re: MI400 Digest, Vol 8, Issue 44

[Rory Hewitt <rory.hewitt@xxxxxxxxx>]

I have used MODINVAU at level 50.

On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 10:00 AM, <mi400-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> message: 1
> date: Mon, 01 Nov 2010 09:17:49 -0400
> from: Mike Amos <yl_mra@xxxxxxxxx>
> subject: [MI400] Security Level 50 differences between built-in
>        wrapped and non-wrapped MI instructions?
>
> Reposted from midrange.midrange-l.
>
> In searching via the web and the IBM i Information Center, I cannot find
> out if the system limits access to built-in wrapped MI instructions the
> way it treats direct access to MI instructions at security level 50.
>
> Some System Interface functions are simply macros wrapping built-in
> wrapped MI instructions. At least one or two _Rxxx functions appear to
> be implemented the same way. These work fine at security level 50 and no
> exception are thrown.
>
> Is it safe to use all of the built-in wrapped instruction at security
> level 50? Will they be blocked without a special IBM macro wrapper?
>
> Although this is a general question, I am specifically interested in the
> MODINVAU built-in.
>
> Mike