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Add support for LBI to C/RTL

C/RTL does not currently support BLKSIZE > 32760 for tape data sets. LBI allows a BLKSIZE up to ~256K. C/RTL should support LBI to allow for more efficient transfer of data stored on tape.
over 10 years ago in z/OS / LE 1 Future consideration

New LE Callable Service to get (various)

SUBMITTER SECTIONFIT Number: MR1216031457User Marketing Field Requirement Number: SSLNGC0313587Title: New LE Callable Service to get (various) Program NamesSubmitted By: John MontiOriginators Area: UGDIV : S UGGROUP : APLS UGPROJ : LNGCFPOC: Kersh...
over 10 years ago in z/OS / LE 2 Not under consideration

Remove macro expansion branch instruction opcode dependencies from LE runtime routines

At least one LE runtime function (CEEVTOVF) uses branch instruction opcodes within macro expansions (at least EDCPRLG) to determine the language of the caller and bases actions on that language. Assembler macros IEABRC and IEABRCX interfere with t...
over 6 years ago in z/OS / LE 1 Not under consideration

CEE3USR equivalent function at the Process Level

LE provides the CEE3USR function to anchor storage at the Enclave level. We would like to use a CEE3USR equivalent function at the Process level. We currently use the LE routine CEEPCB_ZGETST to get Process-Level storage. We'd like to anchor it of...
almost 7 years ago in z/OS / LE 0 Future consideration

Add IPv6 support to XTI API running in a language environment

We need to have IPv6 support for XTI C API running under a language environment. currently t_* calls support only IPv4.
almost 7 years ago in z/OS / LE 1 Future consideration

Perform recovery for IO ABEND during read datasets through XL C/C++ read functions

If there are any members missed in a concatenation in JCL which start a C program may read data from the concatenated datasets, DFSMS would raise an S737-24 ABEND during read. LE should add recovery mechanism during reading and return errors to ap...
almost 7 years ago in z/OS / LE 1 Not under consideration

64-bit support for CEE3LNG

CEE3LNG doesn't have 64-bit support.
almost 7 years ago in z/OS / LE 0 Future consideration

Attaching 64 bit executable and passing parameters and env variables

In our 32 bit application we used an ATTACH macro to create a process and:- share subpools 0 and 1 (used macro paramaters SZERO=YES,SHSPV=1)- pass a list of arguments- pass a list of env variables However when we started attaching 64 bit executabl...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / LE 1 Future consideration

Add HEAPZONES Setting in CICS LE Ceeropt Module

Hello,z/OS 2.1 introduced LE HEAPZONES Option to add a check zone to heap allocations.In Test-Batch I can default to a non-zero HEAPZONE in DD:CEEOPTS in JCL PROCs But this cannot be set at CICS Region level, except with CLER Transation after star...
about 8 years ago in z/OS / LE 7 Not under consideration

Provide LE Runtime Option to Defer CICS Program Releases

We use native language calls between our LE modules. Every call results in an EXEC CICS LOAD command followed by a branch. When the enclave terminates, LE issues one EXEC CICS RELEASE for every loaded program each time it was loaded. This results ...
about 8 years ago in z/OS / LE 2 Future consideration