Header/self-defining section

This section contains the common SMF record headers fields and the triplet fields (offset/length/number), if applicable, that locate the other sections on the record.

Offsets Name Length Format Description
0 0 SMF23LEN 2 binary Record length. This field and the next field (total of four bytes) form the RDW (record descriptor word). See Standard SMF record header for a detailed description.
2 2 SMF23SEG 2 binary Segment descriptor (see record length field).
4 4 SMF23FLG 1 binary System indicator:
Bit
Meaning when set
0-2
Reserved
3-6
Version indicators (See Standard SMF record header for details.)
7
Reserved.
5 5 SMF23RTY 1 binary Record type 23 (X'17').
6 6 SMF23TME 4 binary Time since midnight, in hundredths of a second, when the record was moved to the SMF buffer.
10 A SMF23DTE 4 packed Date when the record was moved into the SMF buffer, in the form 0cyydddF. See Standard SMF record header for a detailed description.
14 E SMF23SID 4 EBCDIC System identification (from the SID parameter).
18 12   2   Reserved.
20 14 SMF23POF 4 binary Offset to product section from start of record, including the record descriptor word (RDW).
24 18 SMF23PLN 2 binary Length of product section.
26 1A SMF23PON 2 binary Number of product sections.
28 1C SMF23SOF 4 binary Offset to system section from start of record, including the record descriptor word (RDW).
32 20 SMF23SLN 2 binary Length of system section.
34 22 SMF23SON 2 binary Number of system sections.
36 24 SMF23ROF 4 binary Offset to SMF statistics section from start of record, including the record descriptor word (RDW).
40 28 SMF23RLN 2 binary Length of SMF statistics section.
42 2A SMF23RON 2 binary Number of SMF statistics sections.
44 2C SMF23LOF 4 binary Offset to SMF logstream statistics section.
48 30 SMF23LLN 2 binary Length of SMF logstream statistics section.
50 32 SMF23LON 2 binary Number of SMF logstream statistics sections.
52 34 SMF23NOF 4 binary Offset to spin lock instrumentation data section from start of record, including the record descriptor word (RDW).
56 38 SMF23NLN 2 binary Length of spin lock instrumentation data section.
58 3A SMF23NON 2 binary Start of changeNumberEnd of change of spin lock instrumentation data sections.
60 3C SMF23BOF 4 binary Start of changeOffset to bind break instrumentation data section from start of record, including the record descriptor word (RDW).End of change
64 40 SMF23BLN 2 binary Length of bind break instrumentation data section.
66 42 SMF23BON 2 binary Start of changeNumberEnd of change of bind break instrumentation data sections.