INTERRUPT

Default
OFF (Non-CICS®); N/A (CICS)
Recommended
OFF (Non-CICS); N/A (CICS)
Considerations
The INTERRUPT option causes attention interrupts to be recognized by Language Environment®. When you cause an interrupt, Language Environment can give control to your application or to Debug Tool.

Performance considerations using INTERRUPT: On the average, INTERRUPT(ON) is 1% slower than INTERRUPT(OFF), with a range of equivalent to 20% slower.

Related references
INTERRUPT (z/OS® Language Environment Programming Reference)
INTERRUPT (z/OS Language Environment Customization)