PH30740: ASMA032E IF 4-BYTE IMMEDIATE OPERAND IS RELOCATABLE

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Users expect instructions such as IILF that accept 4-byte
  immediate operands to work correctly if the operand is any value
   that could be specified for an A-type address constant.
  However, if the operand is relocatable, this is rejected with
  message ASMA032E.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of HLASM for z/OS, z/VM, z/VSE and     *
  *                 Linux                                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Allow relocation for 4-byte immediate   *
  *                      operands, for example on IILF, instead  *
  *                      of issuing ASMA032E                     *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  1. Users expect instructions such as IILF that accept 4-byte
     immediate operands to work correctly if the operand is any
     value that could be specified for an A-type address constant.
     However, if the operand is relocatable, this was rejected
     with message ASMA032E.
  
  2. Relocatable relative address operands on the instructions
     BPRP and BPP are not supported and should have been rejected.
  

Problem conclusion

• 1. Any 4-byte immediate operand on an instruction can now be a
     relocatable expression as for an A-type address constant.
  
  2. A relocatable relative address operand on BPRP or BPP will
     now be rejected with message ASMA058E.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

  UI72257 UI72258 UI72259

Modules/Macros

•    ASMAINFO ASMA1A   ASMA1F   ASMA1G   ASMA1U
  ASMA2F   ASMA2G   ASMA2I   ASMA21   ASMA22   ASMA26   ASMA9Z
  ASMA92
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  HLASM MVS, VM &

• Fixed component ID

  569623400

Applicable component levels

• R160 PSY UI72258

     UP20/10/28 P F010

• R360 PSY UI72257

     UP20/10/27 P 2010

• R689 PSY UI72259

     UP20/10/27 I 1000

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