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#### SCABK

Prolog

Control Block Contents
SCABK DSECT

Storage Layout

Cross Reference (Contains links to field and bit definitions)

#### SCABK Prolog

     Name       : HCPSCABK
     Description: System Control Area for Interpretive
                  Execution
     DSECT      : SCABK
     Function   : Map SCA for SIE virtual MP support
     Located by : SIEISCAA  in all VMDBKs of the virtual configuration
                  points to label SCASTART in this block.
                  *** NOTES      :  SIEISCAA does NOT point to
                  the front of the block.
     Created by : HCPBIESC
     Deleted by : HCPBIESC, HCPBIESR
     Serialized :
                  The existence of the SCABK, and the contents of
                  its pointer, SIEISCAA, are serialized by console
                  function mode.  SCAIPLOK is a formal lock
                  managed by HCPLCKAI and HCPLCKRI entry points.
                  SCAMCN is updated under Console-Function Mode.
                  SCAXCALL is updated either in Console-Function
                  Mode, or by compare-and-swap exclusive from CFM.
     Comments   :
                  The SCABK maps the architected System Control
                  Area for SIE, used in support of virtual
                  multiprocessing.  In addition to the architected
                  block, the SCABK contains a header for CP use.
                  The size of the block is variable, depending on
                  the maximum CPU address defined in the virtual
                  configuration.  Because architecture requires a
                  quadword boundary for the SCA, an extra
                  doubleword is allocated, and the SCABK is
                  installed beginning either 0 or 8 bytes into
                  the free-storage area, as needed to satisfy the
                  boundary requirement.  To simplify storage
                  allocation, the actual start of the block is saved
                  in the CP prefix portion of the SCABK.
                  The SCABK is located by pointer SIEISCAA in all
                  VMDBKs of the virtual configuration.  SIEISCAA
                  points to the architected SCA, at label SCASTART,
                  NOT to the CP header at the front of the SCABK,
                  nor to the start of the free-storage block.

#### SCABK Control Block Content

#### SCABK DSECT

    Hex   Dec Type/Val   Lng Label (dup)    Comments
    ---- ---- --------- ---- -------------- --------
    0000    0 Structure      SCABK          System Control Area for Interpretive
                 Header for CP software use
                 Notes      :  This area must be an integral number of
                        doublewords.
    0000    0 Address      4 SCAFSADR       Start address of containing free
                                            storage block
    0004    4 Signed       2 SCAMXCPU       Maximum virtual CPU address in
                                            configuration
    0006    6 Signed       2 *              Reserved for future IBM use
    0008    8 Signed       4 * (2)          Reserved for future IBM use
                 Architected System Control Area
    0010   16 Bitstring   16 SCASTART (0)   *** True SCA begins here ***
    0010   16 Bitstring    1 SCAIPLK0 (0)   Redefinition of IPTE Interlock
                                            (below):
              1... ....      SCAIPLKH       X'80' SCAIPLKH IPTE interlock is
                                            held
    0010   16 Dbl-Word     8 SCAIPLOK       IPTE interlock (format defined in
                                            HCPLCKAI entry point comments)
    0018   24 Dbl-Word     8 * (3)          Reserved for future IBM use
    0030   48 Dbl-Word     8 * (2)          Reserved for future IBM use
    0040   64 Dbl-Word     8 SCAMCN         Mask of valid virtual CPU addrs
                                            for SIGP interpretation (may be a
                                            subset of defined virtual CPUs)
    0048   72 Dbl-Word     8 *              Reserved for future IBM use
              0000000B       SCAFSIZE       (*-SCABK+15)/8 Fixed size for
                                            free-storage allocation (includes
                                            CP header, architected header,
                                            and an extra doubleword to allow
                                            quadword alignment)
    0050   80 Bitstring   32 SCACPU (0)     CPU descriptor (one slot per
                                            virtual CPU addr):
    0050   80 Signed       4 SCAXCWRD (0)   Word for Compare-and-Swap
    0050   80 Bitstring    1 *              Reserved for future IBM use
    0051   81 Bitstring    1 SCAXCALL       External-call state:
              1... ....      SCAXCPND       X'80' SCAXCPND external call
                                            pending
              ..11 1111      SCAXCCPU       X'3F' SCAXCCPU mask to isolate
                                            sending CPU addr
    0052   82 Bitstring    1 * (2)          Reserved for future IBM use
    0054   84 Signed       4 *              Reserved for future IBM use
    0058   88 Dbl-Word     8 SCAGSDES (0)   Host real addr of state
                                            description, or zero if virtual
                                            CPU not defined
    0058   88 Address      4 SCALSDES       Leftmost half of address
    005C   92 Address      4 SCASDESC       Rightmost half of address
    0060   96 Signed       4 * (2)          Reserved for future IBM use
    0068  104 Signed       4 *              Reserved for future IBM use
    006C  108 Address      4 SCAVMDBK       Host logical addr of VMDBK
              .... .1.1      SCACPUSB       5 SCACPUSB Shift-count to convert
                                            CPU addr to offset into SCACPU
                                            array (SCACLEN = 2**SCACPUSB) *
                                            Common code again
              00000020       SCACLEN        *-SCACPU Length of one SCACPU
                                            entry
              00000004       SCACSIZE       (SCACLEN+7)/8 Size in doublewords
              00000002       SCACPUSD       SCACPUSB-3 Shift count to convert
                                            CPU addr to number of doublewords
                                            (SCACSIZE = 2**SCACPUSD)

#### SCABK Storage Layout

    *** SCABK - System Control Area for Interpretive
    *
    *     +---------------------------+-------------+-------------+
    *   0 |         SCAFSADR          |  SCAMXCPU   |/////////////|
    *     +---------------------------+-------------+-------------+
    *   8 |///////////////////////////////////////////////////////|
    *     +-------------------------------------------------------+
    *  10 |                       SCAIPLOK                        |
    *     +-------------------------------------------------------+
    *  18 |///////////////////////////////////////////////////////|
    *     =///////////////////////////////////////////////////////=
    *     |///////////////////////////////////////////////////////|
    *     +-------------------------------------------------------+
    *  30 |///////////////////////////////////////////////////////|
    *     |///////////////////////////////////////////////////////|
    *     +-------------------------------------------------------+
    *  40 |                        SCAMCN                         |
    *     +-------------------------------------------------------+
    *  48 |///////////////////////////////////////////////////////|
    *     +------+------+-------------+---------------------------+
    *  50 |//////|:XCALL|/////////////|///////////////////////////|
    *     +------+------+-------------+---------------------------+
    *  58 |         SCALSDES          |         SCASDESC          |
    *     +---------------------------+---------------------------+
    *  60 |///////////////////////////////////////////////////////|
    *     +---------------------------+---------------------------+
    *  68 |///////////////////////////|         SCAVMDBK          |
    *     +---------------------------+---------------------------+
    *  70
    *
    *** SCABK - System Control Area for Interpretive

#### SCABK Cross Reference

    Symbol         Dspl Value
    -------------- ---- -----
    SCACLEN        006C 00000020
    SCACPU         0050
    SCACPUSB       006C 05
    SCACPUSD       006C 00000002
    SCACSIZE       006C 00000004
    SCAFSADR       0000
    SCAFSIZE       0048 0000000B
    SCAGSDES       0058
    SCAIPLKH       0010 80
    SCAIPLK0       0010
    SCAIPLOK       0010
    SCALSDES       0058
    SCAMCN         0040
    SCAMXCPU       0004
    SCASDESC       005C
    SCASTART       0010
    SCAVMDBK       006C
    SCAXCALL       0051
    SCAXCCPU       0051 3F
    SCAXCPND       0051 80
    SCAXCWRD       0050

This information is based on z/VM V6R1.0. Last updated on 18 Feb 2010 at 09:02:44 EDT.
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