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From: CSYSMAS@UCLAMVS.BITNET (Michael Stein)
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Subject: CP's DASD Block I/O System Service?
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Date: 8 Jul 89 11:36:00 GMT
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All these questions are about CP's DASD Block I/O System Service.

1. Can multiple Virtual Machines use this service in multi-write
   mode on the same disk at the same time?  I am assuming that
   these VM's are responsible for the interlocking, I just want
   CP to get the I/O done.  (It's not a CMS format disk).

2. Can I use the whole disk (offset = 0)?

3. Can I use negative block numbers if the offset isn't zero?

4. How do I initially format the mini-disk? (CKD/FBA)?
   (This doesn't have to be fancy.  Filling it with 4k blocks
    would be fine as long as all the blocks are there).

5. Is there a non-standard length block near the begining of
   the mini-disk (like a volume label at record 3?)