[net.unix] obscure OS/360 programs

Kenneth Sloan <sloan@uw-tanga.arpa> (12/30/84)

Folks-

Well, this IEFBR14 stuff is interesting, but I once wrote a program
called IEFBR15.  I hereby invite guesses as to its principles of
operation, function, and purpose (yes, it DID have a purpose!)

-Ken Sloan

p.s., with all due modesty, I must report that it assembled and ran
correctly the first time; no bugs were ever reported.

laj@wnuxb.UUCP (JOHNSON) (01/07/85)

Back in the days when security was not an issue, we had such a IEFBR15
type program which was installed as an SVC.  By pointing R15 to user
code and then issuing the SVC, one could enter supervisor state.