8.57.5 Explanations

The information presented in the output from the Display Subchannel command is taken from the Sub-
channel-Information Block (SCHIB). The Subchannel-Information Block shows - beneath other areas - the
Path-Management-Control Word (PMCW) and the Subchannel-Status Word (SCSW). The format of the
SCHIB is shown on the following page.

Word

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

Path-Management-Control Word

7

8

9

Subchannel-Status Word

10

11

Model-Dependent Area /

Measurement-Block Adress

12

Model-Dependent Area

Figure 116: Subchannel-Information Block

Words 0-6 of the SCHIB contain the Path-Management-Control Word (PMCW). The format of the PMCW
is the following:


Word

0

Interruption Parameter

1

00

ISC

000

E

LM

MM

D

T

V

Device Number

2

LPM

PNOM

LPUM

PIM

3

MBI

POM

PAM

4

CHPID-0

CHPID-1

CHPID-2

CHPID-3

5

CHPID-4

CHPID-5

CHPID-6

CHPID-7

6

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0

0

0

0

0

F

X

S

Figure 117: Path-Management-Control Word


Legend:

ISC Interruption-Subclass Code

E Enabled

LM Limit Mode

MM Measurement-Mode Enable

D Multipath Mode

T Timing Facility

V Device Number Valid

LPM Logical-Path Mask

PNOM Path-Not-Operational Mask

LPUM Last-Path-Used Mask

PIM Path-Installed Mask

MBI Measurement-Block Index

POM Path-Operational Mask

PAM Path-Available Mask

CHPIDs Channel-Path Identifiers

F Measurement Block Format Control

X Extended Measurement Word Enable

S Concurrent Sense

The Subchannel-Status Word (SCSW) provides information about the status of a subchannel and its
associated devices. The format of the SCSW is as follows:


Word

0

Key

S

L

CC

F

P

I

A

U

Z

E

N

0

FC

AC

SC

1

CCW Address

2

Device Status

Subchannel Status

Count

Figure 118: Subchannel-Status Word


Legend:

Key Subchannel Key

S Suspend Control

L ESW Format

CC Deferred Condition Code

F Format

P Prefetch

I Initial-Status Interruption Control

A Address-Limit-Checking Control

U Suppress-Suspend Interruption

Z Zero Condition Code

E Extended Control

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