z/OS UNIX System Services new functions to consider
This topic describes new z/OS® UNIX functions in z/OS.
- Limiting access to the Write an SMF Record function
- Enhancements for the kernel and LFS: 64-bit addressing mode and above-the bar stack storage
- Increased thread limit in the kernel with the KERNELSTACKS(ABOVE) parmlib option
- Providing support for task-level security
- Debugging vector registers
- Added dbx support of vector-enabled programs
- Additional support for conversion of text files
- Enhancements to the automount facility
- Expanded number of shared condition variables and mutexes
- Full support added for conversion between code pages
- Increased number of supported pipes
- More accurate access counts in a new SMF record
- Running tagged shell scripts in different SBCS locales
- Simplified management of TFS file systems
- Using the _login() service without specifying a password
Parent topic: What is new in z/OS (V2R1 - V2R2)