Output Register Information
When control returns to the caller, the GPRs contain:
- Register
- Contents
- 0
- Reason code, when register 15 is not 0. Otherwise, used as a work register by the system
- 1
- Used as a work register by the system
- 2-13
- Unchanged
- 14
- Used as a work register by the system
- 15
- Return code
When control returns to the caller, the ARs contain:
- Register
- Contents
- 0-1
- Used as work registers by the system
- 2-13
- Unchanged
- 14-15
- Used as work registers by the system
Some callers depend on register contents remaining the same before and after issuing a service. If the system changes the contents of registers on which the caller depends, the caller must save them before issuing the service, and restore them after the system returns control.