From: system@SendSpamHere.ORG.com
Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 2:42 PM
To: Info-VAX@Mvb.Saic.Com
Subject: Re: Reset error account on Alpha

In article <88599d89.0110031036.17d81af0@posting.google.com>, alanb@cloud9.net (Alan B.) writes:
>Here's a macro program; I don't remember where I got it. I relieve
>myself of all responsibility for system crashes.
>
>;
>; Hack to zero the system and device error counters on OpenVMS Alpha
>;
>; Jur van der Burg
>; Compaq
>;
>; $ macro zeroerr
>; $ link/sysexe zeroerr
>;
>        .library        'sys$library:lib.mlb'
>
>        $ucbdef
>        $ssdef
>
>        .entry  zeroerr,^m<>
>
>        $cmkrnl_s       routin=zero
>        ret
>
>        .entry  zero,^m<>
>
>        movab   nocrash,(fp)
>        movl    g^ctl$gl_pcb,r4
>        jsb     g^sch$iolockw
>        clrl    r11
>
>10$:    jsb     g^ioc$scan_iodb
>        blbc    r0,20$
>        clrl    ucb$l_errcnt(r10)
>        brb     10$
>
>20$:    clrl    g^exe$gl_memerrs
>        clrl    g^exe$gl_mchkerrs
>        movl    g^ctl$gl_pcb,r4
>        jsb     g^sch$iounlock
>        setipl  #0
>        movzbl  #ss$_normal,r0
>        ret
>
>        .entry  nocrash,^m<>
>
>        setipl  #0
>        $exit_s
>
>        .end    zeroerr

This zaps more than just a specified device.  In fact, you can't specify
the device.


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