Type ASSEMBLE
Source Lines : 327
Fixes Applied : 0
Most Recent Version : Thursday, December 7, 1978
Last Fix ID : [Unmodified]

Module

       DMTLAX

Function

       THIS ROUTINE FUNCTIONS AS THE LINE ALLOCATION TASK FOR
       RSCS.  THE MAJOR PART OF THIS ROUTINE FUNCTIONS AS AN
       ASYNCHRONOUS EXIT BEING ALERTED BY DMTREX.

Attributes

       REUSABLE

Operation

       1. UPON TASK INITIATION, INITIAL SWITCHABLE PORT TABLE
          AND SETUP AYNCH EXIT REQUEST.

       2. IF LINE ADDRESS NOT SUPPLIED, SCAN THE PORT TABLE
          FOR AN AVAILABLE LINE. IF NONE FOUND RETURN WITH ERROR.

       3. WHEN LINE IS FOUND, VALIDATE THAT THE LINE IS NOT IN
          USE BY ANOTHER LINK.

       4. VALIDATE THE DEVICE TYPE OF THE PORT SPECIFIED. IF NOT
          AVAILABLE OR NOT CORRECT DEVICE TYPE RETURN WITH ERROR.

Calls to Other Routines

       DMTWAT - SUPERVISOR WAIT ROUTINE