Re: Recursion in RPG

[CRPence <CRPbottle@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 14 Feb 2013 14:01, James H. H. Lampert wrote:
> On 14 Feb 2013 13:57, CRPence wrote:
> > I do not recall a specific number, but IME a limit was generally
> > reached by exceeding the storage limit for the available PASA in
> > the combined stack frames; i.e. a numeric limit could not be
> > reached.  Such a process experiences a painful death because the
> > cancel handlers generally require their own automatic storage,
> > but those too would be unable to operate <<SNIP>>
> Recursion depth limits are good.
>
> Crashing a multi-user system for lack of one is bad.
>
> <<SNIP>>

  And in that respect, the IBM i OS is nice.  Only the process with the 
recursion consuming PASA will crash due to having exhausted the storage 
available to the stack.  All other processes [i.e. the system] can 
continue operating, unaffected.