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<h2>task_get_special_port</h2>
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<strong>Function</strong> - Return a send write to the indicated special port.
<h3>SYNOPSIS</h3>
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<strong>kern_return_t   task_get_special_port</strong>
                <strong>(task_t</strong>                                    <var>task</var>,
                 <strong>int</strong>                                 <var>which_port</var>,
                 <strong>task</strong>                              <var>special_port</var><strong>);</strong>


<strong>Macro Forms:</strong>


<strong>kern_return_t   task_get_bootstrap_port</strong>
                <strong>(task_t</strong>                                    <var>task</var>,
                 <strong>task</strong>                              <var>special_port</var><strong>);</strong>


<strong>kern_return_t   task_get_kernel_port</strong>
                <strong>(task_t</strong>                                    <var>task</var>,
                 <strong>task</strong>                              <var>special_port</var><strong>);</strong>


<strong>kern_return_t   task_get_host_name_port</strong>
                <strong>(task_t</strong>                                    <var>task</var>,
                 <strong>task</strong>                              <var>special_port</var><strong>);</strong>
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<h3>PARAMETERS</h3>
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<dt> <var>task</var> 
<dd>
[in task send right]
The port for the task for which to return the port's 
send right.
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<dt> <var>which_port</var> 
<dd>
[in scalar]
The special port for which the send right is requested.  Valid 
values are:
<dl>
<p>
<dt> <strong>TASK_KERNEL_PORT</strong>
<dd>
[task-self send right] The port used to control this task.  Used 
to send messages that affect the task.  This is the port returned 
by <strong>mach_task_self</strong>.
<p>
<dt> <strong>TASK_BOOTSTRAP_PORT</strong>
<dd>
[bootstrap send right] The task's bootstrap port.  Used to send 
messages requesting return of other system service ports.
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<dt> <strong>TASK_HOST_NAME_PORT</strong>
<dd>
[host-self send right] The port used to request information of 
the containing host.  This is the port returned by
<strong>mach_host_self</strong>.
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<dt> <strong>TASK_WIRED_LEDGER_PORT</strong>
<dd>
[ledger send right] The port naming the source from which 
this task draws its wired kernel memory.
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<dt> <strong>TASK_PAGED_LEDGER_PORT</strong>
<dd>
[ledger send right] The port naming the source from which 
this task draws its default memory managed memory.
</dl>
<p>
<dt> <var>special_port</var> 
<dd>
[out task-special send right]
The returned value for the port.
</dl>
<h3>DESCRIPTION</h3>
<p>
The <strong>task_get_special_port</strong> function returns a send right
for a special port belonging to <var>task</var>.
<p>
If one task has a send right for the kernel port of another task, it can use 
the port to perform kernel operations for the other task.  Send rights for a 
kernel port normally are held only by the task to which the port belongs,
or by the task's parent task.  Using the <strong>mach_msg</strong> function, however, 
any task can pass a send right for its kernel port to another task.
<h3>NOTES</h3>
<p>
The current implementation does not support the <strong>TASK_HOST_NAME_PORT</strong>
features associated with this interface.
<h3>RETURN VALUES</h3>
<p>
Only generic errors apply.
<h3>RELATED INFORMATION</h3>
<p>
Functions:
<a href="mach_task_self.html"><strong>mach_task_self</strong></a>,
<a href="task_create.html"><strong>task_create</strong></a>,
<a href="task_set_special_port.html"><strong>task_set_special_port</strong></a>,
<a href="thread_get_special_port.html"><strong>thread_get_special_port</strong></a>,
<a href="thread_set_special_port.html"><strong>thread_set_special_port</strong></a>,
<a href="mach_host_self.html"><strong>mach_host_self</strong></a>.