task_swap_exception_ports

Function - Set target task's exception ports, returning the previous exception ports.

SYNOPSIS

kern_return_t   task_swap_exception_ports
                (task_t                                    task,
                 exception_mask_t               exception_types,
                 mach_port_t                     exception_port,
                 exception_behavior_t                  behavior,
                 thread_state_flavor_t                   flavor,
                 exception_mask_array_t     old_exception_masks,
                 old_exception_masks        old_exception_count,
                 exception_port_array_t     old_exception_ports,
                 exception_behavior_array_t       old_behaviors,
                 exception_flavor_array_t           old_flavors);

PARAMETERS

task

[in task send right] The task for which to set the ports.

exception_types

[in scalar] A flag word indicating the types of exceptions for which the exception port applies:

EXC_MASK_BAD_ACCESS

Could not access memory.

EXC_MASK_BAD_INSTRUCTION

Instruction failed. Illegal or undefined instruction or operand.

EXC_MASK_ARITHMETIC

Arithmetic exception

EXC_MASK_EMULATION

Emulation instruction. Emulation support instruction encountered.

EXC_MASK_SOFTWARE

Software generated exception.

EXC_MASK_BREAKPOINT

Trace, breakpoint, etc.

EXC_MASK_SYSCALL

System call requested.

EXC_MASK_MACH_SYSCALL

System call with a number in the Mach call range requested.

EXC_MASK_RPC_ALERT

Exceptional condition encountered during execution of RPC.

exception_port

[in exception send right] The exception port for all selected exception types.

behavior

[in scalar] The type of exception message to be sent. Defined types are:

EXCEPTION_DEFAULT

Send a catch_exception_raise message including the thread identity.

EXCEPTION_STATE

Send a catch_exception_raise_state message including the thread state.

EXCEPTION_STATE_PROTECTED

Send a catch_exception_raise_state message including the thread state. Mark the exception port (and associated exceptions) as protected.

EXCEPTION_STATE_IDENTITY

Send a catch_exception_raise_state_identity message including the thread identity and state.

EXCEPTION_STATE_IDENTITY_PROTECTED

Send a catch_exception_raise_state_identity message including the thread identity and state. Mark the exception port (and associated exceptions) as protected.

flavor

[in scalar] The type of state to be sent with the exception message. These types are defined in <mach/thread_states.h>.

old_exception_masks

[out array of exception_mask_t] An array, each element being a mask specifying for which exception types the corresponding element of the other arrays apply.

old_exception_count

[pointer to in/out scalar] On input, the maximum size of the array buffers; on output, the number of returned sets returned.

old_exception_ports

[out array of exception send rights] The returned exception ports.

old_behaviors

[out array of exception_behavior_t] The type of exception message to be sent as with behavior.

old_flavors

[out array of thread_state_flavor_t] The type of state to be sent with the exception message. These types are defined in <mach/thread_states.h>.

DESCRIPTION

The task_swap_exception_ports function sets a specified set of exception ports belonging to task, returning the old set. A task exception port is used when a thread specific exception port returns a non-success reply.

NOTES

If the value of the EXC_MACH_SYSCALL exception class exception port is the host name port, Mach kernel traps are executed by the kernel as expected; any other value causes the attempted execution of these system call numbers to be considered an exception.

RETURN VALUES

Only generic errors apply.

RELATED INFORMATION

Functions: mach_task_self, task_get_exception_ports, task_set_exception_ports, thread_create, thread_get_exception_ports, thread_set_exception_ports, thread_swap_exception_ports, catch_exception_raise, thread_abort.