processor_control

Function - Perform caller-specified operation on target processor. (Protected Interface.)

SYNOPSIS

kern_return_t	processor_control
		(processor_t	processor,
		processor_info_t	cmd,
		mach_msg_type_number_t*	count);

PARAMETERS

processor

[in processor send right] The processor to be controlled.

cmd

[pointer to in array of natural-sized units] An array containing the command to be applied to the processor.

count

[in scalar] The size of the cmd array (in natural-sized units).

DESCRIPTION

The processor_control function allows privileged software to control a processor in a multi-processor that so allows it. The interpretation of cmd is machine dependent.

NOTES

These operations are machine dependent. They may do nothing.

RETURN VALUES

KERN_FAILURE

The operation was not performed. A likely reason is that it is not supported on this processor.

RELATED INFORMATION

Functions: processor_start, processor_exit, processor_info, host_processors.