thread_set_special_port

Function - Set caller-specified special port belonging to the target thread.

SYNOPSIS

kern_return_t   thread_set_special_port
                (thread_act_t                            thread,
                 int                                 which_port,
                 mach_port_t                       special_port);

Macro form:

kern_return_t   thread_set_kernel_port
                (thread_act_t                            thread,
                 mach_port_t                       special_port);

PARAMETERS

thread

[in thread send right] The thread for which to set the port.

which_port

[in scalar] The special port to be set. Valid values are:

THREAD_KERNEL_PORT

[thread-self port] The thread's kernel port. Used by the kernel to receive messages from the thread. This is the movable port for the thread and different from mach_thread_self(immovable).

special_port

[in thread-special send right] The value for the port.

DESCRIPTION

The thread_set_special_port function sets a special port belonging to thread.

RETURN VALUES

Only generic errors apply.

RELATED INFORMATION

Functions: mach_thread_self, task_get_special_port, task_set_special_port, thread_create, thread_get_special_port.