+<h2>task_get_special_port</h2>
+<hr>
+<p>
+<strong>Function</strong> - Return a send write to the indicated special port.
+<h3>SYNOPSIS</h3>
+<pre>
+<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>
+</pre>
+<h3>PARAMETERS</h3>
+<dl>
+<p>
+<dt> <var>task</var>
+<dd>
+[in task send right]
+The port for the task for which to return the port's
+send right.
+<p>
+<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.
+<p>
+<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>.
+<p>
+<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.
+<p>
+<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>.