+<h2>mach_msg_descriptor</h2>
+<hr>
+<p>
+<strong>Structure</strong> - Specifies operations that must be performed on a given IPC message element.
+<h3>SYNOPSIS</h3>
+<pre>
+<strong>typedef struct</strong>
+<strong>{</strong>
+ <strong>void*</strong> <var>pad1</var><strong>;</strong>
+ <strong>mach_msg_size_t</strong> <var>pad2</var><strong>;</strong>
+ <strong>unsigned int</strong> <var>pad3</var><strong> : 24;</strong>
+ <strong>mach_msg_descriptor_type_t</strong> <var>type</var><strong> : 8;</strong>
+<strong>} mach_msg_type_descriptor_t;</strong>
+
+<strong>typedef struct</strong>
+<strong>{</strong>
+ <strong>mach_port_t</strong> <var>name</var><strong>;</strong>
+ <strong>mach_msg_size_t</strong> <var>pad1</var><strong>;</strong>
+ <strong>unsigned int</strong> <var>pad2</var><strong> : 16;</strong>
+ <strong>mach_msg_type_name_t</strong> <var>disposition</var><strong> : 8;</strong>
+ <strong>mach_msg_descriptor_type_t</strong> <var>type</var><strong> : 8;</strong>
+<strong>} mach_msg_port_descriptor_t;</strong>
+
+<strong>typedef struct</strong>
+<strong>{</strong>
+ <strong>void*</strong> <var>address</var><strong>;</strong>
+ <strong>mach_msg_size_t</strong> <var>size</var><strong>;</strong>
+ <strong>boolean_t</strong> <var>deallocate</var><strong> : 8;</strong>
+ <strong>mach_msg_copy_options_t</strong> <var>copy</var><strong> : 8;</strong>
+ <strong>unsigned int</strong> <var>pad1</var><strong> : 8;</strong>
+ <strong>mach_msg_descriptor_type_t</strong> <var>type</var><strong> : 8;</strong>
+<strong>} mach_msg_ool_descriptor_t;</strong>
+
+<strong>typedef struct</strong>
+<strong>{</strong>
+ <strong>void*</strong> <var>address</var><strong>;</strong>
+ <strong>mach_msg_size_t</strong> <var>count</var><strong>;</strong>
+ <strong>boolean_t</strong> <var>deallocate</var><strong> : 8;</strong>
+ <strong>mach_msg_copy_options_t</strong> <var>copy</var><strong> : 8;</strong>
+ <strong>mach_msg_type_name_t</strong> <var>disposition</var><strong> : 8;</strong>
+ <strong>mach_msg_descriptor_type_t</strong> <var>type</var><strong> : 8;</strong>
+<strong>} mach_msg_ool_ports_descriptor_t;</strong>
+
+<strong>typedef union</strong>
+<strong>{</strong>
+ <strong>mach_msg_port_descriptor_t</strong> <var>port</var><strong>;</strong>
+ <strong>mach_msg_ool_descriptor_t</strong> <var>out_of_line</var><strong>;</strong>
+ <strong>mach_msg_ool_ports_descriptor_t</strong> <var>ool_ports</var><strong>;</strong>
+ <strong>mach_msg_type_descriptor_t</strong> <var>type</var><strong>;</strong>
+<strong>} mach_msg_descriptor_t;</strong>
+</pre>
+<h3>FIELDS</h3>
+<dl>
+<dt> <var>name</var>
+<dd>
+For single port descriptors, the name of the port whose right is being
+sent.
+ <p>
+<dt> <var>disposition</var>
+<dd>
+For single port or out-of-line port array descriptors, the IPC processing
+to be done for the rights for the named ports.
+ <p>
+<dt> <var>address</var>
+<dd>
+For out-of-line data or port array descriptors, the address of the
+out-of-line data or port (name) array.
+ <p>
+<dt> <var>size</var>
+<dd>
+For out-of-line data descriptors, the size of the out-of-line region, in
+bytes.
+ <p>
+<dt> <var>deallocate</var>
+<dd>
+For out-of-line data descriptors, true if the set of pages containing the
+array should be de-allocated when the message is sent.
+ <p>
+<dt> <var>copy</var>
+<dd>
+For out-of-line descriptors, a description of the method by which the
+data should be copied.
+ <p>
+<dt> <var>count</var>
+<dd>
+For out-of-line port array descriptors, the number of port names in the
+array.
+ <p>
+<dt> <var>type</var>
+<dd>
+For any type of descriptor, the type of descriptor.
+ <p>
+<dt> <var>port</var>
+<dd>
+A descriptor that describes a single port right.
+ <p>
+<dt> <var>out_of_line</var>
+<dd>
+A descriptor that describes an out-of-line data array.
+ <p>
+<dt> <var>ool_ports</var>
+<dd>
+A descriptor that describes an out-of-line port array.
+</dl>
+<h3>DESCRIPTION</h3>
+<p>
+A <strong>mach_msg_descriptor</strong> structure describes the processing
+to be performed
+for an element of kernel-processed data in a Mach message.
+<h3>RELATED INFORMATION</h3>
+<p>
+Functions:
+<a href="mach_msg.html"><strong>mach_msg</strong></a>.
+<p>
+Data Structures:
+<a href="mach_msg_header.html"><strong>mach_msg_header</strong></a>.