1*0f4c859eSApple OSS Distributions<h2>processor_control</h2> 2*0f4c859eSApple OSS Distributions<hr> 3*0f4c859eSApple OSS Distributions<p> 4*0f4c859eSApple OSS Distributions<strong>Function</strong> - Perform caller-specified operation on target processor. (Protected Interface.) 5*0f4c859eSApple OSS Distributions<h3>SYNOPSIS</h3> 6*0f4c859eSApple OSS Distributions<pre> 7*0f4c859eSApple OSS Distributions<strong>kern_return_t processor_control</strong> 8*0f4c859eSApple OSS Distributions <strong>(processor_t</strong> <var>processor</var>, 9*0f4c859eSApple OSS Distributions <strong>processor_info_t</strong> <var>cmd</var>, 10*0f4c859eSApple OSS Distributions <strong>mach_msg_type_number_t*</strong> <var>count</var><strong>);</strong> 11*0f4c859eSApple OSS Distributions</pre> 12*0f4c859eSApple OSS Distributions<h3>PARAMETERS</h3> 13*0f4c859eSApple OSS Distributions<dl> 14*0f4c859eSApple OSS Distributions<dt> <var>processor</var> 15*0f4c859eSApple OSS Distributions<dd> 16*0f4c859eSApple OSS Distributions[in processor send right] 17*0f4c859eSApple OSS DistributionsThe processor to be controlled. 18*0f4c859eSApple OSS Distributions<dt> <var>cmd</var> 19*0f4c859eSApple OSS Distributions<dd> 20*0f4c859eSApple OSS Distributions[pointer to in array of natural-sized units] 21*0f4c859eSApple OSS DistributionsAn array containing the 22*0f4c859eSApple OSS Distributionscommand to be applied to the processor. 23*0f4c859eSApple OSS Distributions<dt> <var>count</var> 24*0f4c859eSApple OSS Distributions<dd> 25*0f4c859eSApple OSS Distributions[in scalar] 26*0f4c859eSApple OSS DistributionsThe size of the <var>cmd</var> array (in natural-sized units). 27*0f4c859eSApple OSS Distributions</dl> 28*0f4c859eSApple OSS Distributions<h3>DESCRIPTION</h3> 29*0f4c859eSApple OSS Distributions<p> 30*0f4c859eSApple OSS DistributionsThe <strong>processor_control</strong> function allows privileged software 31*0f4c859eSApple OSS Distributionsto control a 32*0f4c859eSApple OSS Distributionsprocessor in a multi-processor that so allows it. The interpretation 33*0f4c859eSApple OSS Distributionsof <var>cmd</var> is machine 34*0f4c859eSApple OSS Distributionsdependent. 35*0f4c859eSApple OSS Distributions<h3>NOTES</h3> 36*0f4c859eSApple OSS Distributions<p> 37*0f4c859eSApple OSS DistributionsThese operations are machine dependent. They may do nothing. 38*0f4c859eSApple OSS Distributions<h3>RETURN VALUES</h3> 39*0f4c859eSApple OSS Distributions<dl> 40*0f4c859eSApple OSS Distributions<dt> <strong>KERN_FAILURE</strong> 41*0f4c859eSApple OSS Distributions<dd> 42*0f4c859eSApple OSS DistributionsThe operation was not performed. A likely reason is that it 43*0f4c859eSApple OSS Distributionsis not supported on this processor. 44*0f4c859eSApple OSS Distributions</dl> 45*0f4c859eSApple OSS Distributions<h3>RELATED INFORMATION</h3> 46*0f4c859eSApple OSS Distributions<p> 47*0f4c859eSApple OSS DistributionsFunctions: 48*0f4c859eSApple OSS Distributions<a href="processor_start.html">processor_start</a>, 49*0f4c859eSApple OSS Distributions<a href="processor_exit.html">processor_exit</a>, 50*0f4c859eSApple OSS Distributions<a href="processor_info.html">processor_info</a>, 51*0f4c859eSApple OSS Distributions<a href="host_processors.html">host_processors</a>. 52