1*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions<h2>processor_control</h2> 2*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions<hr> 3*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions<p> 4*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions<strong>Function</strong> - Perform caller-specified operation on target processor. (Protected Interface.) 5*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions<h3>SYNOPSIS</h3> 6*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions<pre> 7*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions<strong>kern_return_t processor_control</strong> 8*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions <strong>(processor_t</strong> <var>processor</var>, 9*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions <strong>processor_info_t</strong> <var>cmd</var>, 10*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions <strong>mach_msg_type_number_t*</strong> <var>count</var><strong>);</strong> 11*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions</pre> 12*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions<h3>PARAMETERS</h3> 13*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions<dl> 14*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions<dt> <var>processor</var> 15*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions<dd> 16*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions[in processor send right] 17*d8b80295SApple OSS DistributionsThe processor to be controlled. 18*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions<dt> <var>cmd</var> 19*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions<dd> 20*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions[pointer to in array of natural-sized units] 21*d8b80295SApple OSS DistributionsAn array containing the 22*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributionscommand to be applied to the processor. 23*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions<dt> <var>count</var> 24*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions<dd> 25*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions[in scalar] 26*d8b80295SApple OSS DistributionsThe size of the <var>cmd</var> array (in natural-sized units). 27*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions</dl> 28*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions<h3>DESCRIPTION</h3> 29*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions<p> 30*d8b80295SApple OSS DistributionsThe <strong>processor_control</strong> function allows privileged software 31*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributionsto control a 32*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributionsprocessor in a multi-processor that so allows it. The interpretation 33*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributionsof <var>cmd</var> is machine 34*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributionsdependent. 35*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions<h3>NOTES</h3> 36*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions<p> 37*d8b80295SApple OSS DistributionsThese operations are machine dependent. They may do nothing. 38*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions<h3>RETURN VALUES</h3> 39*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions<dl> 40*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions<dt> <strong>KERN_FAILURE</strong> 41*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions<dd> 42*d8b80295SApple OSS DistributionsThe operation was not performed. A likely reason is that it 43*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributionsis not supported on this processor. 44*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions</dl> 45*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions<h3>RELATED INFORMATION</h3> 46*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions<p> 47*d8b80295SApple OSS DistributionsFunctions: 48*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions<a href="processor_start.html">processor_start</a>, 49*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions<a href="processor_exit.html">processor_exit</a>, 50*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions<a href="processor_info.html">processor_info</a>, 51*d8b80295SApple OSS Distributions<a href="host_processors.html">host_processors</a>. 52