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1*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<h2>task_set_emulation_vector</h2>
2*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<hr>
3*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<p>
4*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<strong>Function</strong> - Establish the target task's user-level system call handlers.
5*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<h3>SYNOPSIS</h3>
6*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<pre>
7*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<strong>kern_return_t   task_set_emulation_vector</strong>
8*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions                <strong>(task_t</strong>                                    <var>task</var>,
9*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions                 <strong>int</strong>                               <var>vector_start</var>,
10*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions                 <strong>emulation_vector_t</strong>            <var>emulation_vector</var>,
11*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions                 <strong>mach_msg_type_number_t</strong>  <var>emulation_vector_count</var><strong>);</strong>
12*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions</pre>
13*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<h3>PARAMETERS</h3>
14*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<dl>
15*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<p>
16*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<dt> <var>task</var>
17*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<dd>
18*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions[in task send right]
19*33de042dSApple OSS DistributionsThe port for the task for which to establish the
20*33de042dSApple OSS Distributionssystem call handler.
21*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<p>
22*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<dt> <var>vector_start</var>
23*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<dd>
24*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions[in scalar]
25*33de042dSApple OSS DistributionsThe syscall number corresponding to the first element of
26*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<var>emulation_vector</var>.
27*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<p>
28*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<dt> <var>emulation_vector</var>
29*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<dd>
30*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions[pointer to in array of <strong>vm_address_t</strong>]
31*33de042dSApple OSS DistributionsAn array of routine entrypoints
32*33de042dSApple OSS Distributionsfor the system calls starting with syscall number <var>vector_start</var>.
33*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<p>
34*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<dt> <var>emulation_vector_count</var>
35*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<dd>
36*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions[in scalar]
37*33de042dSApple OSS DistributionsThe number of elements in <var>emulation_vector</var>.
38*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions</dl>
39*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<h3>DESCRIPTION</h3>
40*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<p>
41*33de042dSApple OSS DistributionsThe <strong>task_set_emulation_vector</strong> function establishes
42*33de042dSApple OSS Distributionsa handler within the task
43*33de042dSApple OSS Distributionsfor a set of system calls.  When a thread executes a system call
44*33de042dSApple OSS Distributionswith one of these
45*33de042dSApple OSS Distributionsnumbers, the system call will be redirected to the corresponding
46*33de042dSApple OSS Distributionsroutine within
47*33de042dSApple OSS Distributionsthe task's address space.
48*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<p>
49*33de042dSApple OSS DistributionsThese emulation handler addresses are inherited by child processes.
50*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<h3>NOTES</h3>
51*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<p>
52*33de042dSApple OSS DistributionsThis interface is machine word length specific because of the
53*33de042dSApple OSS Distributionsvirtual addresses
54*33de042dSApple OSS Distributionsin the <var>emulation_vector</var> parameter.
55*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<h3>RETURN VALUES</h3>
56*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<p>
57*33de042dSApple OSS DistributionsOnly generic errors apply.
58*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<h3>RELATED INFORMATION</h3>
59*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<p>
60*33de042dSApple OSS DistributionsFunctions:
61*33de042dSApple OSS Distributions<a href="task_get_emulation_vector.html"><strong>task_get_emulation_vector</strong></a>.
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