<h2>task_assign</h2>
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<strong>Function</strong> - Assign a task to a processor set.
<h3>SYNOPSIS</h3>
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<strong>kern_return_t task_assign</strong>
<strong>(task_t</strong> <var>task</var>,
<strong>processor_set_t</strong> <var>processor_set</var>,
<strong>boolean_t</strong> <var>assign_threads</var><strong>);</strong>
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<h3>PARAMETERS</h3>
<dl>
<dt> <var>task</var>
<dd>
[in task send right]
The port for the task to be assigned.
<dt> <var>processor_set</var>
<dd>
[in processor-set-control send right]
The control port for the processor
set into which the task is to be assigned.
<dt> <var>assign_threads</var>
<dd>
[in scalar]
True if this assignment should apply as well to the threads
within the task.
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<h3>DESCRIPTION</h3>
<p>
The <strong>task_assign</strong> function assigns <var>task</var> to the set
<var>processor_set</var>.
After the assignment is completed, newly created threads within this task
will be assigned to
this processor set. Any previous assignment of the task is nullified.
<p>
If <var>assign_threads</var> is <strong>TRUE</strong>, existing threads within the task
will also be assigned to the processor set.
<h3>RETURN VALUES</h3>
<p>
Only generic errors apply.
<h3>RELATED INFORMATION</h3>
<p>
Functions:
<a href="task_assign_default.html"><strong>task_assign_default</strong></a>,
<a href="task_get_assignment.html"><strong>task_get_assignment</strong></a>,
<a href="processor_set_create.html"><strong>processor_set_create</strong></a>,
<a href="processor_set_info.html"><strong>processor_set_info</strong></a>,
<a href="thread_assign.html"><strong>thread_assign</strong></a>.