## task_swap_exception_ports

Function - Set target task's exception ports, returning the previous exception ports.

### SYNOPSIS

    kern_return_t   task_swap_exception_ports
                    (task_t                                    task,
                     exception_mask_t               exception_types,
                     mach_port_t                     exception_port,
                     exception_behavior_t                  behavior,
                     thread_state_flavor_t                   flavor,
                     exception_mask_array_t     old_exception_masks,
                     old_exception_masks        old_exception_count,
                     exception_port_array_t     old_exception_ports,
                     exception_behavior_array_t       old_behaviors,
                     exception_flavor_array_t           old_flavors);

### PARAMETERS

task
  [in task send right] The task for which to set the ports.

exception_types
  [in scalar] A flag word indicating the types of exceptions for which the exception port applies:

  EXC_MASK_BAD_ACCESS
    Could not access memory.

  EXC_MASK_BAD_INSTRUCTION
    Instruction failed. Illegal or undefined instruction or operand.

  EXC_MASK_ARITHMETIC
    Arithmetic exception

  EXC_MASK_EMULATION
    Emulation instruction. Emulation support instruction encountered.

  EXC_MASK_SOFTWARE
    Software generated exception.

  EXC_MASK_BREAKPOINT
    Trace, breakpoint, etc.

  EXC_MASK_SYSCALL
    System call requested.

  EXC_MASK_MACH_SYSCALL
    System call with a number in the Mach call range requested.

  EXC_MASK_RPC_ALERT
    Exceptional condition encountered during execution of RPC.

exception_port
  [in exception send right] The exception port for all selected exception types.

behavior
  [in scalar] The type of exception message to be sent. Defined types are:

  EXCEPTION_DEFAULT
    Send a catch_exception_raise message including the thread identity.

  EXCEPTION_STATE
    Send a catch_exception_raise_state message including the thread state.

  EXCEPTION_STATE_PROTECTED
    Send a catch_exception_raise_state message including the thread state. Mark the exception port (and associated exceptions) as protected.

  EXCEPTION_STATE_IDENTITY
    Send a catch_exception_raise_state_identity message including the thread identity and state.

  EXCEPTION_STATE_IDENTITY_PROTECTED
    Send a catch_exception_raise_state_identity message including the thread identity and state. Mark the exception port (and associated exceptions) as protected.

flavor
  [in scalar] The type of state to be sent with the exception message. These types are defined in <mach/thread_states.h>.

old_exception_masks
  [out array of exception_mask_t] An array, each element being a mask specifying for which exception types the corresponding element of the other arrays apply.

old_exception_count
  [pointer to in/out scalar] On input, the maximum size of the array buffers; on output, the number of returned sets returned.

old_exception_ports
  [out array of exception send rights] The returned exception ports.

old_behaviors
  [out array of exception_behavior_t] The type of exception message to be sent as with behavior.

old_flavors
  [out array of thread_state_flavor_t] The type of state to be sent with the exception message. These types are defined in <mach/thread_states.h>.

### DESCRIPTION

The task_swap_exception_ports function sets a specified set of exception ports belonging to task, returning the old set. A task exception port is used when a thread specific exception port returns a non-success reply.

### NOTES

If the value of the EXC_MACH_SYSCALL exception class exception port is the host name port, Mach kernel traps are executed by the kernel as expected; any other value causes the attempted execution of these system call numbers to be considered an exception.

### RETURN VALUES

Only generic errors apply.

### RELATED INFORMATION

Functions: mach_task_self, task_get_exception_ports, task_set_exception_ports, thread_create, thread_get_exception_ports, thread_set_exception_ports, thread_swap_exception_ports, catch_exception_raise, thread_abort.