1<h2>task_assign</h2>
2<hr>
3<p>
4<strong>Function</strong> - Assign a task to a processor set.
5<h3>SYNOPSIS</h3>
6<pre>
7<strong>kern_return_t   task_assign</strong>
8                <strong>(task_t</strong>                                    <var>task</var>,
9                 <strong>processor_set_t</strong>                  <var>processor_set</var>,
10                 <strong>boolean_t</strong>                       <var>assign_threads</var><strong>);</strong>
11</pre>
12<h3>PARAMETERS</h3>
13<dl>
14<dt> <var>task</var> 
15<dd>
16[in task send right]
17The port for the task to be assigned.
18<dt> <var>processor_set</var> 
19<dd>
20[in processor-set-control send right]
21The control port for the processor 
22set into which the task is to be assigned.
23<dt> <var>assign_threads</var> 
24<dd>
25[in scalar]
26True if this assignment should apply as well to the threads 
27within the task.
28</dl>
29<h3>DESCRIPTION</h3>
30<p>
31The <strong>task_assign</strong> function assigns <var>task</var> to the set 
32<var>processor_set</var>.
33After the assignment is completed, newly created threads within this task
34will be assigned to 
35this processor set.  Any previous assignment of the task is nullified. 
36<p>
37If <var>assign_threads</var> is <strong>TRUE</strong>, existing threads within the task 
38will also be assigned to the processor set.
39<h3>RETURN VALUES</h3>
40<p>
41Only generic errors apply.
42<h3>RELATED INFORMATION</h3>
43<p>
44Functions:
45<a href="task_assign_default.html"><strong>task_assign_default</strong></a>,
46<a href="task_get_assignment.html"><strong>task_get_assignment</strong></a>,
47<a href="processor_set_create.html"><strong>processor_set_create</strong></a>,
48<a href="processor_set_info.html"><strong>processor_set_info</strong></a>,
49<a href="thread_assign.html"><strong>thread_assign</strong></a>.
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