thread_assign

Function - Assign a thread to a processor set.

SYNOPSIS

kern_return_t   thread_assign
                (thread_act_t                            thread,
                 processor_set_t                  processor_set);

PARAMETERS

thread

[in thread send right] The thread to be assigned.

processor_set

[in processor-set-control send right] The control port for the processor set into which the thread is to be assigned.

DESCRIPTION

The thread_assign function assigns thread to the set processor_set. After the assignment is completed, the thread executes only on processors that are assigned to that processor set. Any previous assignment of the thread is nullified.

RETURN VALUES

Only generic errors apply.

RELATED INFORMATION

Functions: thread_assign_default, thread_get_assignment, processor_set_create, processor_set_info, task_assign.