## processor_control

Function - Perform caller-specified operation on target processor. (Protected Interface.)

### SYNOPSIS

    kern_return_t	processor_control
    		(processor_t	processor,
    		processor_info_t	cmd,
    		mach_msg_type_number_t*	count);

### PARAMETERS

processor
  [in processor send right] The processor to be controlled.
cmd
  [pointer to in array of natural-sized units] An array containing the command to be applied to the processor.
count
  [in scalar] The size of the cmd array (in natural-sized units).

### DESCRIPTION

The processor_control function allows privileged software to control a processor in a multi-processor that so allows it. The interpretation of cmd is machine dependent.

### NOTES

These operations are machine dependent. They may do nothing.

### RETURN VALUES

KERN_FAILURE
  The operation was not performed. A likely reason is that it is not supported on this processor.

### RELATED INFORMATION

Functions: processor_start, processor_exit, processor_info, host_processors.