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Re: mach_host_self() doesn't acquire new port name?!


From: Marcus Brinkmann
Subject: Re: mach_host_self() doesn't acquire new port name?!
Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 08:38:39 +0200
User-agent: Mutt/1.3.15i

On Mon, May 07, 2001 at 11:19:08PM -0700, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote:
> The host port will
> stay around always and forever, no matter how many or how few there
> references there are, and there is no such thing as a "port leak" of
> references to the host port, because the host port protocol does not
> expect its users to keep track of the references.

I see.  So I will not submit any patches to how mach_host_self() is used
currently.

Ah well, the glory undocumented details[1].  I am just happy we have
the source and you ;)

Thanks,
Marcus

[1] Not much longer.  I will keep notes of all this.

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