CFMachPortCreateWithPort(_:_:_:_:_:)

Declaration

func CFMachPortCreateWithPort(_ allocator: CFAllocator!, _ portNum: mach_port_t, _ callout: CFMachPortCallBack!, _ context: UnsafeMutablePointer<CFMachPortContext>!, _ shouldFreeInfo: UnsafeMutablePointer<DarwinBoolean>!) -> CFMachPort!

Parameters

• allocator:

  The allocator to use to allocate memory for the new object. Pass NULL or Kcfallocatordefault to use the current default allocator.

• portNum:

  The native Mach port to use.

• callout:

  The callback function invoked when a message is received on the Mach port.

• context:

  A structure holding contextual information for the Mach port. The function copies the information out of the structure, so the memory pointed to by context does not need to persist beyond the function call.

• shouldFreeInfo:

  A flag set by the function to indicate whether the info member of context should be freed. The flag is set to true on failure or if a CFMachPort object already exists for portNum, false otherwise. shouldFreeInfo can be NULL.

Return Value

The new CFMachPort object or NULL on failure. If a CFMachPort object already exists for portNum, the function returns the pre-existing object instead of creating a new object; the context and callout parameters are ignored in this case. Ownership follows the The Create Rule.

Discussion

The CFMachPort object does not take full ownership of the send and receive rights of the Mach port portNum. It is the caller’s responsibility to deallocate the Mach port rights after the CFMachPort object is no longer needed and has been invalidated.

See Also

Creating a CFMachPort Object

• CFMachPortCreate(_:_:_:_:)