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SendSoftwareInterrupt



 
OSStatus SendSoftwareInterrupt(

                     SoftwareInterruptID softwareInterrupt,

                     const void *p2);

--> softwareInterrupt: Software interrupt ID.
--> p2: First parameter to be passed to the handler.

DESCRIPTION

SendSoftwareInterrupt causes a task to run a software interrupt. It can be called from any execution level and acts as an asynchronous function.

IMPORTANT

Currently, SendSoftwareInterrupt calls the user back at the same execution level. In future versions of Mac OS it can be used to force execution of code that can't be called at interrupt level.

EXECUTION CONTEXT

SendSoftwareInterrupt may be called from task level or secondary interrupt level but not from hardware interrupt level.

RESULT CODES

`noErr`	0	No error
`qErr`	-1	Queue element not found
`paramErr`	-50	Bad parameter