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<h2>lock_set_destroy</h2>
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<strong>Function</strong> - Destroy a lock set and its associated locks.
<h3>SYNOPSIS</h3>
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<strong>kern_return_t   lock_set_destroy</strong>
                <strong>(task_t</strong>                                    <var>task</var>,
                 <strong>lock_set_t</strong>                            <var>lock_set</var><strong>);</strong>
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<h3>PARAMETERS</h3>
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<dt> <var>task</var>
<dd>
The task associated with the lock set.
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<dt> <var>lock_set</var>
<dd>
[in send right] The port naming the lock set being destroyed.
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<h3>DESCRIPTION</h3>
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The <strong>lock_set_destroy</strong> function will destroy a lock set and all of its
associated locks. Threads that are blocked on locks represented by the
destroyed lock set are unblocked and will receive a
KERN_LOCK_SET_DESTROYED error message indicating that the lock set was
destroyed. The <strong>lock_set_destroy</strong> function will only succeed if the
specified task is associated with the specified lock set.
<h3>RETURN VALUES</h3>
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<dt> <strong>KERN_INVALID_ARGUMENT</strong>
<dd>
The specified lock set or task is invalid.
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     <dt> <strong>KERN_INVALID_RIGHT</strong>
	  <dd>
	       The specified task does not own the specified lock set.
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     <dt> <strong>KERN_LOCK_SET_DESTROYED</strong>
	  <dd>
	       The specified lock set does not exist.
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<dt> <strong>KERN_SUCCESS</strong>
<dd>
The lock set was destroyed.
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<h3>RELATED INFORMATION</h3>
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Functions:
<a href="lock_acquire.html"><strong>lock_acquire</strong></a>,
<a href="lock_make_stable.html"><strong>lock_make_stable</strong></a>,
<a href="lock_try.html"><strong>lock_try</strong></a>,
<a href="lock_handoff.html"><strong>lock_handoff</strong></a>,
<a href="lock_handoff_accept.html"><strong>lock_handoff_accept</strong></a>,
<a href="lock_try.html"><strong>lock_try</strong></a>,
<a href="lock_set_create.html"><strong>lock_set_create</strong></a>.