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<h2>memory_object_data_supply</h2>
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<strong>Function</strong> - Provide kernel with data previously requested by the kernel's Memory Management facility.
<h3>SYNOPSIS</h3>
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<strong>kern_return_t   memory_object_data_supply</strong>
                <strong>(mem_object_control_port_t</strong>       <var>memory_control</var>,
                 <strong>vm_offset_t</strong>                             <var>offset</var>,
                 <strong>pointer_t</strong>                                 <var>data</var>,
                 <strong>mach_msg_type_number_t</strong>              <var>data_count</var>,
                 <strong>boolean_t</strong>                           <var>deallocate</var>,
                 <strong>vm_prot_t</strong>                           <var>lock_value</var>,
                 <strong>boolean_t</strong>                             <var>precious</var>,
                 <strong>mach_port_t</strong>                         <var>reply_port</var><strong>);</strong>
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<h3>PARAMETERS</h3>
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<dt> <var>memory_control</var> 
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[in memory-cache-control send right]
The memory cache control port 
to be used by the memory manager for cache management requests. 
This port is provided by the kernel in a <strong>memory_object_init</strong>
     or <strong>memory_object_create</strong> call.
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<dt> <var>offset</var> 
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[in scalar]
The offset within the memory object, in bytes.
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<dt> <var>data</var> 
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[pointer to page aligned in array of bytes]
The address of the data
being provided to the kernel.
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<dt> <var>data_count</var> 
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[in scalar]
The amount of data to be provided.  The number must be an 
integral number of memory object pages.
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<dt> <var>deallocate</var> 
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[in scalar]
If <strong>TRUE</strong>, the pages to be copied (starting at data) will be
deallocated from the memory manager's address space as a result of
being copied into the message, allowing the pages to be moved into the 
kernel instead of being physically copied.
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<dt> <var>lock_value</var> 
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[in scalar]
One or more forms of access <var>not</var> permitted for the specified 
data.  Valid values are:
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<dt> <strong>VM_PROT_NONE</strong>
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Prohibits no access (that is, all forms of access are permitted).
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<dt> <strong>VM_PROT_READ</strong>
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Prohibits read access.
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<dt> <strong>VM_PROT_WRITE</strong>
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Prohibits write access.
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<dt> <strong>VM_PROT_EXECUTE</strong>
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Prohibits execute access.
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<dt> <strong>VM_PROT_ALL</strong>
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Prohibits all forms of access.
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<dt> <var>precious</var> 
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[in scalar]
If <strong>TRUE</strong>, the pages being supplied are "precious," that is, 
the memory manager is not (necessarily) retaining its own copy.  These 
pages must be returned to the manager when evicted from memory, 
even if not modified.
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<dt> <var>reply_port</var> 
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[in reply receive (to be converted to send) right]
A port to which the 
kernel should send a <strong>memory_object_supply_completed</strong> to indicate 
the status of the accepted data.  <strong>MACH_PORT_NULL</strong> is allowed.  The 
reply message indicates which pages have been accepted.
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<h3>DESCRIPTION</h3>
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The <strong>memory_object_data_supply</strong> function supplies the
kernel with a range of 
data for the specified memory object.  A memory manager can only provide data 
that was requested by a <strong>memory_object_data_request</strong>
call from the kernel.
<h3>NOTES</h3>
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The kernel accepts only integral numbers of pages.  It discards
any partial pages 
without notification.
<h3>CAUTIONS</h3>
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A memory manager must be careful that it not attempt to provide data that has 
not been explicitly requested.  In particular, a memory manager
must ensure that 
it does not provide writable data again before it receives back modifications 
from the kernel.  This may require that the memory manager remember which 
pages it has provided, or that it exercise other cache control functions (via
<strong>memory_object_lock_request</strong>) before proceeding.  The kernel prohibits the
overwriting of live data pages and will not accept pages it has not requested.
<h3>RETURN VALUES</h3>
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Only generic errors apply.
<h3>RELATED INFORMATION</h3>
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Functions:
<a href="memory_object_data_error.html"><strong>memory_object_data_error</strong></a>,
<a href="memory_object_data_request.html"><strong>memory_object_data_request</strong></a>,
<a href="MO_data_unavailable.html"><strong>memory_object_data_unavailable</strong></a>,
<a href="memory_object_lock_request.html"><strong>memory_object_lock_request</strong></a>,
<a href="MO_supply_completed.html"><strong>memory_object_supply_completed</strong></a>.