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authorThomas Schwinge <thomas@codesourcery.com>2012-11-30 09:01:51 +0100
committerThomas Schwinge <thomas@codesourcery.com>2012-11-30 09:01:51 +0100
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*Messages* are collections of typed data, with a defined layout, including an
[[ID|msgh_id]].
-They are used for [[IPC]], and are sent to and received from [[port]]s.
+They are used for [[IPC]], and are sent to and received from [[port]]s using
+the `mach_msg` interface.
These messages are not only opaque data. They can also contain [[port
rights|port]] to be passed to another [[task]]. Port rights are either