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+++ b/doc/mach.texi
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
@c @author Richard P. Draves @c (rpd)
@c @author Mary R. Thompson @c (mrt)
@c @author Joseph S. Barrera @c (jsb)
-@c @c The following occure rarely in the rcs commit logs of the man pages:
+@c @c The following occur rarely in the rcs commit logs of the man pages:
@c @c Dan Stodolsky, (danner)
@c @c David B. Golub, (dbg)
@c @c Terri Watson, (elf)
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ microkernel.
* Threads and Tasks:: Handling of threads and tasks.
* Host Interface:: Interface to a Mach host.
* Processors and Processor Sets:: Handling processors and sets of processors.
-* Device Interface:: Accesing kernel devices.
+* Device Interface:: Accessing kernel devices.
* Kernel Debugger:: How to use the built-in kernel debugger.
Appendices
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ multi-server operating system, the Hurd.
@c This paragraph by Gordon Matzigkeit from the Hurd manual.
An operating system kernel provides a framework for programs to share a
computer's hardware resources securely and efficiently. This requires
-that the programs are seperated and protected from each other. To make
+that the programs are separated and protected from each other. To make
running multiple programs in parallel useful, there also needs to be a
facility for programs to exchange information by communication.
@@ -708,140 +708,140 @@ the source code has to be edited.
@table @code
@item --disable-ne
-Disables the NE2000/NE1000 ISA netword card device driver.
+Disables the NE2000/NE1000 ISA network card device driver.
@item --disable-3c503
-Dsables the 3Com 503 (Etherlink II) netword card device driver.
+Disables the 3Com 503 (Etherlink II) network card device driver.
@item --disable-3c509
-Disables the 3Com 509/579 (Etherlink III) netword card device driver.
+Disables the 3Com 509/579 (Etherlink III) network card device driver.
@item --disable-wd
-Disables the WD80X3 netword card device driver.
+Disables the WD80X3 network card device driver.
@item --disable-3c501
-Disables the 3COM 501/Etherlink I netword card device driver.
+Disables the 3COM 501/Etherlink I network card device driver.
@item --disable-smc-ultra
-Disables the SMC Ultra netword card device driver.
+Disables the SMC Ultra network card device driver.
@item --disable-smc-ultra32
-Disables the SMC Ultra 32 netword card device driver.
+Disables the SMC Ultra 32 network card device driver.
@item --disable-hp-plus
-Disables the HP PCLAN+ (27247B and 27252A) netword card device driver.
+Disables the HP PCLAN+ (27247B and 27252A) network card device driver.
@item --disable-hp
-Disables the HP PCLAN (27245 and other 27xxx series) netword card device driver.
+Disables the HP PCLAN (27245 and other 27xxx series) network card device driver.
@item --disable-3c59x
Disables the 3Com 590/900 series (592/595/597/900/905) "Vortex/Boomerang"
-netword card device driver.
+network card device driver.
@item --disable-seeq8005
-Disables the Seeq8005 netword card device driver.
+Disables the Seeq8005 network card device driver.
@item --disable-hp100
-Disables the HP 10/100VG PCLAN (ISA, EISA, PCI) netword card device driver.
+Disables the HP 10/100VG PCLAN (ISA, EISA, PCI) network card device driver.
@item --disable-ac3200
-Disables the Ansel Communications EISA 3200 netword card device driver.
+Disables the Ansel Communications EISA 3200 network card device driver.
@item --disable-e2100
-Disables the Cabletron E21xx netword card device driver.
+Disables the Cabletron E21xx network card device driver.
@item --disable-at1700
-Disables the AT1700 (Fujitsu 86965) netword card device driver.
+Disables the AT1700 (Fujitsu 86965) network card device driver.
@item --disable-eth16i
-Disables the ICL EtherTeam 16i/32 netword card device driver.
+Disables the ICL EtherTeam 16i/32 network card device driver.
@item --disable-znet
-Disables the Zenith Z-Note netword card device driver.
+Disables the Zenith Z-Note network card device driver.
@item --disable-eexpress
-Disables the EtherExpress 16 netword card device driver.
+Disables the EtherExpress 16 network card device driver.
@item --disable-eepro
-Disables the EtherExpressPro netword card device driver.
+Disables the EtherExpressPro network card device driver.
@item --disable-eepro100
-Disables the Intel EtherExpressPro PCI 10+/100B/100+ netword card device
+Disables the Intel EtherExpressPro PCI 10+/100B/100+ network card device
driver.
@item --disable-depca
-Disables the DEPCA, DE10x, DE200, DE201, DE202, DE210, DE422 netword card
+Disables the DEPCA, DE10x, DE200, DE201, DE202, DE210, DE422 network card
device driver.
@item --disable-ewrk3
-Disables the EtherWORKS 3 (DE203, DE204, DE205) netword card device driver.
+Disables the EtherWORKS 3 (DE203, DE204, DE205) network card device driver.
@item --disable-de4x5
-Enables the DE425, DE434, DE435, DE450, DE500 netword card device driver.
+Enables the DE425, DE434, DE435, DE450, DE500 network card device driver.
@item --disable-apricot
-Disables the Apricot XEN-II on board ethernet netword card device driver.
+Disables the Apricot XEN-II on board ethernet network card device driver.
@item --enable-wavelan
-Enables the AT&T WaveLAN & DEC RoamAbout DS netword card device driver.
+Enables the AT&T WaveLAN & DEC RoamAbout DS network card device driver.
@item --disable-3c507
-Disables the 3Com 507 netword card device driver.
+Disables the 3Com 507 network card device driver.
@item --disable-3c505
-Disables the 3Com 505/Etherlink II netword card device driver.
+Disables the 3Com 505/Etherlink II network card device driver.
@item --disable-de600
-Disables the D-Link DE-600 netword card device driver.
+Disables the D-Link DE-600 network card device driver.
@item --disable-de620
-Disables the D-Link DE-620 netword card device driver.
+Disables the D-Link DE-620 network card device driver.
@item --disable-sk_g16
-Disables the Schneider & Koch G16 netword card device driver.
+Disables the Schneider & Koch G16 network card device driver.
@item --disable-ni52
-Disables the NI5210 netword card device driver.
+Disables the NI5210 network card device driver.
@item --disable-ni65
-Disables the NI6510 netword card device driver.
+Disables the NI6510 network card device driver.
@item --enable-atp
-Enables the AT-LAN-TEC/RealTek pocket adaptor netword card device driver for
+Enables the AT-LAN-TEC/RealTek pocket adaptor network card device driver for
the @samp{atp%d} devices.
@item --disable-lance
-Disables the AMD LANCE and PCnet (AT1500 and NE2100) netword card device driver.
+Disables the AMD LANCE and PCnet (AT1500 and NE2100) network card device driver.
@itemx --disable-tulip
-Disables the DECchip Tulip (dc21x4x) PCI netword card device driver.
+Disables the DECchip Tulip (dc21x4x) PCI network card device driver.
@item --disable-fmv18x
-Disables the FMV-181/182/183/184 netword card device driver.
+Disables the FMV-181/182/183/184 network card device driver.
@item --disable-3c515
-Disables the 3Com 515 ISA Fast EtherLink netword card device driver.
+Disables the 3Com 515 ISA Fast EtherLink network card device driver.
@item --disable-pcnet32
-Disables the AMD PCI PCnet32 (PCI bus NE2100 cards) netword card device driver.
+Disables the AMD PCI PCnet32 (PCI bus NE2100 cards) network card device driver.
@item --disable-ne2k-pci
-Disables the PCI NE2000 netword card device driver.
+Disables the PCI NE2000 network card device driver.
@item --disable-yellowfin
-Disables the Packet Engines Yellowfin Gigabit-NIC netword card device driver.
+Disables the Packet Engines Yellowfin Gigabit-NIC network card device driver.
@item --disable-rtl8139
-Disables the RealTek 8129/8139 (not 8019/8029!) netword card device driver.
+Disables the RealTek 8129/8139 (not 8019/8029!) network card device driver.
@itemx --disable-epic100
-Disables the SMC 83c170/175 EPIC/100 (EtherPower II) netword card device driver.
+Disables the SMC 83c170/175 EPIC/100 (EtherPower II) network card device driver.
@item --disable-tlan
-Disables the TI ThunderLAN netword card device driver.
+Disables the TI ThunderLAN network card device driver.
@item --disable-via-rhine
-Disables the VIA Rhine netword card device driver.
+Disables the VIA Rhine network card device driver.
@item --disable-hamachi
Disables the Packet Engines "Hamachi" GNIC-2 Gigabit Ethernet device driver.
@@ -1477,7 +1477,7 @@ positive integers. Except for the reserved values
@w{@code{MACH_PORT_NULL (0)}@footnote{In the Hurd system, we don't make
the assumption that @code{MACH_PORT_NULL} is zero and evaluates to
false, but rather compare port names to @code{MACH_PORT_NULL}
-explicitely}} and @w{@code{MACH_PORT_DEAD (~0)}}, this is a full 32-bit
+explicitly}} and @w{@code{MACH_PORT_DEAD (~0)}}, this is a full 32-bit
name space. When the kernel chooses a name for a new right, it is free
to pick any unused name (one which denotes no right) in the space.
@@ -1694,7 +1694,7 @@ specified, then @code{MACH_SEND_NOTIFY} doesn't take effect until the
timeout interval elapses.
With @code{MACH_SEND_NOTIFY}, a task can forcibly queue to a send right
-one message at a time. A msg-accepted notification is sent to the the
+one message at a time. A msg-accepted notification is sent to the
notify port when another message can be forcibly queued. If an attempt
is made to use @code{MACH_SEND_NOTIFY} before then, the call returns a
@code{MACH_SEND_NOTIFY_IN_PROGRESS} error.
@@ -2848,7 +2848,7 @@ return codes.
@c @code{mach_init} in the child task will acquire these initial ports for
@c the child.
-@c Tasks other than the Network Name Server and the Environment Mangager
+@c Tasks other than the Network Name Server and the Environment Manager
@c should not need access to the Service port. The Network Name Server port
@c is the same for all tasks on a given machine. The Environment port is
@c the only port likely to have different values for different tasks.
@@ -2953,7 +2953,7 @@ virtual page boundaries, more than @var{size} bytes may be deallocated.
Use @code{vm_page_size} or @code{vm_statistics} to find out the current
virtual page size.
-This call may be used to deallocte memory that was passed to a task in a
+This call may be used to deallocate memory that was passed to a task in a
message (via out of line data). In that case, the rounding should cause
no trouble, since the region of memory was allocated as a set of pages.
@@ -2995,7 +2995,7 @@ to be returned.
@end deftypefun
@deftypefun kern_return_t vm_write (@w{vm_task_t @var{target_task}}, @w{vm_address_t @var{address}}, @w{vm_offset_t @var{data}}, @w{mach_msg_type_number_t @var{data_count}})
-The function @code{vm_write} allows a task to write to the vrtual memory
+The function @code{vm_write} allows a task to write to the virtual memory
of @var{target_task}. @var{address} is the starting address in task to
be affected. @var{data} is an array of bytes to be written, and
@var{data_count} the size of the @var{data} array.
@@ -3099,7 +3099,7 @@ The function @code{vm_inherit} specifies how a region of
@var{target_task}'s address space is to be passed to child tasks at the
time of task creation. Inheritance is an attribute of virtual pages, so
@var{address} to start from will be rounded down to a page boundary and
-@var{size}, the size in bytes of the region for wihch inheritance is to
+@var{size}, the size in bytes of the region for which inheritance is to
change, will be rounded up to give a page boundary. How this memory is
to be inherited in child tasks is specified by @var{new_inheritance}.
Inheritance is specified by using one of these following three values:
@@ -3117,7 +3117,7 @@ This region will be absent from child tasks.
Setting @code{vm_inherit} to @code{VM_INHERIT_SHARE} and forking a child
task is the only way two Mach tasks can share physical memory. Remember
-that all the theads of a given task share all the same memory.
+that all the threads of a given task share all the same memory.
The function returns @code{KERN_SUCCESS} if the memory inheritance was
successfully set and @code{KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS} if an invalid or
@@ -3261,7 +3261,7 @@ the address of the resulting region in @var{address}.
by user tasks in @code{vm_map}; used by the make requests for data or
other management actions. If this port is @code{MEMORY_OBJECT_NULL},
then zero-filled memory is allocated instead. Within a memory object,
-@var{offset} specifes an offset in bytes. This must be page aligned.
+@var{offset} specifies an offset in bytes. This must be page aligned.
If @var{copy} is set, the range of the memory object should be copied to
the target task, rather than mapped read-write.
@@ -3420,7 +3420,7 @@ object data, as supplied to the kernel in a @code{vm_map} call.
requested. (In the event that a memory object has been supplied to more
than one the kernel that has made the request.)
@var{memory_object_name} is a port used by the kernel to refer to the
-memory object data in reponse to @code{vm_region} calls.
+memory object data in response to @code{vm_region} calls.
@code{memory_object_page_size} is the page size to be used by this
kernel. All data sizes in calls involving this kernel must be an
integral multiple of the page size. Note that different kernels,
@@ -3476,7 +3476,7 @@ object data, as supplied to the kernel in a @code{vm_map} call.
requested. (In the event that a memory object has been supplied to more
than one the kernel that has made the request.)
@var{memory_object_name} is a port used by the kernel to refer to the
-memory object data in reponse to @code{vm_region} calls.
+memory object data in response to @code{vm_region} calls.
The function should return @code{KERN_SUCCESS}, but since this routine
is called by the kernel, which does not wait for a reply message, this
@@ -3499,7 +3499,7 @@ The argument @var{memory_control} is the port, provided by the kernel in
a @code{memory_object_init} call, to which cache management requests may
be issued. @var{reason} is an error code indicating why the object
must be destroyed.
-@c The error code is currently ingnored.
+@c The error code is currently ignored.
This routine does not receive a reply message (and consequently has no
return value), so only message transmission errors apply.
@@ -3574,7 +3574,7 @@ value is ignored.
@deftypefun kern_return_t memory_object_data_supply (@w{memory_object_control_t @var{memory_control}}, @w{vm_offset_t @var{offset}}, @w{vm_offset_t @var{data}}, @w{vm_size_t @var{data_count}}, @w{vm_prot_t @var{lock_value}}, @w{boolean_t @var{precious}}, @w{mach_port_t @var{reply}})
The function @code{memory_object_data_supply} supplies the kernel with
data for the specified memory object. Ordinarily, memory managers
-should only provide data in reponse to @code{memory_object_data_request}
+should only provide data in response to @code{memory_object_data_request}
calls from the kernel (but they may provide data in advance as desired).
When data already held by this kernel is provided again, the new data is
ignored. The kernel may not provide any data (or protection)
@@ -3649,8 +3649,8 @@ This must be page aligned. @var{data} is the data that is being
provided to the kernel. This is a pointer to the data. @var{size} is
the amount of cached data (starting at @var{offset}) to be handled.
This must be an integral number of the memory object page size.
-@var{reason} is an error code indicating what type of error occured.
-@c The error code is currently ingnored.
+@var{reason} is an error code indicating what type of error occurred.
+@c The error code is currently ignored.
This routine does not receive a reply message (and consequently has no
return value), so only message transmission errors apply.
@@ -3732,7 +3732,7 @@ is called by the kernel, which does not wait for a reply message, this
value is ignored.
@end deftypefun
-The remaining interfaces in this section are obsolet.
+The remaining interfaces in this section are obsolete.
@deftypefun kern_return_t memory_object_data_write (@w{memory_object_t @var{memory_object}}, @w{memory_object_control_t @var{memory_control}}, @w{vm_offset_t @var{offset}}, @w{vm_offset_t @var{data}}, @w{vm_size_t @var{data_count}})
@deftypefunx kern_return_t seqnos_memory_object_data_write (@w{memory_object_t @var{memory_object}}, @w{mach_port_seqno_t @var{seqno}}, @w{memory_object_control_t @var{memory_control}}, @w{vm_offset_t @var{offset}}, @w{vm_offset_t @var{data}}, @w{vm_size_t @var{data_count}})
@@ -3762,7 +3762,7 @@ value is ignored.
The function @code{memory_object_data_provided} supplies the kernel with
data for the specified memory object. It is the old form of
@code{memory_object_data_supply}. Ordinarily, memory managers should
-only provide data in reponse to @code{memory_object_data_request} calls
+only provide data in response to @code{memory_object_data_request} calls
from the kernel. The @var{lock_value} specifies what type of access
will not be allowed to the data range. The lock values must be one or
more of the set: @code{VM_PROT_NONE}, @code{VM_PROT_READ},
@@ -3831,7 +3831,7 @@ modified data should be written back to the memory manager. If
invalidated, and all uses of that data should be revoked.
@var{lock_value} is a protection value indicating those forms of access
that should @strong{not} be permitted to the specified cached data.
-@var{reply_to} is a port on which a @code{memory_object_lock_comleted}
+@var{reply_to} is a port on which a @code{memory_object_lock_completed}
call should be issued, or @code{MACH_PORT_NULL} if no acknowledgement is
desired.
@@ -3929,7 +3929,7 @@ be issued. If @var{may_cache_object} is set, the kernel may keep data
associated with this memory object, even after virtual memory references
to it are gone. @var{copy_strategy} tells how the kernel should copy
regions of the associated memory object. @var{reply_to} is a port on
-which a @code{memory_object_change_comleted} call will be issued upon
+which a @code{memory_object_change_completed} call will be issued upon
completion of the attribute change, or @code{MACH_PORT_NULL} if no
acknowledgement is desired.
@@ -3956,7 +3956,7 @@ ready, the kernel will write back data using the old
@code{memory_object_data_return}..
@deftypefun kern_return_t memory_object_set_attributes (@w{memory_object_control_t @var{memory_control}}, @w{boolean @var{object_ready}}, @w{boolean_t @var{may_cache_object}}, @w{memory_object_copy_strategy_t @var{copy_strategy}})
-The function @code{memory_object_set_attribute} controls how the the
+The function @code{memory_object_set_attribute} controls how the
memory object. The kernel will only make data or unlock requests when
the ready attribute is asserted. If the caching attribute is asserted,
the kernel is permitted (and encouraged) to maintain cached data for
@@ -4065,7 +4065,7 @@ call. @var{memory_control} is the request port to which a response is
requested. (In the event that a memory object has been supplied to more
than one the kernel that has made the request.) @var{offset} is the
offset within a memory object to which this call refers. This will be
-page aligned. @var{data} os the data which has been modified while
+page aligned. @var{data} is the data which has been modified while
cached in physical memory. @var{data_count} is the amount of data to be
written, in bytes. This will be an integral number of memory object
pages.
@@ -4195,7 +4195,7 @@ run state, and scheduling priority. The number of integers returned is
@code{THREAD_BASIC_INFO_COUNT}.
@item THREAD_SCHED_INFO
-The function returns information about the schduling policy for the
+The function returns information about the scheduling policy for the
thread as defined by @code{thread_sched_info_t}. The number of integers
returned is @code{THREAD_SCHED_INFO_COUNT}.
@end table
@@ -4233,7 +4233,7 @@ The base scheduling priority of the thread.
The current scheduling priority of the thread.
@item integer_t run_state
-The run state of the thread. The possible vlues of this field are:
+The run state of the thread. The possible values of this field are:
@table @code
@item TH_STATE_RUNNING
The thread is running normally.
@@ -4349,9 +4349,9 @@ executing any more user level instructions. In this context a user
level instruction is either a machine instruction executed in user mode
or a system trap instruction including page faults. Thus if a thread is
currently executing within a system trap the kernel code may continue to
-execute until it reaches the system return code or it may supend within
+execute until it reaches the system return code or it may suspend within
the kernel code. In either case, when the thread is resumed the system
-trap will return. This could cause unpredictible results if the user
+trap will return. This could cause unpredictable results if the user
did a suspend and then altered the user state of the thread in order to
change its direction upon a resume. The call @code{thread_abort} is
provided to allow the user to abort any system call that is in progress
@@ -4366,7 +4366,7 @@ a thread.
@end deftypefun
@deftypefun kern_return_t thread_resume (@w{thread_t @var{target_thread}})
-Decrements the threads's suspend count. If the count becomes zero the
+Decrements the thread's suspend count. If the count becomes zero the
thread is resumed. If it is still positive, the thread is left
suspended. The suspend count may not become negative.
@@ -4380,8 +4380,8 @@ The function @code{thread_abort} aborts the kernel primitives:
@code{mach_msg}, @code{msg_send}, @code{msg_receive} and @code{msg_rpc}
and page-faults, making the call return a code indicating that it was
interrupted. The call is interrupted whether or not the thread (or task
-containing it) is currently suspended. If it is supsended, the thread
-receives the interupt when it is resumed.
+containing it) is currently suspended. If it is suspended, the thread
+receives the interrupt when it is resumed.
A thread will retry an aborted page-fault if its state is not modified
before it is resumed. @code{msg_send} returns @code{SEND_INTERRUPTED};
@@ -4458,7 +4458,7 @@ The definition of the state structures can be found in
The function returns @code{KERN_SUCCESS} if the state has been returned,
@code{KERN_INVALID_ARGUMENT} if @var{target_thread} is not a thread or
-is @code{mach_thread_self} or @var{flavor} is unrecogized for this machine.
+is @code{mach_thread_self} or @var{flavor} is unrecognized for this machine.
The function returns @code{MIG_ARRAY_TOO_LARGE} if the returned state is
too large for @var{old_state}. In this case, @var{old_state} is filled
as much as possible and @var{old_stateCnt} is set to the number of
@@ -4480,7 +4480,7 @@ The definition of the state structures can be found in
The function returns @code{KERN_SUCCESS} if the state has been set and
@code{KERN_INVALID_ARGUMENT} if @var{target_thread} is not a thread or
-is @code{mach_thread_self} or @var{flavor} is unrecogized for this
+is @code{mach_thread_self} or @var{flavor} is unrecognized for this
machine.
@end deftypefun
@@ -4603,7 +4603,7 @@ highly recommended.
@code{thread_switch} ignores policies. Users relying on the preemption
semantics of a fixed time policy should be aware that
@code{thread_switch} ignores these semantics; it will run the specified
-@var{new_thread} indepent of its priority and the priority of any other
+@var{new_thread} independent of its priority and the priority of any other
threads that could be run instead.
The function returns @code{KERN_SUCCESS} if the call succeeded,
@@ -4744,7 +4744,7 @@ XXX Fixme
The system trap @code{evc_wait} makes the calling thread wait for the
event specified by @var{event}.
-The call returns @code{KERN_SUCCESS} if the event has occured,
+The call returns @code{KERN_SUCCESS} if the event has occurred,
@code{KERN_NO_SPACE} if another thread is waiting for the same event and
@code{KERN_INVALID_ARGUMENT} if the event object is invalid.
@end deftypefun
@@ -4840,7 +4840,7 @@ expects to be able to use it. As the kernel does not make use of the
number of extant send rights anyway, this is safe to do (the task port
itself is not destroyed, even when there are no send rights anymore).
-The funcion returns @code{MACH_PORT_NULL} if a resource shortage
+The function returns @code{MACH_PORT_NULL} if a resource shortage
prevented the reception of the send right, @code{MACH_PORT_NULL} if the
task port is currently null, @code{MACH_PORT_DEAD} if the task port is
currently dead.
@@ -5054,7 +5054,7 @@ application knows what it's doing.
A task may have a finite number of atomic sequences that is defined at
compile time.
-The flavor specifices the particular operation that should be applied to
+The flavor specifies the particular operation that should be applied to
this restartable atomic sequence. Possible values for flavor can be:
@table @code
@@ -5178,14 +5178,14 @@ handler entry points for all emulated system calls.
The function @code{task_set_emulation_vector} establishes user-level
handlers for the specified system calls. Non-emulated system calls are
specified with an entry of @code{EML_ROUTINE_NULL}. System call
-emulation handlers are inherited by the childs of @var{task}.
+emulation handlers are inherited by the children of @var{task}.
@c XXX Fixme
@end deftypefun
@deftypefun kern_return_t task_set_emulation (@w{task_t @var{task}}, @w{vm_address_t @var{routine_entry_pt}}, @w{int @var{routine_number}})
The function @code{task_set_emulation} establishes a user-level handler
for the specified system call. System call emulation handlers are
-inherited by the childs of @var{task}.
+inherited by the children of @var{task}.
@c XXX Fixme
@end deftypefun
@@ -5785,7 +5785,7 @@ or @var{processor_set} is not a processor set on the same host as
The function @code{task_assign_default} is a variant of
@code{task_assign} that assigns the task to the default processor set on
that task's host. This variant exists because the control port for the
-default processor set is privileged and not ususally available to users.
+default processor set is privileged and not usually available to users.
This function returns @code{KERN_SUCCESS} if the assignment has been
performed and @code{KERN_INVALID_ARGUMENT} if @var{task} is not a task.
@@ -5822,7 +5822,7 @@ as @var{thread}.
The function @code{thread_assign_default} is a variant of
@code{thread_assign} that assigns the thread to the default processor
set on that thread's host. This variant exists because the control port
-for the default processor set is privileged and not ususally available
+for the default processor set is privileged and not usually available
to users.
This function returns @code{KERN_SUCCESS} if the assignment has been
@@ -5921,7 +5921,7 @@ of tasks and threads assigned to the processor set. The number of
integers returned is @code{PROCESSOR_SET_BASIC_INFO_COUNT}.
@item PROCESSOR_SET_SCHED_INFO
-The function returns information about the schduling policy for the
+The function returns information about the scheduling policy for the
processor set as defined by @code{processor_set_sched_info_t}. The
number of integers returned is @code{PROCESSOR_SET_SCHED_INFO_COUNT}.
@end table
@@ -6064,7 +6064,7 @@ likely reason is that it is not supported on this processor),
@subsection Processors and Sets
@deftypefun kern_return_t processor_assign (@w{processor_t @var{processor}}, @w{processor_set_t @var{processor_set}}, @w{boolean_t @var{wait}})
-The function @code{processor_assign} assigns @var{processor} to the the
+The function @code{processor_assign} assigns @var{processor} to the
set @var{processor_set}. After the assignment is completed, the
processor only executes threads that are assigned to that processor set.
Any previous assignment of the processor is nullified. The master
@@ -6205,7 +6205,7 @@ All constants and functions in this chapter are defined in
Beside the usual synchronous interface, an asynchronous interface is
provided. For this, the caller has to receive and handle the reply
-messages seperately from the function call.
+messages separately from the function call.
@deftypefun boolean_t device_reply_server (@w{msg_header_t *@var{in_msg}}, @w{msg_header_t *@var{out_msg}})
The function @code{device_reply_server} is produced by the