Description

PCC is the originator of all process creator objects in the EROS system. It is one of the few "primordial" processes, in that it does not originate with a factory. PCC is discrete. PCC does not run under a high performance real-time scheduling authority. PCC cannot be destroyed.

Operations

Check Alleged Key Type (OC = KT)

Returns the alleged type of the object.

Reply

R1

AKT_PCC: Key is a process creator creator key.

Create a Process Creator (OC = 1)

Creates a new process creator with a new brander, guaranteed to be unique. This invocation is prompt if the passed space bank is prompt.

Request	SK0	A key to an official space bank.
	SK1	The schedule under which the produced process creator should run.
Reply	RK0	A start key to the new process creator if the operation succeeded, else a void key.
Results	RC_OK	The operation was successful. RK0 is the only start key to the new process creator. RK0 conveys destroy rights.
	1	SK0 is not an official space bank. No action was taken.
	2	The required space could not be allocated. All allocate space has been returned to the space bank.

Identify a Process Creator (OC = 2)

Given a start key, indicates whether the key is a start key to a process creator and whether that key has destroy rights.

Request	SK0	A key that may name a process creator.
Results	RC_OK	SK0 is a process creator key conveying destroy rights.
	1	SK0 is a process creator key without destroy rights.
	-1	SK0 is not a process creator key.