Advanced Operating Systems   COMP9242 2002/S2

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Details of task_new Operation Donation of inactive tasks allows passing of creation right. Deleting an inactive task does not affect version number. Deleting a task implicitly deletes all tasks in its clan or subclans. Only a task's chief can execute a task_new syscall for it Exception (MIPS): Anyone can call task_new for a task which has never been active. Means of allocating task creation rights at system startup.