HcsCreateProcess

Description

Starts a process in a compute system.

Syntax

HRESULT WINAPI
HcsCreateProcess(
    _In_ HCS_SYSTEM computeSystem,
    _In_ PCWSTR processParameters,
    _In_ HCS_OPERATION operation,
    _In_opt_ const SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR* securityDescriptor,
    _Out_ HCS_PROCESS* process
    );

Parameters

computeSystem

The handle to the compute system in which to start the process.

processParameters

JSON document of ProcessParameters specifying the command line and environment for the process.

operation

Handle to the operation that tracks the process creation operation.

securityDescriptor

Reserved for future use, must be NULL.

process

Receives the HCS_PROCESS handle to the newly created process.

Return Values

The function returns HRESULT.

If the return value is S_OK, it means the operation started successfully. Callers are expected to get the operation's result using HcsWaitForOperationResultAndProcessInfo or HcsGetOperationResultAndProcessInfo.

Operation Results

The return value of HcsWaitForOperationResultAndProcessInfo or HcsGetOperationResultAndProcessInfo based on current operation listed as below.

Remarks

It is recommended for callers to use HcsWaitForOperationResultAndProcessInfo or HcsGetOperationResultAndProcessInfo function calls to ensure you can get a reference to the process information. This is important when the process has created standard Input/Output/Error handles. You can still get this through a call to HcsGetProcessInfo.

Requirements