osfmk/man/ledger_transfer.html
Function - Transfer resources from a parent ledger to a child.
**kern\_return\_t ledger\_transfer**** (ledger\_port\_t **parent\_ledger,** ledger\_port\_t **child\_ledger,** ledger\_item\_t **transfer** );**
parent_ledger[in ledger send right] The parent ledger
child_ledger[in ledger send right] The child ledger
transfer[in scalar] The resource amount to transfer. A positive amount moves the resource allocation from the parent to the child; a negative amount moves the reverse.
The ledger_transfer function transfers resources from a parent to a child ledger.
This interface is not implemented in OSF/1 R1.3.
KERN_RESOURCE_SHORTAGE Transferring the resources would cause one ledger to exceed its limit.
Functions: ledger_create, ledger_terminate, ledger_read.