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sysmsg.h(0P) POSIX Programmer's Manual sysmsg.h(0P)

PROLOG top

   This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.  The
   Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult the
   corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or
   the interface may not be implemented on Linux.

NAME top

   sys/msg.h — XSI message queue structures

SYNOPSIS top

   #include <sys/msg.h>

DESCRIPTION top

   The _<sys/msg.h>_ header shall define the following data types
   through **typedef**:

   **msgqnum_t** Used for the number of messages in the message
                 queue.

   **msglen_t** Used for the number of bytes allowed in a message
                 queue.

   These types shall be unsigned integer types that are able to store
   values at least as large as a type **unsigned short**.

   The _<sys/msg.h>_ header shall define the following symbolic
   constant as a message operation flag:

   MSG_NOERROR   No error if big message.

   The _<sys/msg.h>_ header shall define the **msqid_ds** structure, which
   shall include the following members:

       struct ipc_perm msg_perm   Operation permission structure.
       msgqnum_t       msg_qnum   Number of messages currently on queue.
       msglen_t        msg_qbytes Maximum number of bytes allowed on queue.
       pid_t           msg_lspid  Process ID of last _msgsnd_().
       pid_t           msg_lrpid  Process ID of last _msgrcv_().
       time_t          msg_stime  Time of last _msgsnd_().
       time_t          msg_rtime  Time of last _msgrcv_().
       time_t          msg_ctime  Time of last change.

   The _<sys/msg.h>_ header shall define the **pid_t**, **size_t**, **ssize_t**,
   and **time_t** types as described in _<sys/types.h>_.

   The following shall be declared as functions and may also be
   defined as macros. Function prototypes shall be provided.

       int       msgctl(int, int, struct msqid_ds *);
       int       msgget(key_t, int);
       ssize_t   msgrcv(int, void *, size_t, long, int);
       int       msgsnd(int, const void *, size_t, int);

   In addition, the _<sys/msg.h>_ header shall include the _<sys/ipc.h>_
   header.

   _The following sections are informative._

APPLICATION USAGE top

   None.

RATIONALE top

   None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS top

   None.

SEE ALSO top

   [sys_ipc.h(0p)](../man0/sys%5Fipc.h.0p.html), [sys_types.h(0p)](../man0/sys%5Ftypes.h.0p.html)

   The System Interfaces volume of POSIX.1‐2017, [msgctl(3p)](../man3/msgctl.3p.html),
   [msgget(3p)](../man3/msgget.3p.html), [msgrcv(3p)](../man3/msgrcv.3p.html), [msgsnd(3p)](../man3/msgsnd.3p.html)
   Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic
   form from IEEE Std 1003.1-2017, Standard for Information
   Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The
   Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7, 2018 Edition, Copyright
   (C) 2018 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers,
   Inc and The Open Group.  In the event of any discrepancy between
   this version and the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard,
   the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard is the referee
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IEEE/The Open Group 2017 sysmsg.h(0P)

Pages that refer to this page:msgctl(3p), msgget(3p), msgrcv(3p), msgsnd(3p)