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MQNOTIFY(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual MQNOTIFY(3P)
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
mq_notify — notify process that a message is available (**REALTIME**)SYNOPSIS top
#include <mqueue.h>
int mq_notify(mqd_t _mqdes_, const struct sigevent *_notification_);DESCRIPTION top
If the argument _notification_ is not NULL, this function shall
register the calling process to be notified of message arrival at
an empty message queue associated with the specified message queue
descriptor, _mqdes_. The notification specified by the _notification_
argument shall be sent to the process when the message queue
transitions from empty to non-empty. At any time, only one process
may be registered for notification by a message queue. If the
calling process or any other process has already registered for
notification of message arrival at the specified message queue,
subsequent attempts to register for that message queue shall fail.
If _notification_ is NULL and the process is currently registered
for notification by the specified message queue, the existing
registration shall be removed.
When the notification is sent to the registered process, its
registration shall be removed. The message queue shall then be
available for registration.
If a process has registered for notification of message arrival at
a message queue and some thread is blocked in _mqreceive_() or
_mqtimedreceive_() waiting to receive a message when a message
arrives at the queue, the arriving message shall satisfy the
appropriate _mqreceive_() or _mqtimedreceive_(), respectively. The
resulting behavior is as if the message queue remains empty, and
no notification shall be sent.RETURN VALUE top
Upon successful completion, the _mqnotify_() function shall return
a value of zero; otherwise, the function shall return a value of
-1 and set _[errno](../man3/errno.3.html)_ to indicate the error.ERRORS top
The _mqnotify_() function shall fail if:
**EBADF** The _mqdes_ argument is not a valid message queue descriptor.
**EBUSY** A process is already registered for notification by the
message queue.
The _mqnotify_() function may fail if:
**EINVAL** The _notification_ argument is NULL and the process is
currently not registered.
_The following sections are informative._EXAMPLES top
The following program registers a notification request for the
message queue named in its command-line argument. Notification is
performed by creating a thread. The thread executes a function
which reads one message from the queue and then terminates the
process.
#include <pthread.h>
#include <mqueue.h>
#include <assert.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <unistd.h>
static void /* Thread start function */
tfunc(union sigval sv)
{
struct mq_attr attr;
ssize_t nr;
void *buf;
mqd_t mqdes = *((mqd_t *) sv.sival_ptr);
/* Determine maximum msg size; allocate buffer to receive msg */
if (mq_getattr(mqdes, &attr) == -1) {
perror("mq_getattr");
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
buf = malloc(attr.mq_msgsize);
if (buf == NULL) {
perror("malloc");
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
nr = mq_receive(mqdes, buf, attr.mq_msgsize, NULL);
if (nr == -1) {
perror("mq_receive");
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
printf("Read %ld bytes from message queue\n", (long) nr);
free(buf);
exit(EXIT_SUCCESS); /* Terminate the process */
}
int
main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
mqd_t mqdes;
struct sigevent not;
assert(argc == 2);
mqdes = mq_open(argv[1], O_RDONLY);
if (mqdes == (mqd_t) -1) {
perror("mq_open");
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
not.sigev_notify = SIGEV_THREAD;
not.sigev_notify_function = tfunc;
not.sigev_notify_attributes = NULL;
not.sigev_value.sival_ptr = &mqdes; /* Arg. to thread func. */
if (mq_notify(mqdes, ¬) == -1) {
perror("mq_notify");
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
}
pause(); /* Process will be terminated by thread function */
}APPLICATION USAGE top
None.RATIONALE top
None.FUTURE DIRECTIONS top
None.SEE ALSO top
[mq_open(3p)](../man3/mq%5Fopen.3p.html), [mq_send(3p)](../man3/mq%5Fsend.3p.html), [mq_receive(3p)](../man3/mq%5Freceive.3p.html), [msgctl(3p)](../man3/msgctl.3p.html), [msgget(3p)](../man3/msgget.3p.html),
[msgrcv(3p)](../man3/msgrcv.3p.html), [msgsnd(3p)](../man3/msgsnd.3p.html)
The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2017, [mqueue.h(0p)](../man0/mqueue.h.0p.html)COPYRIGHT top
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,
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Pages that refer to this page:mqueue.h(0p), mq_getattr(3p), msgctl(3p), msgget(3p), msgrcv(3p), msgsnd(3p)