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MSGCTL(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual MSGCTL(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

   msgctl — XSI message control operations

SYNOPSIS top

   #include <sys/msg.h>

   int msgctl(int _msqid_, int _cmd_, struct msqid_ds *_buf_);

DESCRIPTION top

   The _msgctl_() function operates on XSI message queues (see the Base
   Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2017, _Section 3.226_, _Message Queue_).
   It is unspecified whether this function interoperates with the
   realtime interprocess communication facilities defined in _Section_
   _2.8_, _Realtime_.

   The _msgctl_() function shall provide message control operations as
   specified by _cmd_.  The following values for _cmd_, and the message
   control operations they specify, are:

   IPC_STAT    Place the current value of each member of the **msqid_ds**
               data structure associated with _msqid_ into the
               structure pointed to by _buf_.  The contents of this
               structure are defined in _<sys/msg.h>_.

   IPC_SET     Set the value of the following members of the **msqid_ds**
               data structure associated with _msqid_ to the
               corresponding value found in the structure pointed to
               by _buf_:

                   msg_perm.uid
                   msg_perm.gid
                   msg_perm.mode
                   msg_qbytes

               Also, the _msgctime_ timestamp shall be set to the
               current time, as described in _Section 2.7.1_, _IPC_
               _General Description_.

               IPC_SET can only be executed by a process with
               appropriate privileges or that has an effective user
               ID equal to the value of **msg_perm.cuid** or **msg_perm.uid**
               in the **msqid_ds** data structure associated with _msqid_.
               Only a process with appropriate privileges can raise
               the value of **msg_qbytes**.

   IPC_RMID    Remove the message queue identifier specified by _msqid_
               from the system and destroy the message queue and
               **msqid_ds** data structure associated with it. IPC_RMD
               can only be executed by a process with appropriate
               privileges or one that has an effective user ID equal
               to the value of **msg_perm.cuid** or **msg_perm.uid** in the
               **msqid_ds** data structure associated with _msqid_.

RETURN VALUE top

   Upon successful completion, _msgctl_() shall return 0; otherwise, it
   shall return -1 and set _[errno](../man3/errno.3.html)_ to indicate the error.

ERRORS top

   The _msgctl_() function shall fail if:

   **EACCES** The argument _cmd_ is IPC_STAT and the calling process does
          not have read permission; see _Section 2.7_, _XSI Interprocess_
          _Communication_.

   **EINVAL** The value of _msqid_ is not a valid message queue identifier;
          or the value of _cmd_ is not a valid command.

   **EPERM** The argument _cmd_ is IPC_RMID or IPC_SET and the effective
          user ID of the calling process is not equal to that of a
          process with appropriate privileges and it is not equal to
          the value of **msg_perm.cuid** or **msg_perm.uid** in the data
          structure associated with _msqid_.

   **EPERM** The argument _cmd_ is IPC_SET, an attempt is being made to
          increase to the value of **msg_qbytes**, and the effective user
          ID of the calling process does not have appropriate
          privileges.

   _The following sections are informative._

EXAMPLES top

   None.

APPLICATION USAGE top

   The POSIX Realtime Extension defines alternative interfaces for
   interprocess communication (IPC). Application developers who need
   to use IPC should design their applications so that modules using
   the IPC routines described in _Section 2.7_, _XSI Interprocess_
   _Communication_ can be easily modified to use the alternative
   interfaces.

RATIONALE top

   None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS top

   None.

SEE ALSO top

   _Section 2.7_, _XSI Interprocess Communication_, _Section 2.8_,
   _Realtime_, [mq_close(3p)](../man3/mq%5Fclose.3p.html), [mq_getattr(3p)](../man3/mq%5Fgetattr.3p.html), [mq_notify(3p)](../man3/mq%5Fnotify.3p.html),
   [mq_open(3p)](../man3/mq%5Fopen.3p.html), [mq_receive(3p)](../man3/mq%5Freceive.3p.html), [mq_send(3p)](../man3/mq%5Fsend.3p.html), [mq_setattr(3p)](../man3/mq%5Fsetattr.3p.html),
   [mq_unlink(3p)](../man3/mq%5Funlink.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, _Section 3.226_,
   _Message Queue_, [sys_msg.h(0p)](../man0/sys%5Fmsg.h.0p.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
   document. The original Standard can be obtained online at
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Pages that refer to this page:sys_msg.h(0p), ipcrm(1p), mq_close(3p), mq_getattr(3p), mq_notify(3p), mq_open(3p), mq_receive(3p), mq_setattr(3p), mq_unlink(3p), msgget(3p), msgrcv(3p), msgsnd(3p)