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

   msgsnd — XSI message send operation

SYNOPSIS top

   #include <sys/msg.h>

   int msgsnd(int _msqid_, const void *_msgp_, size_t _msgsz_, int _msgflg_);

DESCRIPTION top

   The _msgsnd_() 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 _msgsnd_() function shall send a message to the queue associated
   with the message queue identifier specified by _msqid_.

   The application shall ensure that the argument _msgp_ points to a
   user-defined buffer that contains first a field of type **long**
   specifying the type of the message, and then a data portion that
   holds the data bytes of the message. The structure below is an
   example of what this user-defined buffer might look like:

       struct mymsg {
           long   mtype;       /* Message type. */
           char   mtext[1];    /* Message text. */
       }

   The structure member _mtype_ is a non-zero positive type **long** that
   can be used by the receiving process for message selection.

   The structure member _mtext_ is any text of length _msgsz_ bytes. The
   argument _msgsz_ can range from 0 to a system-imposed maximum.

   The argument _msgflg_ specifies the action to be taken if one or
   more of the following is true:

    *  The number of bytes already on the queue is equal to
       **msg_qbytes**; see _<sys/msg.h>_.

    *  The total number of messages on all queues system-wide is
       equal to the system-imposed limit.

   These actions are as follows:

    *  If (_msgflg_ & IPC_NOWAIT) is non-zero, the message shall not be
       sent and the calling thread shall return immediately.

    *  If (_msgflg_ & IPC_NOWAIT) is 0, the calling thread shall
       suspend execution until one of the following occurs:

       --  The condition responsible for the suspension no longer
           exists, in which case the message is sent.

       --  The message queue identifier _msqid_ is removed from the
           system; when this occurs, _[errno](../man3/errno.3.html)_ shall be set to **[EIDRM]**
           and -1 shall be returned.

       --  The calling thread receives a signal that is to be caught;
           in this case the message is not sent and the calling
           thread resumes execution in the manner prescribed in
           [sigaction(3p)](../man3/sigaction.3p.html).

   Upon successful completion, the following actions are taken with
   respect to the data structure associated with _msqid_; see
   _<sys/msg.h>_:

    *  **msg_qnum** shall be incremented by 1.

    *  **msg_lspid** shall be set to the process ID of the calling
       process.

    *  **msg_stime** shall be set to the current time, as described in
       _Section 2.7.1_, _IPC General Description_.

RETURN VALUE top

   Upon successful completion, _msgsnd_() shall return 0; otherwise, no
   message shall be sent, _msgsnd_() shall return -1, and _[errno](../man3/errno.3.html)_ shall
   be set to indicate the error.

ERRORS top

   The _msgsnd_() function shall fail if:

   **EACCES** Operation permission is denied to the calling process; see
          _Section 2.7_, _XSI Interprocess Communication_.

   **EAGAIN** The message cannot be sent for one of the reasons cited
          above and (_msgflg_ & IPC_NOWAIT) is non-zero.

   **EIDRM** The message queue identifier _msqid_ is removed from the
          system.

   **EINTR** The _msgsnd_() function was interrupted by a signal.

   **EINVAL** The value of _msqid_ is not a valid message queue identifier,
          or the value of _mtype_ is less than 1; or the value of _msgsz_
          is greater than the system-imposed limit.

   _The following sections are informative._

EXAMPLES top

Sending a Message The following example sends a message to the queue identified by the msqid argument (assuming that value has previously been set). This call specifies that an error should be reported if no message is available. The message size is calculated directly using the sizeof operator.

       #include <sys/msg.h>
       ...
       int result;
       int msqid;
       struct message {
           long type;
           char text[20];
       } msg;

       msg.type = 1;
       strcpy(msg.text, "This is message 1");
       ...
       result = msgsnd(msqid, (void *) &msg, sizeof(msg.text), IPC_NOWAIT);

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), [msgctl(3p)](../man3/msgctl.3p.html), [msgget(3p)](../man3/msgget.3p.html), [msgrcv(3p)](../man3/msgrcv.3p.html), [sigaction(3p)](../man3/sigaction.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)

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,
   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), ipcs(1p), mq_close(3p), mq_getattr(3p), mq_notify(3p), mq_open(3p), mq_receive(3p), mq_setattr(3p), mq_unlink(3p), msgctl(3p), msgget(3p), msgrcv(3p)