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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,
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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)