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POSIXTY...MEMOPEN(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual POSIXTY...MEMOPEN(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

   posix_typed_mem_open — open a typed memory object (**ADVANCED**
   **REALTIME**)

SYNOPSIS top

   #include <sys/mman.h>

   int posix_typed_mem_open(const char *_name_, int _oflag_, int _tflag_);

DESCRIPTION top

   The _posixtypedmemopen_() function shall establish a connection
   between the typed memory object specified by the string pointed to
   by _name_ and a file descriptor. It shall create an open file
   description that refers to the typed memory object and a file
   descriptor that refers to that open file description. The file
   descriptor shall be allocated as described in _Section 2.14_, _File_
   _Descriptor Allocation_ and can be used by other functions to refer
   to that typed memory object. It is unspecified whether the name
   appears in the file system and is visible to other functions that
   take pathnames as arguments. The _name_ argument conforms to the
   construction rules for a pathname, except that the interpretation
   of <slash> characters other than the leading <slash> character in
   _name_ is implementation-defined, and that the length limits for the
   _name_ argument are implementation-defined and need not be the same
   as the pathname limits {PATH_MAX} and {NAME_MAX}.  If _name_ begins
   with the <slash> character, then processes calling
   _posixtypedmemopen_() with the same value of _name_ shall refer to
   the same typed memory object. If _name_ does not begin with the
   <slash> character, the effect is implementation-defined.

   Each typed memory object supported in a system shall be identified
   by a name which specifies not only its associated typed memory
   pool, but also the path or port by which it is accessed. That is,
   the same typed memory pool accessed via several different ports
   shall have several different corresponding names. The binding
   between names and typed memory objects is established in an
   implementation-defined manner. Unlike shared memory objects, there
   is no way within POSIX.1‐2008 for a program to create a typed
   memory object.

   The value of _tflag_ shall determine how the typed memory object
   behaves when subsequently mapped by calls to _mmap_().  At most, one
   of the following flags defined in _<sys/mman.h>_ may be specified:

   POSIX_TYPED_MEM_ALLOCATE
         Allocate on _mmap_().

   POSIX_TYPED_MEM_ALLOCATE_CONTIG
         Allocate contiguously on _mmap_().

   POSIX_TYPED_MEM_MAP_ALLOCATABLE
         Map on _mmap_(), without affecting allocatability.

   If _tflag_ has the flag POSIX_TYPED_MEM_ALLOCATE specified, any
   subsequent call to _mmap_() using the returned file descriptor shall
   result in allocation and mapping of typed memory from the
   specified typed memory pool. The allocated memory may be a
   contiguous previously unallocated area of the typed memory pool or
   several non-contiguous previously unallocated areas (mapped to a
   contiguous portion of the process address space). If _tflag_ has the
   flag POSIX_TYPED_MEM_ALLOCATE_CONTIG specified, any subsequent
   call to _mmap_() using the returned file descriptor shall result in
   allocation and mapping of a single contiguous previously
   unallocated area of the typed memory pool (also mapped to a
   contiguous portion of the process address space). If _tflag_ has
   none of the flags POSIX_TYPED_MEM_ALLOCATE or
   POSIX_TYPED_MEM_ALLOCATE_CONTIG specified, any subsequent call to
   _mmap_() using the returned file descriptor shall map an
   application-chosen area from the specified typed memory pool such
   that this mapped area becomes unavailable for allocation until
   unmapped by all processes. If _tflag_ has the flag
   POSIX_TYPED_MEM_MAP_ALLOCATABLE specified, any subsequent call to
   _mmap_() using the returned file descriptor shall map an
   application-chosen area from the specified typed memory pool
   without an effect on the availability of that area for allocation;
   that is, mapping such an object leaves each byte of the mapped
   area unallocated if it was unallocated prior to the mapping or
   allocated if it was allocated prior to the mapping. Appropriate
   privileges to specify the POSIX_TYPED_MEM_MAP_ALLOCATABLE flag are
   implementation-defined.

   If successful, _posixtypedmemopen_() shall return a file
   descriptor for the typed memory object.  The open file description
   is new, and therefore the file descriptor shall not share it with
   any other processes. It is unspecified whether the file offset is
   set. The FD_CLOEXEC file descriptor flag associated with the new
   file descriptor shall be cleared.

   The behavior of _msync_(), _ftruncate_(), and all file operations
   other than _mmap_(), _posixmemoffset_(), _posixtypedmemgetinfo_(),
   _fstat_(), _dup_(), _dup2_(), and _close_(), is unspecified when passed a
   file descriptor connected to a typed memory object by this
   function.

   The file status flags of the open file description shall be set
   according to the value of _oflag_.  Applications shall specify
   exactly one of the three access mode values described below and
   defined in the _<fcntl.h>_ header, as the value of _oflag_.

   O_RDONLY    Open for read access only.

   O_WRONLY    Open for write access only.

   O_RDWR      Open for read or write access.

RETURN VALUE top

   Upon successful completion, the _posixtypedmemopen_() function
   shall return a non-negative integer representing the file
   descriptor. Otherwise, it shall return -1 and set _[errno](../man3/errno.3.html)_ to
   indicate the error.

ERRORS top

   The _posixtypedmemopen_() function shall fail if:

   **EACCES** The typed memory object exists and the permissions
          specified by _oflag_ are denied.

   **EINTR** The _posixtypedmemopen_() operation was interrupted by a
          signal.

   **EINVAL** The flags specified in _tflag_ are invalid (more than one of
          POSIX_TYPED_MEM_ALLOCATE, POSIX_TYPED_MEM_ALLOCATE_CONTIG,
          or POSIX_TYPED_MEM_MAP_ALLOCATABLE is specified).

   **EMFILE** All file descriptors available to the process are currently
          open.

   **ENFILE** Too many file descriptors are currently open in the system.

   **ENOENT** The named typed memory object does not exist.

   **EPERM** The caller lacks appropriate privileges to specify the
          POSIX_TYPED_MEM_MAP_ALLOCATABLE flag in the _tflag_ argument.

   The _posixtypedmemopen_() function may fail if:

   **ENAMETOOLONG**
          The length of the _name_ argument exceeds {_POSIX_PATH_MAX}
          on systems that do not support the XSI option or exceeds
          {_XOPEN_PATH_MAX} on XSI systems, or has a pathname
          component that is longer than {_POSIX_NAME_MAX} on systems
          that do not support the XSI option or longer than
          {_XOPEN_NAME_MAX} on XSI systems.

   _The following sections are informative._

EXAMPLES top

   None.

APPLICATION USAGE top

   None.

RATIONALE top

   None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS top

   None.

SEE ALSO top

   _Section 2.14_, _File Descriptor Allocation_, [close(3p)](../man3/close.3p.html), [dup(3p)](../man3/dup.3p.html),
   [exec(1p)](../man1/exec.1p.html), [fcntl(3p)](../man3/fcntl.3p.html), [fstat(3p)](../man3/fstat.3p.html), [ftruncate(3p)](../man3/ftruncate.3p.html), [mmap(3p)](../man3/mmap.3p.html),
   [msync(3p)](../man3/msync.3p.html), [posix_mem_offset(3p)](../man3/posix%5Fmem%5Foffset.3p.html), [posix_typed_mem_get_info(3p)](../man3/posix%5Ftyped%5Fmem%5Fget%5Finfo.3p.html),
   [umask(3p)](../man3/umask.3p.html)

   The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2017, [fcntl.h(0p)](../man0/fcntl.h.0p.html),
   [sys_mman.h(0p)](../man0/sys%5Fmman.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
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