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

   shmctl — XSI shared memory control operations

SYNOPSIS top

   #include <sys/shm.h>

   int shmctl(int _shmid_, int _cmd_, struct shmid_ds *_buf_);

DESCRIPTION top

   The _shmctl_() function operates on XSI shared memory (see the Base
   Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2017, _Section 3.346_, _Shared Memory_
   _Object_).  It is unspecified whether this function interoperates
   with the realtime interprocess communication facilities defined in
   _Section 2.8_, _Realtime_.

   The _shmctl_() function provides a variety of shared memory control
   operations as specified by _cmd_.  The following values for _cmd_ are
   available:

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

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

                   shm_perm.uid
                   shm_perm.gid
                   shm_perm.mode    Low-order nine bits.

               Also, the _shmctime_ 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 that has an
               effective user ID equal to either that of a process
               with appropriate privileges or to the value of
               _shmperm.cuid_ or _shmperm.uid_ in the **shmid_ds** data
               structure associated with _shmid_.

   IPC_RMID    Remove the shared memory identifier specified by _shmid_
               from the system and destroy the shared memory segment
               and **shmid_ds** data structure associated with it.
               IPC_RMID can only be executed by a process that has an
               effective user ID equal to either that of a process
               with appropriate privileges or to the value of
               _shmperm.cuid_ or _shmperm.uid_ in the **shmid_ds** data
               structure associated with _shmid_.

RETURN VALUE top

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

ERRORS top

   The _shmctl_() function shall fail if:

   **EACCES** The argument _cmd_ is equal to IPC_STAT and the calling
          process does not have read permission; see _Section 2.7_, _XSI_
          _Interprocess Communication_.

   **EINVAL** The value of _shmid_ is not a valid shared memory identifier,
          or the value of _cmd_ is not a valid command.

   **EPERM** The argument _cmd_ is equal to 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 _shmperm.cuid_ or _shmperm.uid_ in the
          data structure associated with _shmid_.

   The _shmctl_() function may fail if:

   **EOVERFLOW**
          The _cmd_ argument is IPC_STAT and the _gid_ or _uid_ value is
          too large to be stored in the structure pointed to by the
          _buf_ argument.

   _The following sections are informative._

EXAMPLES top

   None.

APPLICATION USAGE top

   The POSIX Realtime Extension defines alternative interfaces for
   interprocess communication. 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_, [shmat(3p)](../man3/shmat.3p.html), [shmdt(3p)](../man3/shmdt.3p.html), [shmget(3p)](../man3/shmget.3p.html), [shm_open(3p)](../man3/shm%5Fopen.3p.html),
   [shm_unlink(3p)](../man3/shm%5Funlink.3p.html)

   The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2017, _Section 3.346_, _Shared_
   _Memory Object_, [sys_shm.h(0p)](../man0/sys%5Fshm.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_shm.h(0p), ipcrm(1p), shmat(3p), shmdt(3p), shmget(3p), shm_open(3p), shm_unlink(3p)