1MSGSND(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual MSGSND(3P)
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13 msgsnd — XSI message send operation
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16 #include <sys/msg.h>
17 int msgsnd(int msqid, const void *msgp, size_t msgsz, int msgflg);
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21 The msgsnd() function operates on XSI message queues (see the Base Def‐
22 initions volume of POSIX.1‐2008, Section 3.225, Message Queue). It is
23 unspecified whether this function interoperates with the realtime
24 interprocess communication facilities defined in Section 2.8, Realtime.
25 The msgsnd() function shall send a message to the queue associated with
27 the message queue identifier specified by msqid.
28 The application shall ensure that the argument msgp points to a user-
30 defined buffer that contains first a field of type long specifying the
31 type of the message, and then a data portion that holds the data bytes
32 of the message. The structure below is an example of what this user-
33 defined buffer might look like:
34 struct mymsg {
36 long mtype; /* Message type. */
37 char mtext[1]; /* Message text. */
38 }
39 The structure member mtype is a non-zero positive type long that can be
41 used by the receiving process for message selection.
42 The structure member mtext is any text of length msgsz bytes. The argu‐
44 ment msgsz can range from 0 to a system-imposed maximum.
45 The argument msgflg specifies the action to be taken if one or more of
47 the following is true:
48 * The number of bytes already on the queue is equal to msg_qbytes;
50 see <sys/msg.h>.
51 * The total number of messages on all queues system-wide is equal to
53 the system-imposed limit.
54 These actions are as follows:
56 * If (msgflg & IPC_NOWAIT) is non-zero, the message shall not be sent
58 and the calling thread shall return immediately.
59 * If (msgflg & IPC_NOWAIT) is 0, the calling thread shall suspend
61 execution until one of the following occurs:
62 -- The condition responsible for the suspension no longer exists,
64 in which case the message is sent.
65 -- The message queue identifier msqid is removed from the system;
67 when this occurs, errno shall be set to [EIDRM] and −1 shall be
68 returned.
69 -- The calling thread receives a signal that is to be caught; in
71 this case the message is not sent and the calling thread
72 resumes execution in the manner prescribed in sigaction().
73 Upon successful completion, the following actions are taken with
75 respect to the data structure associated with msqid; see <sys/msg.h>:
76 * msg_qnum shall be incremented by 1.
78 * msg_lspid shall be set to the process ID of the calling process.
80 * msg_stime shall be set to the current time, as described in Section
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85 Upon successful completion, msgsnd() shall return 0; otherwise, no mes‐
86 sage shall be sent, msgsnd() shall return −1, and errno shall be set to
87 indicate the error.
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90 The msgsnd() function shall fail if:
91 EACCES Operation permission is denied to the calling process; see Sec‐
93 tion 2.7, XSI Interprocess Communication.
94 EAGAIN The message cannot be sent for one of the reasons cited above
96 and (msgflg & IPC_NOWAIT) is non-zero.
97 EIDRM The message queue identifier msqid is removed from the system.
99 EINTR The msgsnd() function was interrupted by a signal.
101 EINVAL The value of msqid is not a valid message queue identifier, or
103 the value of mtype is less than 1; or the value of msgsz is
104 greater than the system-imposed limit.
105 The following sections are informative.
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109 Sending a Message
110 The following example sends a message to the queue identified by the
111 msqid argument (assuming that value has previously been set). This call
112 specifies that an error should be reported if no message is available.
113 The message size is calculated directly using the sizeof operator.
114 #include <sys/msg.h>
116 ...
117 int result;
118 int msqid;
119 struct message {
120 long type;
121 char text[20];
122 } msg;
123 msg.type = 1;
125 strcpy(msg.text, "This is message 1");
126 ...
127 result = msgsnd(msqid, (void *) &msg, sizeof(msg.text), IPC_NOWAIT);
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130 The POSIX Realtime Extension defines alternative interfaces for inter‐
131 process communication (IPC). Application developers who need to use IPC
132 should design their applications so that modules using the IPC routines
133 described in Section 2.7, XSI Interprocess Communication can be easily
134 modified to use the alternative interfaces.
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137 None.
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140 None.
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143 Section 2.7, XSI Interprocess Communication, Section 2.8, Realtime,
144 mq_close(), mq_getattr(), mq_notify(), mq_open(), mq_receive(),
145 mq_send(), mq_setattr(), mq_unlink(), msgctl(), msgget(), msgrcv(),
146 sigaction()
147 The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2008, Section 3.225, Message
149 Queue, <sys_msg.h>
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152 Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form
153 from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2013 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
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