/// @file msg.h /// @brief Definition of structure for managing message queues. /// @copyright (c) 2014-2022 This file is distributed under the MIT License. /// See LICENSE.md for details. #pragma once #include "sys/types.h" #include "stddef.h" #include "time.h" #include "ipc.h" /// Type for storing the number of messages in a message queue. typedef unsigned int msgqnum_t; /// Type for storing the number of bytes in a message queue. typedef unsigned int msglen_t; /// @brief Buffer to use with the message queue IPC. typedef struct msgbuf { /// Type of the message. long mtype; /// Text of the message. char mtext[1]; } msgbuf_t; /// @brief Message queue data structure. typedef struct msqid_ds { /// Ownership and permissions. struct ipc_perm msg_perm; /// Time of last msgsnd(2). time_t msg_stime; /// Time of last msgrcv(2). time_t msg_rtime; /// Time of creation or last modification by msgctl(). time_t msg_ctime; /// Number of bytes in queue. unsigned long msg_cbytes; /// Number of messages in queue. msgqnum_t msg_qnum; /// Maximum number of bytes in queue. msglen_t msg_qbytes; /// PID of last msgsnd(2). pid_t msg_lspid; /// PID of last msgrcv(2). pid_t msg_lrpid; } msqid_ds_t; #ifdef __KERNEL__ /// @brief Get a System V message queue identifier. /// @param key can be used either to obtain the identifier of a previously /// created message queue, or to create a new set. /// @param msgflg controls the behaviour of the function. /// @return the message queue identifier, -1 on failure, and errno is set to /// indicate the error. long sys_msgget(key_t key, int msgflg); /// @brief Used to send messages. /// @param msqid the message queue identifier. /// @param msgp points to a used-defined msgbuf. /// @param msgsz specifies the size in bytes of mtext. /// @param msgflg specifies the action to be taken in case of specific events. /// @return 0 on success, -1 on failure and errno is set to indicate the error. long sys_msgsnd(int msqid, msgbuf_t *msgp, size_t msgsz, int msgflg); /// @brief Used to receive messages. /// @param msqid the message queue identifier. /// @param msgp points to a used-defined msgbuf. /// @param msgsz specifies the size in bytes of mtext. /// @param msgtyp specifies the type of message requested, as follows: /// - msgtyp == 0: the first message on the queue is received. /// - msgtyp > 0: the first message of type, msgtyp, is received. /// - msgtyp < 0: the first message of the lowest type that is less than or /// equal to the absolute value of msgtyp is received. /// @param msgflg specifies the action to be taken in case of specific events. /// @return 0 on success, -1 on failure and errno is set to indicate the error. long sys_msgrcv(int msqid, msgbuf_t *msgp, size_t msgsz, long msgtyp, int msgflg); /// @brief Message queue control operations. /// @param msqid the message queue identifier. /// @param cmd The command to perform. /// @param buf used with IPC_STAT and IPC_SET. /// @return 0 on success, -1 on failure and errno is set to indicate the error. long sys_msgctl(int msqid, int cmd, msqid_ds_t *buf); #else /// @brief Get a System V message queue identifier. /// @param key can be used either to obtain the identifier of a previously /// created message queue, or to create a new set. /// @param msgflg controls the behaviour of the function. /// @return the message queue identifier, -1 on failure, and errno is set to /// indicate the error. long msgget(key_t key, int msgflg); /// @brief Used to send messages. /// @param msqid the message queue identifier. /// @param msgp points to a used-defined msgbuf. /// @param msgsz specifies the size in bytes of mtext. /// @param msgflg specifies the action to be taken in case of specific events. /// @return 0 on success, -1 on failure and errno is set to indicate the error. long msgsnd(int msqid, msgbuf_t *msgp, size_t msgsz, int msgflg); /// @brief Used to receive messages. /// @param msqid the message queue identifier. /// @param msgp points to a used-defined msgbuf. /// @param msgsz specifies the size in bytes of mtext. /// @param msgtyp specifies the type of message requested, as follows: /// - msgtyp == 0: the first message on the queue is received. /// - msgtyp > 0: the first message of type, msgtyp, is received. /// - msgtyp < 0: the first message of the lowest type that is less than or /// equal to the absolute value of msgtyp is received. /// @param msgflg specifies the action to be taken in case of specific events. /// @return 0 on success, -1 on failure and errno is set to indicate the error. long msgrcv(int msqid, msgbuf_t *msgp, size_t msgsz, long msgtyp, int msgflg); /// @brief Message queue control operations. /// @param msqid the message queue identifier. /// @param cmd The command to perform. /// @param buf used with IPC_STAT and IPC_SET. /// @return 0 on success, -1 on failure and errno is set to indicate the error. long msgctl(int msqid, int cmd, msqid_ds_t *buf); #endif