mq_getattr.3p (3162B)
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- .TH MQ_GETATTR "3P" 2017 "IEEE/The Open Group" "POSIX Programmer's Manual"
- .\"
- .SH PROLOG
- 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.
- .\"
- .SH NAME
- mq_getattr
- \(em get message queue attributes
- (\fBREALTIME\fP)
- .SH SYNOPSIS
- .LP
- .nf
- #include <mqueue.h>
- .P
- int mq_getattr(mqd_t \fImqdes\fP, struct mq_attr *\fImqstat\fP);
- .fi
- .SH DESCRIPTION
- The
- \fImq_getattr\fR()
- function shall obtain status information and attributes of the message
- queue and the open message queue description associated with the
- message queue descriptor.
- .P
- The
- .IR mqdes
- argument specifies a message queue descriptor.
- .P
- The results shall be returned in the
- .BR mq_attr
- structure referenced by the
- .IR mqstat
- argument.
- .P
- Upon return, the following members shall have the values associated
- with the open message queue description as set when the message queue
- was opened and as modified by subsequent
- \fImq_setattr\fR()
- calls:
- .IR mq_flags .
- .P
- The following attributes of the message queue shall be returned as set
- at message queue creation:
- .IR mq_maxmsg ,
- .IR mq_msgsize .
- .P
- Upon return, the following members within the
- .BR mq_attr
- structure referenced by the
- .IR mqstat
- argument shall be set to the current state of the message queue:
- .IP "\fImq_curmsgs\fP" 10
- The number of messages currently on the queue.
- .SH "RETURN VALUE"
- Upon successful completion, the
- \fImq_getattr\fR()
- function shall return zero. Otherwise, the function shall return
- \-1 and set
- .IR errno
- to indicate the error.
- .SH ERRORS
- The
- \fImq_getattr\fR()
- function may fail if:
- .TP
- .BR EBADF
- The
- .IR mqdes
- argument is not a valid message queue descriptor.
- .LP
- .IR "The following sections are informative."
- .SH EXAMPLES
- See
- .IR "\fImq_notify\fR\^(\|)".
- .SH "APPLICATION USAGE"
- None.
- .SH RATIONALE
- None.
- .SH "FUTURE DIRECTIONS"
- None.
- .SH "SEE ALSO"
- .IR "\fImq_notify\fR\^(\|)",
- .IR "\fImq_open\fR\^(\|)",
- .IR "\fImq_send\fR\^(\|)",
- .IR "\fImq_setattr\fR\^(\|)",
- .IR "\fImsgctl\fR\^(\|)",
- .IR "\fImsgget\fR\^(\|)",
- .IR "\fImsgrcv\fR\^(\|)",
- .IR "\fImsgsnd\fR\^(\|)"
- .P
- The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1\(hy2017,
- .IR "\fB<mqueue.h>\fP"
- .\"
- .SH COPYRIGHT
- 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
- http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .
- .PP
- Any typographical or formatting errors that appear
- in this page are most likely
- to have been introduced during the conversion of the source files to
- man page format. To report such errors, see
- https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/reporting_bugs.html .