glibc/sysvipc/sys/msg.h

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#ifndef _SYS_MSG_H
#define _SYS_MSG_H

#include <features.h>
#include <sys/types.h>

/* Get common definition of System V style IPC.  */
#include <sys/ipc.h>

/* Get system dependent definition of `struct msqid_ds' and more.  */
#include <bits/msq.h>

/* The following System V style IPC functions implement a message queue
   system.  The definition is found in XPG2.  */

/* Template for struct to be used as argument for `msgsnd' and `msgrcv'.  */
struct msgbuf
  {
    long int mtype;		/* type of received/sent message */
    char mtext[1];		/* text of the message */
  };


__BEGIN_DECLS

/* Message queue control operation.  */
extern int msgctl (int __msqid, int __cmd, struct msqid_ds *__buf) __THROW;

/* Get messages queue.  */
extern int msgget (key_t __key, int __msgflg) __THROW;

/* Receive message from message queue.  */
extern int msgrcv (int __msqid, void *__msgp, size_t __msgsz,
		   long int __msgtyp, int __msgflg) __THROW;

/* Send message to message queue.  */
extern int msgsnd (int __msqid, __const void *__msgp, size_t __msgsz,
		   int __msgflg) __THROW;

__END_DECLS

#endif /* sys/msg.h */