NAME

mq_getattr - get message queue attributes (REALTIME)

SYNOPSIS

[MSG] #include <mqueue.h>

int mq_getattr(mqd_t mqdes, struct mq_attr *mqstat);

DESCRIPTION

The mq_getattr() function shall obtain status information and attributes of the message queue and the open message queue description associated with the message queue descriptor.

The mqdes argument specifies a message queue descriptor.

The results shall be returned in the mq_attr structure referenced by the mqstat argument.

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 mq_setattr() calls: mq_flags.

The following attributes of the message queue shall be returned as set at message queue creation: mq_maxmsg, mq_msgsize.

Upon return, the following members within the mq_attr structure referenced by the mqstat argument shall be set to the current state of the message queue:

mq_curmsgs

The number of messages currently on the queue.

RETURN VALUE

Upon successful completion, the mq_getattr() function shall return zero. Otherwise, the function shall return -1 and set errno to indicate the error.

ERRORS

The mq_getattr() function shall fail if:

[EBADF]

The mqdes argument is not a valid message queue descriptor.

EXAMPLES

None.

APPLICATION USAGE

None.

RATIONALE

None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

None.

SEE ALSO

mq_open() , mq_send() , mq_setattr() , mq_timedsend() , msgctl() , msgget() , msgrcv() , msgsnd() , the Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <mqueue.h>

CHANGE HISTORY

First released in Issue 5. Included for alignment with the POSIX Realtime Extension.

Issue 6

The mq_getattr() function is marked as part of the Message Passing option.

The [ENOSYS] error condition has been removed as stubs need not be provided if an implementation does not support the Message Passing option.

The mq_timedsend() function is added to the SEE ALSO section for alignment with IEEE Std 1003.1d-1999.