NAME
shmget — get an
XSI shared memory segment
SYNOPSIS
int shmget(key_t key, size_t size, int shmflg);
DESCRIPTION
The shmget () function operates on XSI
shared memory (see XBD V1_chap03(7)). It is unspecified
whether this function interoperates with the realtime interprocess
communication facilities defined in V2_chap02(3).
The shmget () function shall return the
shared memory identifier associated with key.
A shared memory identifier, associated data structure, and shared memory segment of at least size bytes (see <sys/shm.h>) are created for key if one of the following is true:
- The argument key is equal to IPC_PRIVATE.
- The argument key does not already have a shared memory identifier associated with it and ( shmflg &IPC_CREAT) is non-zero.
Upon creation, the data structure associated with the new shared memory identifier shall be initialized as follows:
- The values of shm_perm.cuid, shm_perm.uid, shm_perm.cgid, and shm_perm.gid are set to the effective user ID and effective group ID, respectively, of the calling process.
- The low-order nine bits of shm_perm.mode are set to the low-order nine bits of shmflg.
- The value of shm_segsz is set to the value of size.
- The values of shm_lpid, shm_nattch, shm_atime, and shm_dtime are set to 0.
- The value of shm_ctime is set to the current time, as described in V2_chap02(3).
When the shared memory segment is created, it shall be initialized with all zero values.
RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion, shmget ()
shall return a non-negative integer, namely a shared memory identifier;
otherwise, it shall return -1 and set
errno to
indicate the error.
ERRORS
The shmget () function shall fail if:
- [EACCES]
- A shared memory identifier exists for key but operation permission as specified by the low-order nine bits of shmflg would not be granted; see 2.7 XSI Interprocess Communication .
- [EEXIST]
- A shared memory identifier exists for the argument key but ( shmflg &IPC_CREAT) &&( shmflg &IPC_EXCL) is non-zero.
- [EINVAL]
- A shared memory segment is to be created and the value of size is less than the system-imposed minimum or greater than the system-imposed maximum.
- [EINVAL]
- No shared memory segment is to be created and a shared memory segment exists for key but the size of the segment associated with it is less than size .
- [ENOENT]
- A shared memory identifier does not exist for the argument key and ( shmflg &IPC_CREAT) is 0.
- [ENOMEM]
- A shared memory identifier and associated shared memory segment are to be created, but the amount of available physical memory is not sufficient to fill the request.
- [ENOSPC]
- A shared memory identifier is to be created, but the system-imposed limit on the maximum number of allowed shared memory identifiers system-wide would be exceeded.
EXAMPLES
None.
APPLICATION USAGE
The POSIX Realtime Extension defines alternative interfaces for interprocess communication. Application developers who need to use IPC should design their applications so that modules using the IPC routines described in V2_chap02(3) can be easily modified to use the alternative interfaces.
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSO
V2_chap02(3), V2_chap02(3), ftok(3), shmat(3), shmctl(3), shmdt(3), shm_open(3), shm_unlink(3)
XBD V1_chap03(7), <sys/shm.h>
CHANGE HISTORY
First released in Issue 2. Derived from Issue 2 of the SVID.
Issue 5
Moved from SHARED MEMORY to BASE.
The note about use of POSIX Realtime Extension IPC routines has been moved from FUTURE DIRECTIONS to a new APPLICATION USAGE section.
Issue 7
POSIX.1-2008, Technical Corrigendum 1, XSH/TC1-2008/0575 [345], XSH/TC1-2008/0576 [363], and XSH/TC1-2008/0577 [344] are applied.
POSIX.1-2008, Technical Corrigendum 2, XSH/TC2-2008/0328 [640] is applied.