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struct msqid_ds{
struct ipc_perm msg_perm;
struct msg *msg_first;
struct msg *msg_last;
u_short msg_cbytes;
u_short msg_qnum;
u_short msg_qbytes;
u_short msg_lspid;
ushort msg_lrpid;
time_t msg_stime;
time_t msg_rtime;
time_t msg_ctime;
};
A message queue is implemented as a linked list of messages, with msg_first amd msg_last pointing to the first and last messages on the queue.
The IPC permissions for the message queue are implemented in a separate, but associated, ipc_perm structure.
A message queue is created indirectly via the msgget() call. If msgget() is called with a non-existent message queue ID, the kernel allocates a new msqid_ds structure, initializes it, and returns the message queue ID that is to be associated with the message queue.
The ipc_perm structure that defines permissions for message operations. See NOTES. A pointer to the first message on the queue. A pointer to the last message on the queue. The current number of bytes on the queue. The number of messages currently on the queue. The maximum number of bytes allowed on the queue. The process ID of the last process that called msgsnd() for the queue. The process ID of the last process that called msgrcv() for the queue. The time of the last msgsnd() operation. The time of the last msgrcv() operation. The time of the last msgctl() operation that changed a member of the msqid_ds structure.
The msg_perm field identifies the associated
ipc_perm
structure that defines the permissions for operations on the message
queue. The ipc_perm
structure (from the sys/ipc.h header file) is shown here.
struct ipc_perm {
ushort uid; /* owner's user id */
ushort gid; /* owner's group id */
ushort cuid; /* creator's user id */
ushort cgid; /* creator's group id */
ushort mode; /* access modes */
ushort seq; /* slot usage sequence number */
key_t key; /* key */
};
The
mode
field
is a 9-bit field that contains the permissions for message
operations. The first three bits identify owner permissions; the
second three bits identify group permissions; and the last three bits
identify other permissions. In each group, the first bit indicates read
permission; the second bit indicates write permission; and the third bit
is not used.