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Named Message Queue Interfaces
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NuttX supports POSIX named message queues for inter-task communication.
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Any task may send or receive messages on named message queues. Interrupt
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handlers may send messages via named message queues.
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- :c:func:`mq_open`
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- :c:func:`mq_close`
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- :c:func:`mq_unlink`
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- :c:func:`mq_send`
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- :c:func:`mq_timedsend`
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- :c:func:`mq_receive`
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- :c:func:`mq_timedreceive`
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- :c:func:`mq_notify`
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- :c:func:`mq_setattr`
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- :c:func:`mq_getattr`
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.. c:function:: mqd_t mq_open(const char *mqName, int oflags, ...)
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Establishes a connection between a named message queue and the calling
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task. After a successful call of mq_open(), the task can reference the
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message queue using the address returned by the call. The message queue
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remains usable until it is closed by a successful call to mq_close().
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:param mqName: Name of the queue to open
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:param oflags: Open flags. These may be any combination of:
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- ``O_RDONLY``. Open for read access.
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- ``O_WRONLY``. Open for write access.
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- ``O_RDWR``. Open for both read & write access.
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- ``O_CREAT``. Create message queue if it does not already exist.
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- ``O_EXCL``. Name must not exist when opened.
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- ``O_NONBLOCK``. Don't wait for data.
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:param ``...``: **Optional parameters**. When the O_CREAT flag is specified,
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POSIX requires that a third and fourth parameter be supplied:
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- ``mode``. The mode parameter is of type mode_t. In the POSIX
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specification, this mode value provides file permission bits for
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the message queue. This parameter is required but not used in the
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present implementation.
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- ``attr``. A pointer to an mq_attr that is provided to initialize.
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the message queue. If attr is NULL, then the messages queue is
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created with implementation-defined default message queue
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attributes. If attr is non-NULL, then the message queue mq_maxmsg
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attribute is set to the corresponding value when the queue is
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created. The mq_maxmsg attribute determines the maximum number of
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messages that can be queued before addition attempts to send
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messages on the message queue fail or cause the sender to block;
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the mq_msgsize attribute determines the maximum size of a message
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that can be sent or received. Other elements of attr are ignored
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(i.e, set to default message queue attributes).
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:return: A message queue descriptor or -1 (``ERROR``)
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**POSIX Compatibility:** Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same
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name. Differences from the full POSIX implementation include:
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- The mq_msgsize attributes determines the maximum size of a message
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that may be sent or received. In the present implementation, this
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maximum message size is limited at 22 bytes.
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.. c:function:: int mq_close(mqd_t mqdes)
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Used to indicate that the calling task is finished with the specified
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message queued ``mqdes``. The ``mq_close()`` deallocates any system
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resources allocated by the system for use by this task for its message
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queue.
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If the calling task has attached a notification request to the message
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queue via this ``mqdes`` (see ``mq_notify()``), this attachment will be
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removed and the message queue is available for another task to attach
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for notification.
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:param mqdes: Message queue descriptor.
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:return: 0 (``OK``) if the message queue is closed successfully, otherwise, -1
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(``ERROR``).
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**Assumptions/Limitations:**
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- The behavior of a task that is blocked on either a ``mq_send()`` or
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``mq_receive()`` is undefined when ``mq_close()`` is called.
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- The result of using this message queue descriptor after successful
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return from ``mq_close()`` is undefined.
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**POSIX Compatibility:** Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same
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name.
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.. c:function:: int mq_unlink(const char *mqName)
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Removes the message queue named by
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"mqName." If one or more tasks have the message queue open when
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``mq_unlink()`` is called, removal of the message queue is postponed
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until all references to the message queue have been closed.
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:param mqName: Name of the message queue
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**POSIX Compatibility:** Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same
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name.
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.. c:function:: int mq_send(mqd_t mqdes, const void *msg, size_t msglen, int prio)
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Adds the specified message, ``msg``, to the message queue, ``mqdes``.
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The ``msglen`` parameter specifies the length of the message in bytes
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pointed to by ``msg``. This length must not exceed the maximum message
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length from the ``mq_getattr()``.
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If the message queue is not full, ``mq_send()`` will place the ``msg``
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in the message queue at the position indicated by the ``prio`` argument.
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Messages with higher priority will be inserted before lower priority
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messages The value of ``prio`` must not exceed ``MQ_PRIO_MAX``.
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If the specified message queue is full and ``O_NONBLOCK`` is not set in
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the message queue, then ``mq_send()`` will block until space becomes
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available to the queue the message.
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If the message queue is full and ``NON_BLOCK`` is set, the message is
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not queued and ``ERROR`` is returned.
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**NOTE**: ``mq_send()`` may be called from an interrupt handler.
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However, it behaves differently when called from the interrupt level:
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- It does not check the size of the queue. It will always post the
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message, even if there are already too many messages in queue. This is
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because the interrupt handler does not have the option of waiting for
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the message queue to become non-full.
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- It doesn't allocate new memory (because you cannot allocate memory
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from an interrupt handler). Instead, there is a pool of pre-allocated
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message structures that may be used just for sending messages from
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interrupt handlers. The number of such pre-allocated messages is set
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by the ``PREALLOC_MQ_IRQ_MSGS`` configuration parameter.
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:param mqdes: Message queue descriptor.
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:param msg: Message to send.
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:param msglen: The length of the message in bytes.
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:param prio: The priority of the message.
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:return: On success, ``mq_send()`` returns 0 (``OK``); on
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error, -1 (``ERROR``) is returned, with ```errno`` <#ErrnoAccess>`__ set
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to indicate the error:
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- ``EAGAIN``. The queue was empty, and the ``O_NONBLOCK`` flag was set
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for the message queue description referred to by ``mqdes``.
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- ``EINVAL``. Either ``msg`` or ``mqdes`` is ``NULL`` or the value of
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``prio`` is invalid.
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- ``EPERM``. Message queue opened not opened for writing.
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- ``EMSGSIZE``. ``msglen`` was greater than the ``maxmsgsize``
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attribute of the message queue.
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- ``EINTR``. The call was interrupted by a signal handler.
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**POSIX Compatibility:** Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same
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name.
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.. c:function:: int mq_timedsend(mqd_t mqdes, const char *msg, size_t msglen, int prio, \
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const struct timespec *abstime);
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Adds the specified message, ``msg``, to the message queue, ``mqdes``.
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The ``msglen`` parameter specifies the length of the message in bytes
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pointed to by ``msg``. This length must not exceed the maximum message
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length from the ``mq_getattr()``.
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If the message queue is not full, ``mq_timedsend()`` will place the
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``msg`` in the message queue at the position indicated by the ``prio``
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argument. Messages with higher priority will be inserted before lower
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priority messages The value of ``prio`` must not exceed ``MQ_PRIO_MAX``.
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If the specified message queue is full and ``O_NONBLOCK`` is not set in
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the message queue, then ``mq_send()`` will block until space becomes
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available to the queue the message or until a timeout occurs.
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``mq_timedsend()`` behaves just like ``mq_send()``, except that if the
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queue is full and the ``O_NONBLOCK`` flag is not enabled for the message
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queue description, then ``abstime`` points to a structure which
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specifies a ceiling on the time for which the call will block. This
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ceiling is an absolute timeout in seconds and nanoseconds since the
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Epoch (midnight on the morning of 1 January 1970).
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If the message queue is full, and the timeout has already expired by the
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time of the call, ``mq_timedsend()`` returns immediately.
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:param mqdes: Message queue descriptor.
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:param msg: Message to send.
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:param msglen: The length of the message in bytes.
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:param prio: The priority of the message.
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:return: On success, ``mq_send()`` returns 0 (``OK``); on
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error, -1 (``ERROR``) is returned, with ```errno`` <#ErrnoAccess>`__ set
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to indicate the error:
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- ``EAGAIN``. The queue was empty, and the ``O_NONBLOCK`` flag was set
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for the message queue description referred to by ``mqdes``.
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- ``EINVAL``. Either ``msg`` or ``mqdes`` is ``NULL`` or the value of
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``prio`` is invalid.
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- ``EPERM``. Message queue opened not opened for writing.
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- ``EMSGSIZE``. ``msglen`` was greater than the ``maxmsgsize``
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attribute of the message queue.
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- ``EINTR``. The call was interrupted by a signal handler.
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**POSIX Compatibility:** Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same
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name.
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.. c:function:: ssize_t mq_receive(mqd_t mqdes, void *msg, size_t msglen, int *prio)
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Receives the oldest of the highest priority messages from the message
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queue specified by ``mqdes``. If the size of the buffer in bytes,
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``msgLen``, is less than the ``mq_msgsize`` attribute of the message
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queue, ``mq_receive()`` will return an error. Otherwise, the selected
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message is removed from the queue and copied to ``msg``.
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If the message queue is empty and ``O_NONBLOCK`` was not set,
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``mq_receive()`` will block until a message is added to the message
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queue. If more than one task is waiting to receive a message, only the
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task with the highest priority that has waited the longest will be
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unblocked.
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If the queue is empty and ``O_NONBLOCK`` is set, ``ERROR`` will be
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returned.
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:param mqdes: Message Queue Descriptor.
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:param msg: Buffer to receive the message.
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:param msglen: Size of the buffer in bytes.
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:param prio: If not NULL, the location to store message priority.
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:return: On success, the length of the selected message in bytes is
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returned. On failure, -1 (``ERROR``) is returned and the
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```errno`` <#ErrnoAccess>`__ is set appropriately:
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- ``EAGAIN`` The queue was empty and the ``O_NONBLOCK`` flag was set
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for the message queue description referred to by ``mqdes``.
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- ``EPERM`` Message queue opened not opened for reading.
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- ``EMSGSIZE`` ``msglen`` was less than the ``maxmsgsize`` attribute of
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the message queue.
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- ``EINTR`` The call was interrupted by a signal handler.
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- ``EINVAL`` Invalid ``msg`` or ``mqdes``
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**POSIX Compatibility:** Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same
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name.
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.. c:function:: ssize_t mq_timedreceive(mqd_t mqdes, void *msg, size_t msglen, \
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int *prio, const struct timespec *abstime);
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Receives the oldest of the highest priority messages from the message
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queue specified by ``mqdes``. If the size of the buffer in bytes,
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``msgLen``, is less than the ``mq_msgsize`` attribute of the message
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queue, ``mq_timedreceive()`` will return an error. Otherwise, the
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selected message is removed from the queue and copied to ``msg``.
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If the message queue is empty and ``O_NONBLOCK`` was not set,
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``mq_timedreceive()`` will block until a message is added to the message
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queue (or until a timeout occurs). If more than one task is waiting to
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receive a message, only the task with the highest priority that has
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waited the longest will be unblocked.
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``mq_timedreceive()`` behaves just like ``mq_receive()``, except that if
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the queue is empty and the ``O_NONBLOCK`` flag is not enabled for the
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message queue description, then ``abstime`` points to a structure which
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specifies a ceiling on the time for which the call will block. This
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ceiling is an absolute timeout in seconds and nanoseconds since the
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Epoch (midnight on the morning of 1 January 1970).
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If no message is available, and the timeout has already expired by the
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time of the call, ``mq_timedreceive()`` returns immediately.
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:param mqdes: Message Queue Descriptor.
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:param msg: Buffer to receive the message.
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:param msglen: Size of the buffer in bytes.
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:param prio: If not NULL, the location to store message priority.
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:param abstime: The absolute time to wait until a timeout is declared.
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:return: On success, the length of the selected message in bytes is
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returned. On failure, -1 (``ERROR``) is returned and the
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```errno`` <#ErrnoAccess>`__ is set appropriately:
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- ``EAGAIN``: The queue was empty and the ``O_NONBLOCK`` flag was set
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for the message queue description referred to by ``mqdes``.
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- ``EPERM``: Message queue opened not opened for reading.
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- ``EMSGSIZE``: ``msglen`` was less than the ``maxmsgsize`` attribute
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of the message queue.
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- ``EINTR``: The call was interrupted by a signal handler.
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- ``EINVAL``: Invalid ``msg`` or ``mqdes`` or ``abstime``
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- ``ETIMEDOUT``: The call timed out before a message could be
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transferred.
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**POSIX Compatibility:** Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same
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name.
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.. c:function:: int mq_notify(mqd_t mqdes, FAR const struct sigevent *notification)
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If the ``notification`` input parameter is not ``NULL``, this function
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connects the task with the message queue such that the specified signal
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will be sent to the task whenever the message queue changes from empty
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to non-empty. One notification can be attached to a message queue.
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If ``notification``; is ``NULL``, the attached notification is detached
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(if it was held by the calling task) and the queue is available to
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attach another notification.
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When the notification is sent to the registered task, its registration
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will be removed. The message queue will then be available for
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registration.
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:param mqdes: Message queue descriptor
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:param notification: Real-time signal structure containing:
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- ``sigev_notify``. Should be SIGEV_SIGNAL (but actually ignored)
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- ``sigev_signo``. The signo to use for the notification
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- ``sigev_value``. Value associated with the signal
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:return: On success ``mq_notify()`` returns 0; on error, -1
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is returned, with ``errno`` set to indicate the error:
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- ``EBADF``. The descriptor specified in ``mqdes`` is invalid.
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- ``EBUSY``. Another process has already registered to receive
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notification for this message queue.
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- ``EINVAL``. ``sevp->sigev_notify`` is not one of the permitted
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values; or ``sevp->sigev_notify`` is ``SIGEV_SIGNAL`` and
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``sevp->sigev_signo`` is not a valid signal number.
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- ``ENOMEM``. Insufficient memory.
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**POSIX Compatibility:** Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same
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name. Differences from the full POSIX implementation include:
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- The notification signal will be sent to the registered task even if
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another task is waiting for the message queue to become non-empty.
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This is inconsistent with the POSIX specification which states, "If a
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process has registered for notification of message arrival at a
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message queue and some process is blocked in ``mq_receive`` waiting
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to receive a message when a message arrives at the queue, the
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arriving message will satisfy the appropriate ``mq_receive()`` ...
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The resulting behavior is as if the message queue remains empty, and
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no notification will be sent."
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.. c:function:: int mq_setattr(mqd_t mqdes, const struct mq_attr *mqStat, \
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struct mq_attr *oldMqStat);
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Sets the attributes associated with the specified message queue "mqdes."
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Only the "O_NONBLOCK" bit of the "mq_flags" can be changed.
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If ``oldMqStat`` is non-null, mq_setattr() will store the previous message
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queue attributes at that location (just as would have been returned by
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mq_getattr()).
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:param mqdes: Message queue descriptor
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:param mqStat: New attributes
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:param oldMqState: Old attributes
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:return: 0 (``OK``) if attributes are set successfully, otherwise -1
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(``ERROR``).
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**POSIX Compatibility:** Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same
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name.
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.. c:function:: int mq_getattr(mqd_t mqdes, struct mq_attr *mqStat)
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Gets status information and attributes associated with the specified
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message queue.
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:param mqdes: Message queue descriptor
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:param mqStat: Buffer in which to return attributes. The returned
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attributes include:
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- ``mq_maxmsg``. Max number of messages in queue.
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- ``mq_msgsize``. Max message size.
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- ``mq_flags``. Queue flags.
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- ``mq_curmsgs``. Number of messages currently in queue.
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:return: 0 (``OK``) if attributes provided, -1 (``ERROR``) otherwise.
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**POSIX Compatibility:** Comparable to the POSIX interface of the same
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name.
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