SHMGET(3P)                                          POSIX Programmer's Manual                                         SHMGET(3P)



PROLOG
       This  manual  page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual.  The Linux implementation of this interface may differ (con-
       sult the corresponding Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the  interface  may  not  be  implemented  on
       Linux.

NAME
       shmget - get an XSI shared memory segment

SYNOPSIS
       #include <sys/shm.h>

       int shmget(key_t key, size_t size, int shmflg);


DESCRIPTION
       The  shmget()  function  operates  on XSI shared memory (see the Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, Section
       3.340, Shared Memory Object). It is unspecified whether this function interoperates with the realtime interprocess commu-
       nication facilities defined in Realtime .

       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 equal 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 equal to the low-order nine bits of shmflg.

        * The value of shm_segsz is set equal to the value of size.

        * The values of shm_lpid, shm_nattch, shm_atime, and shm_dtime are set equal to 0.

        * The value of shm_ctime is set equal to the current time.

       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 shm-
              flg would not be granted; see 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 and size is not 0.

       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 shall 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.


       The following sections are informative.

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 XSI Interprocess
       Communication can be easily modified to use the alternative interfaces.

RATIONALE
       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS
       None.

SEE ALSO
       XSI Interprocess Communication, Realtime, shmat(), shmctl(), shmdt(), shm_open(), shm_unlink(), the Base Definitions vol-
       ume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <sys/shm.h>

COPYRIGHT
       Portions  of  this  text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for
       Information Technology -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6,  Copy-
       right (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the event of any
       discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open  Group
       Standard   is   the   referee   document.   The   original   Standard   can   be   obtained  online  at  http://www.open-
       group.org/unix/online.html .



IEEE/The Open Group                                           2003                                                    SHMGET(3P)