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Name

mq_getsetattr - get/set message queue attributes

Synopsis

"#include <mqueue.h>" "           /* Definition of " "struct mq_attr" " */""#include <sys/syscall.h>" "      /* Definition of " SYS_* " constants */"#include <unistd.h> 
int syscall(SYS_mq_getsetattr, mqd_t  mqdes ,
const struct mq_attr *" newattr ", struct mq_attr * oldattr );

Description

Do not use this system call.

This is the low-level system call used to implement mq_getattr(3) and mq_setattr(3). For an explanation of how this system call operates, see the description of mq_setattr(3).

Standards

None.

Notes

Never call it unless you are writing a C library!

See Also

  1. mq_getattr(3),
  2. mq_overview(7)