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1 #ifndef _LINUX_IPC_H
2 #define _LINUX_IPC_H
4 #include <linux/types.h>
6 #define IPC_PRIVATE ((__kernel_key_t) 0)
8 /* Obsolete, used only for backwards compatibility and libc5 compiles */
9 struct ipc_perm
11 __kernel_key_t key;
12 __kernel_uid_t uid;
13 __kernel_gid_t gid;
14 __kernel_uid_t cuid;
15 __kernel_gid_t cgid;
16 __kernel_mode_t mode;
17 unsigned short seq;
20 /* Include the definition of ipc64_perm */
21 #include <asm/ipcbuf.h>
23 /* resource get request flags */
24 #define IPC_CREAT 00001000 /* create if key is nonexistent */
25 #define IPC_EXCL 00002000 /* fail if key exists */
26 #define IPC_NOWAIT 00004000 /* return error on wait */
28 /* these fields are used by the DIPC package so the kernel as standard
29 should avoid using them if possible */
31 #define IPC_DIPC 00010000 /* make it distributed */
32 #define IPC_OWN 00020000 /* this machine is the DIPC owner */
34 /*
35 * Control commands used with semctl, msgctl and shmctl
36 * see also specific commands in sem.h, msg.h and shm.h
38 #define IPC_RMID 0 /* remove resource */
39 #define IPC_SET 1 /* set ipc_perm options */
40 #define IPC_STAT 2 /* get ipc_perm options */
41 #define IPC_INFO 3 /* see ipcs */
44 * Version flags for semctl, msgctl, and shmctl commands
45 * These are passed as bitflags or-ed with the actual command
47 #define IPC_OLD 0 /* Old version (no 32-bit UID support on many
48 architectures) */
49 #define IPC_64 0x0100 /* New version (support 32-bit UIDs, bigger
50 message sizes, etc. */
52 #ifdef __KERNEL__
54 #define IPCMNI 32768 /* <= MAX_INT limit for ipc arrays (including sysctl changes) */
56 /* used by in-kernel data structures */
57 struct kern_ipc_perm
59 spinlock_t lock;
60 int deleted;
61 key_t key;
62 uid_t uid;
63 gid_t gid;
64 uid_t cuid;
65 gid_t cgid;
66 mode_t mode;
67 unsigned long seq;
68 void *security;
71 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
73 #endif /* _LINUX_IPC_H */