MQ_CLOSE(3P) POSIX Programmer's Manual MQ_CLOSE(3P)PROLOG
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NAMEmq_close — close a message queue (REALTIME)
SYNOPSIS
#include <mqueue.h>
int mq_close(mqd_t mqdes);
DESCRIPTION
The mq_close() function shall remove the association between the mes‐
sage queue descriptor, mqdes, and its message queue. The results of
using this message queue descriptor after successful return from this
mq_close(), and until the return of this message queue descriptor from
a subsequent mq_open(), are undefined.
If the process has successfully attached a notification request to the
message queue via this mqdes, this attachment shall be removed, and the
message queue is available for another process to attach for notifica‐
tion.
RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion, the mq_close() function shall return a
value of zero; otherwise, the function shall return a value of −1 and
set errno to indicate the error.
ERRORS
The mq_close() function shall fail if:
EBADF The mqdes argument is not a valid message queue descriptor.
The following sections are informative.
EXAMPLES
None.
APPLICATION USAGE
None.
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSOmq_open(), mq_unlink(), msgctl(), msgget(), msgrcv(), msgsnd()
The Base Definitions volume of POSIX.1‐2008, <mqueue.h>
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