ipc
(2)System V IPC system calls
#include <linux/ipc.h> /* Definition of needed constants */ #include <sys/syscall.h> /* Definition of SYS_* constants */ #include <unistd.h> int syscall(SYS_ipc, unsigned int call, int first, unsigned long second, unsigned long third, void *ptr, long fifth); Note: glibc provides no wrapper for ipc(), necessitating the use of syscall(2).
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DESCRIPTION
ipc() is a common kernel entry point for the System V IPC calls for messages, semaphores, and shared memory. call determines which IPC function to invoke; the other arguments are passed through to the appropriate call.
User-space programs should call the appropriate functions by their usual names. Only standard library implementors and kernel hackers need to know about ipc().