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authorRick Parrish <unitrunker@unitrunker.net>2025-12-18 22:12:32 +0000
committerAlexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org>2025-12-18 22:19:42 +0000
commitca2413d216197fd55f9363d6f65c641ff1aa3ec5 (patch)
tree4fb54aa596f2997162f84524e775f36d0f23d603
parent7f3da1f800f77150fab2a07ce9cafdca41b29ee9 (diff)
librt/mq_getfd_np.3: Initial manual page
The mq_getfd_np function appeared in FreeBSD 11 with no documentation. This function dereferences the mqd_t as a pointer to an int. Relnotes: yes MFC after: 3 days Reviewed by: kib (previous), markj, ziaee Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D43947
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-rw-r--r--lib/librt/mq_getfd_np.357
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diff --git a/lib/librt/Makefile b/lib/librt/Makefile
index c755bb123c73..1189636d0416 100644
--- a/lib/librt/Makefile
+++ b/lib/librt/Makefile
@@ -24,4 +24,6 @@ SYMBOL_MAPS=${.CURDIR}/Symbol.map
HAS_TESTS=
SUBDIR.${MK_TESTS}+= tests
+MAN= mq_getfd_np.3
+
.include <bsd.lib.mk>
diff --git a/lib/librt/mq_getfd_np.3 b/lib/librt/mq_getfd_np.3
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..44c29fbdbf73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/librt/mq_getfd_np.3
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+.\"
+.\" Copyright (c) 2024 Rick Parrish <unitrunker@unitrunker.net>
+.\"
+.\" SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
+.\"
+.Dd December 18, 2025
+.Dt MQ_GETFD_NP 3
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm mq_getfd_np
+.Nd get a file descriptor for an open message queue descriptor
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Lb librt
+.In mqueue.h
+.Ft int
+.Fn mq_getfd_np "mqd_t mqd"
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+The
+.Nm
+function retrieves the underlying file descriptor
+from the given message queue descriptor returned from
+.Xr mq_open 2 .
+The file descriptor is used by other functions
+to refer to that message queue.
+The
+.Fa mqd
+argument must be an open message queue descriptor.
+.Sh IMPLEMENTATION NOTES
+.Fx
+implements retrieval or alteration of message queue attributes
+based on the file descriptor.
+The open file descriptor is copied into a child after
+.Xr fork 2 .
+The
+.Xr fstat 2 ,
+.Xr fchmod 2 ,
+and
+.Xr fchown 2
+system calls are supported for the file descriptor.
+.Pp
+The file descriptor is safe to use so long as
+the message queue descriptor remains open.
+.Sh RETURN VALUES
+Upon successful completion, the function returns a file descriptor.
+.Sh ERRORS
+The
+.Nm
+function does not return any errors.
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr mq_close 2 ,
+.Xr mq_open 2 ,
+.Xr mqueuefs 4
+.Sh HISTORY
+Support for the
+.Nm
+function first appeared in
+.Fx 11.0 .