Man Linux: Main Page and Category List

NAME

       posix_mem_offset  -  find  offset  and  length of a mapped typed memory
       block (ADVANCED REALTIME)

SYNOPSIS

       #include <sys/mman.h>

       int posix_mem_offset(const void *restrict addr, size_t len,
              off_t *restrict off, size_t *restrict contig_len,
              int *restrict fildes);

DESCRIPTION

       The posix_mem_offset() function shall return in the variable pointed to
       by  off  a  value  that  identifies  the offset (or location), within a
       memory object, of the  memory  block  currently  mapped  at  addr.  The
       function  shall  return  in  the  variable  pointed  to  by fildes, the
       descriptor used (via mmap()) to establish the  mapping  which  contains
       addr.  If that descriptor was closed since the mapping was established,
       the returned value of fildes shall be -1. The  len  argument  specifies
       the length of the block of the memory object the user wishes the offset
       for; upon return, the value pointed to by contig_len shall equal either
       len, or the length of the largest contiguous block of the memory object
       that is currently mapped to  the  calling  process  starting  at  addr,
       whichever is smaller.

       If  the  memory object mapped at addr is a typed memory object, then if
       the off and contig_len values obtained  by  calling  posix_mem_offset()
       are  used in a call to mmap() with a file descriptor that refers to the
       same memory pool as fildes (either through the same port or  through  a
       different    port),    and   that   was   opened   with   neither   the
       POSIX_TYPED_MEM_ALLOCATE nor the POSIX_TYPED_MEM_ALLOCATE_CONTIG  flag,
       the  typed  memory  area  that is mapped shall be exactly the same area
       that was mapped at addr in the address space of the process that called
       posix_mem_offset().

       If  the memory object specified by fildes is not a typed memory object,
       then the behavior of this function is implementation-defined.

RETURN VALUE

       Upon  successful  completion,  the  posix_mem_offset()  function  shall
       return  zero;  otherwise, the corresponding error status value shall be
       returned.

ERRORS

       The posix_mem_offset() function shall fail if:

       EACCES The process has not mapped a memory  object  supported  by  this
              function at the given address addr.

       This function shall not return an error code of [EINTR].

       The following sections are informative.

EXAMPLES

       None.

APPLICATION USAGE

       None.

RATIONALE

       None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

       None.

SEE ALSO

       mmap()  ,  posix_typed_mem_open()  ,  the  Base  Definitions  volume of
       IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <sys/mman.h>

COPYRIGHT

       Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in  electronic  form
       from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technology
       -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX),  The  Open  Group  Base
       Specifications  Issue  6,  Copyright  (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of
       Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open  Group.  In  the
       event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and
       The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group  Standard
       is  the  referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online
       at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html .