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msgrcv

Implemented in Antinomie 0.7.0 · Syscall list

long msgrcv(int msqid, struct msgbuf *msgp, size_t msgsz, long msgtyp, int msgflg);
Number (x86-64) 70
ABI common
Kernel entry point sys_msgrcv

This is the raw kernel prototype from the pinned Linux 6.12.94 schema, not the libc wrapper.

Receives a message from a System V message queue and returns its length.

Name Type Meaning
msqid (arg0) int System V message queue id.
msgp (arg1) struct msgbuf * Pointer to a message buffer.
msgsz (arg2) size_t Size of the message text in bytes.
msgtyp (arg3) long Message type to receive.
msgflg (arg4) int Message queue flags.

On success: The number of bytes transferred (see the description for what 0 means).

In an Antinomie trace the Return column and the ret filter field show the raw kernel return value. On failure that is the negative errno, for example -2 for ENOENT, not the -1 plus errno that the libc wrapper gives. syscall.errno holds the positive errno and syscall.success is false.

Raw return Name Meaning
-7 E2BIG An argument list or structure is too large.
-42 ENOMSG No message of the requested type.
-4 EINTR The call was interrupted by a signal.

msgrcv(2) on man7.org

Coverage mark: Implemented. Every pointer argument has a capture rule in the pinned kernel patch and none of them records a “no decoder”, “address only” or “not observed” gap on any code path. Individual values can still be incomplete on a particular call; see the capture statuses.

Every call is recorded as an Entry record (the six argument words and the pointees copied at entry) and an Exit record (the return value and the pointees copied at exit).

Argument When How Recorded field key Condition
msqid (arg0) Entry raw scalar word args.0, args.msqid
msgp (arg1) Entry the pointer itself, as a raw word args.1, args.raw[1]
↳ pointee Exit message buffer (msgbuf): type word plus min(msgsz, result) bytes arg1.message result is 0 or greater
msgsz (arg2) Entry raw scalar word args.2, args.msgsz
msgtyp (arg3) Entry raw scalar word args.3, args.msgtyp
msgflg (arg4) Entry raw scalar word; Syscall Trace also decodes it into flag names (msgrcv group), listing unknown bits separately args.4, args.msgflg
  • Result: ret, syscall.errno, syscall.success, syscall.duration_ns.
  • Argument words: args.msqid (arg0), args.msgp (arg1), args.msgsz (arg2), args.msgtyp (arg3), args.msgflg (arg4); args.0 to args.5 by position.

See Syscall Trace filter for the full syntax.

For what the capture statuses mean, see Capture statuses. For what is never recorded, see Known gaps.