MQ_CLOSE(3) Linux Programmer's Manual MQ_CLOSE(3) NAME mq_close - close a message queue descriptor SYNOPSIS #include <mqueue.h> int mq_close(mqd_t mqdes); Link with -lrt. DESCRIPTION mq_close() closes the message queue descriptor mqdes. If the calling process has attached a notification request (see (mq_notify(3)) to this message queue via mqdes, then this request is removed, and another process can now attach a notification request. RETURN VALUE On success mq_close() returns 0; on error, -1 is returned, with errno set to indicate the error. ERRORS EBADF The message queue descriptor specified in mqdes is invalid. ATTRIBUTES For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see attributes(7). ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬───────────────┬─────────┐ │Interface │ Attribute │ Value │ ├──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────┼─────────┤ │mq_close() │ Thread safety │ MT-Safe │ └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴───────────────┴─────────┘ CONFORMING TO POSIX.1-2001, POSIX.1-2008. NOTES All open message queues are automatically closed on process termination, or upon execve(2). SEE ALSO mq_getattr(3), mq_notify(3), mq_open(3), mq_receive(3), mq_send(3), mq_unlink(3), mq_overview(7) Linux 2021-03-22 MQ_CLOSE(3)