Message queue and shared memory both are used to achieve interprocess communication(IPC). Use of message queue and shared memory both have there own advantages as well as disadvantages.

1. Narayan Lal Menariya August 30,2018
Message queue and shared memory
Messagequeueand shared memory both areused to achieve interprocess
communication(IPC). Useof messagequeueand shared memory both havethere own
advantages as well as disadvantages. Let first havea brief description about message
queue and shared memory later i will sharemy own written codewith you.
1. Message Queue:By default messagequeueallows FIFO order of accessing
data/messages from messagequeue. But process can read any messageby
defining message_type whilecalling msgrcv() system call.
a. Messagequeueis kernel persistence: It means messagequeuewill remain
aliveunless and until you will not deleteit explicitly or will not shutdown the
system and restart it back.
b. messagequeues are stored in kernel space.
c. messagequeueis not broad casting.
d. system call overheads aremorein messagequeue.
2. Shared Memory: Shared memory get placein heap memory(user space) thus
system call overheads arevery less.
a. Destructivereading is not therein shared memory but it is present in caseof
messagequeue.
b. Shared memory is faster than messagequeue.
c. Shared memory is broad casting so semaphoresareused for synchronization.
Code for Message queue: In this codeoneprocess writes completestructurein message
queue whileother process read that structure. A student structureis created which
receives student Id and Student Namefrom user and writes into messagequeueon
desired message_type. message_type should beinteger value. At thereceiver end side
user need to input message_type, onceuser will enter it data present on this location
will be fetched and will present in front of you.
This code is completely error freeand implemented by meown. I have not copied it
from anywhere.
Program to writein messagequeue: WriteIn_messageQueue.c
1. /*
2.
3. NarayanLal Menariya:August28,2018
4.
5. * */
6.
7. #include<sys/types.h>
8. #include<sys/ipc.h>
9. #include<sys/msg.h>
10. #include<string.h>

2. 11. #include<stdio.h>
12. //creatingstructure message queue:todefinetype of message andmessage data
13. struct myMessage
14. {
15. longmess_type;
16.
17. struct StdDetail
18. {
19. int Id;
20. char Name[20];
21. }stdobj;
22. };
23.
24. int main()
25. {
26. key_tkey = 8;
27.
28. //requestingfromkernel toallocate message queue inkernel space andgive messagequeueid
29.
30. intmy_id= msgget(key,IPC_CREAT|0666);
31. if(my_id==-1)
32. perror("msgget");
33. else
34. {
35. printf("Message queue createdsuccessfullyn");
36. printf("myid:%dn",my_id);
37. }
38.
39. struct myMessage msg;//creatingobjectformessage queue structure
40.
41. char choice;
42. printf("Doyouwanttoinsertdata inmessage queue 1.y:Yes, 2. n : Non");
43. while(1)
44. {
45. scanf("%c",&choice);
46.
47. if(choice == 'y')
48. {
49. printf("entermessage type(kindlyenterintvale) :");
50. scanf("%d",&msg.mess_type);
51. printf("Enterstudentid:");
52. scanf("%d",&msg.stdobj.Id);
53. printf("nEnterstudentname :");
54. scanf("%s",&msg.stdobj.Name);
55.
56. //printf("id:%d",msg.stdobj.Id);
57. //printf("%s",msg.stdobj.Name);
58. intret = msgsnd(my_id,&msg,sizeof(msg.stdobj), IPC_NOWAIT); //sending message
59.
60. if(ret== -1)
61. perror("msgsnd");

3. 62. else
63. {
64. printf("message writtensuccessfullyn");
65. printf("Enterchoice y/n:n");
66. }
67.
68.
69. }
70. if(choice == 'n')
71. {
72. break;
73. }
74. }
75.
76. return 0;
77. }
Program to read messages from queue: ReadFrom_messageQueue.c
1. /*
2.
3. NarayanLal Menariya:August28,2018
4.
5. * */
6.
7. #include<sys/types.h>
8. #include<sys/ipc.h>
9. #include<sys/msg.h>
10. #include<string.h>
11. #include<stdio.h>
12. //creatingstructure message queue:todefinetype of message andmessage data
13.
14. struct myMessage
15. {
16. longmess_type;
17.
18. struct StdDetail
19. {
20. int Id;
21. char Name[20];
22. }stdobj;
23. };
24.
25.
26.
27. int main()
28. {
29. key_tkey = 8;
30. struct myMessage msg;//creatingobjectformessage queue structure
31.
32. //requestingfromkernel togive message queue id
33. intmy_id= msgget(key,IPC_CREAT|0666);

4. 34. if(my_id==-1)
35. perror("");
36. else
37. {
38. char choice;
39. printf("Doyouwanttoread messages1.y:yes,2. n: Non");
40. while(1)
41. {
42.
43. scanf("%c",&choice);
44.
45. if(choice == 'y')
46. {
47. printf("myid:%dn",my_id);
48. printf("Entervalidmessagetype :");
49. scanf("%d",&msg.mess_type);
50.
51. //readingmessage
52. ssize_tret= msgrcv(my_id,&msg, sizeof(msg.stdobj),msg.mess_type,IPC_NOWAIT);
53.
54. if(ret< 0)
55. perror("msgrcv");
56. else
57. {
58. printf("studentId:%dn",msg.stdobj.Id);
59. printf("studentName :%sn",msg.stdobj.Name);
60. printf("Enterchoice y/n:");
61. }
62.
63.
64. }
65. if(choice == 'n')
66. break;
67. }
68. }
69.
70. return 0;
71. }
Code for Shared memory: The following codealso writes structurein shared memory
and read it back. Once the writing process will writefirst messageinto shared memory
receiver process will read it immediately and will wait for second messageto arriveinto
shared memory. Receiver process will bein sleep statetill thedata will arrivein shared
memory. Just likeproducer-consumer problem.
This code is also written by meonly and not copied from anywhere.
code : writeIn_sharedMemory.c
1. /*
2. Narayan Lal Menariya:August28,2018
3. * */

5. 4.
5. #include<stdio.h>
6. #include<sys/shm.h>
7. #include<sys/ipc.h>
8. #include<string.h>
9. #include "file.h"
10.
11. int counter;
12.
13.
14. struct student
15. {
16. intid;
17. char name[20];
18. }stdobj;
19.
20. int main()
21. {
22. counter=0;
23. //creatingkeyforsharedmemory
24. key_tshmKey =100;
25. char choice;
26. char msg[20];
27.
28. struct student*ptr;
29.
30. //requestingkernel toallocate sharedmemoryandreturnshmid
31. intshmid = shmget(shmKey,sizeof(stdobj),IPC_CREAT|0666);//key,size, flg|permission
32.
33. //attachingtosharedmemory
34. ptr = (struct student*)shmat(shmid,NULL,0);//id,address,flg,0: read-write operation
35.
36. if(ptr> 0)
37. {
38. printf("Attachedsuccessfullyn");
39. printf("Doyouwantto write insharedmemory1.y:yes,2. n:non");
40. while(1)
41. {
42. scanf("%c",&choice);
43. if(choice =='y')
44. {
45. //ptr = &stdobj;
46. printf("enterstudentid:n");
47. scanf("%d",&stdobj.id);
48. printf("enterstudentname :n");
49. scanf("%s",&stdobj.name);
50.
51. printf("name :%sn",stdobj.name);
52. printf("id:%dn",stdobj.id);
53.
54. (*ptr).id= stdobj.id;

6. 55. strcpy((*ptr).name,stdobj.name);
56.
57. //printf("Name :%s",(*ptr).name);
58.
59. printf("nDatawrittensuccessfullyn");
60. ptr++;
61.
62.
63. increment();
64. // counter++;
65. printf("writechoice y/n:");
66. }
67. if(choice =='n')
68. {
69. (*ptr).id= 1;
70. strcpy(stdobj.name,"null");
71. strcpy((*ptr).name,stdobj.name);
72. break;
73. }
74.
75. }
76.
77. //deattachingfrommemory
78. shmdt(ptr);
79. printf("deattachedsuccessfullyn");
80.
81. }
82. else
83. perror("shmat");
84. return 0;
code: readFrom_sharedMemory.c
1. /*
2. Narayan Lal Menariya:August28,2018
3.
4.
5. * */
6.
7. #include<stdio.h>
8. #include<sys/shm.h>
9. #include<sys/ipc.h>
10. #include "file.h"
11. int counter;
12.
13. struct student
14. {
15. intid;
16. char name[20];
17. }stdobj;
18.
19. int main()

7. 20. {
21. printf("counter:%dn",counter);
22. //creatingkeyforsharedmemory
23. key_tshmKey =100;
24.
25. struct student*ptr;
26.
27. //requestingkernel toreturnshemid
28. intshmid = shmget(shmKey,sizeof(stdobj),IPC_CREAT|0666);//key,size,flg|permission
29.
30. //attachingtosharedmemory
31. ptr = (struct student*)shmat(shmid,NULL,0);//id,address,flg,0: read-write operation
32.
33.
34. if(ptr>0)
35. {
36. printf("Attachedsuccessfullyn");
37. // printf("counter:%dn",counter);
38.
39. while(1)
40. {
41. if(((*ptr).id==1) && (strcmp((*ptr).name,"null")==0))
42. break;
43. while((*ptr).id==0)
44. {
45. sleep(1);
46. }
47.
48. while((*ptr).id!=0)
49. {
50.
51. //readingdatafromsharedmemoryat address= ptr
52.
53. if(((*ptr).id==1) && (strcmp((*ptr).name,"null")==0))
54. break;
55.
56. printf("studentid:%dn",(*ptr).id);
57. printf("studentname :%sn",(*ptr).name);
58.
59. printf("Datareadsuccessfullyn");
60. ptr++;
61.
62. //printf("counter:%dn",counter);
63. //counter--;
64. }
65. }
66. //deattachingfrommemory
67. shmdt(ptr);
68. printf("deattachedsuccessfullyn");
69.
70. //removingsharedmemoryid

8. 71. shmctl(shmid,IPC_RMID,0);
72.
73. }
74. else
75. perror("shmat");
76. return 0;
77. }
Happy to help. If you haveany doubt at anywherein codecan ask me.
Thank you.