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IPC_ADDID(9)						       Kernel IPC facilities						      IPC_ADDID(9)

NAME
       ipc_addid - add an IPC identifier

SYNOPSIS
       int ipc_addid(struct ipc_ids * ids, struct kern_ipc_perm * new, int size);

ARGUMENTS
       ids
	   IPC identifier set

       new
	   new IPC permission set

       size
	   limit for the number of used ids

DESCRIPTION
       Add an entry 'new' to the IPC ids idr. The permissions object is initialised and the first free entry is set up and the id assigned is
       returned. The 'new' entry is returned in a locked state on success. On failure the entry is not locked and a negative err-code is returned.

       Called with ipc_ids.rw_mutex held as a writer.

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Kernel Hackers Manual 2.6.					     July 2010							      IPC_ADDID(9)