NAME

       io_uring_prep_msg_ring - send a message to another ring

SYNOPSIS

       #include <liburing.h>

       void io_uring_prep_msg_ring(struct io_uring_sqe *sqe,
                               int fd,
                               unsigned int len,
                               __u64 data,
                               unsigned int flags);

DESCRIPTION

       io_uring_prep_msg_ring(3)  prepares  a  to  send a CQE to an io_uring file descriptor. The
       submission queue entry sqe is setup to use the file descriptor fd, which must  identify  a
       io_uring  context,  to post a CQE on that ring where the target CQE res field will contain
       the content of len and the user_data of data with the request modifier flags set by flags.
       Currently there are no valid flag modifiers, this field must contain 0.

       The  targeted ring may be any ring that the user has access to, even the ring itself. This
       request can be used for simple message passing to another ring,  allowing  32+64  bits  of
       data  to be transferred through the len and data fields. The use case may be anything from
       simply waking up someone waiting on the targeted ring, or it can be used to pass  messages
       between the two rings.

RETURN VALUE

       None

ERRORS

       These are the errors that are reported in the CQE res field.

       -ENOMEM
              The kernel was unable to allocate memory for the request.

       -EINVAL
              One of the fields set in the SQE was invalid.

       -EBADFD
              The descriptor passed in fd does not refer to an io_uring file descriptor.

       -EOVERFLOW
              The  kernel  was  unable  to  fill a CQE on the target ring. This can happen if the
              target CQ ring is in an overflow state and  the  kernel  wasn't  able  to  allocate
              memory for a new CQE entry.