Shared Memory IPC
Brief As the name suggests, shared memory is a memory that may be shared by multiple programs with an intent to provide communication among them or avoid redundant copies. Points To Catch shmget() Creates a shared memory segment, The key argument could be semaphore ID shmat(): Shared segment can be attached to a process address space using this API It can be detached using shmdt(), A shared segment can be attached multiple times by the same process The original owner of a shared memory segment can assign ownership to another user with `shmctl() List out shared memory areas by ipcs -m Get more info on the particular shared memory area ipcs -m -i [shmid] Remove shared memory ipcrm shm [shmid] Server....