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-@c
-@c COPYRIGHT (c) 1988-2002.
-@c On-Line Applications Research Corporation (OAR).
-@c All rights reserved.
-@c
-@c This is the chapter from the RTEMS ITRON User's Guide that
-@c documents the services provided by the message buffer
-@c manager.
-@c
-@c $Id$
-@c
-
-@chapter Message Buffer Manager
-
-@section Introduction
-
-The message buffer manager provides functions to create, delete, and
-control of message buffers. This manager is based on the ITRON 3.0
-standard.
-
-The services provided by the message buffer manager are:
-
-@itemize @bullet
-@item @code{cre_mbf} - Create MessageBuffer
-@item @code{del_mbf} - Delete MessageBuffer
-@item @code{snd_mbf} - Send Message to MessageBuffer
-@item @code{psnd_mbf} - Poll and Send Message to MessageBuffer
-@item @code{tsnd_mbf} - Send Message to MessageBuffer with Timeout
-@item @code{rcv_mbf} - Receive Message from MessageBuffer
-@item @code{prcv_mbf} - Poll and Receive Message from MessageBuffer
-@item @code{trcv_mbf} - Receive Message from MessageBuffer with Timeout
-@item @code{ref_mbf} - Reference MessageBuffer Status
-@end itemize
-
-@section Background
-
-@subsection T_CMBF Structure
-
-The T_CMBF structure is used to define the characteristics of a message
-buffer and passed as an argument to the @code{cre_mbf} routine. This
-structure is defined as:
-
-@example
-@group
-
-typedef struct t_cmbf @{
- VP exinf; /* extended information */
- ATR mbfatr; /* message buffer attributes */
- INT bufsz; /* buffer size (in bytes) */
- INT maxmsz; /* maximum message size (in bytes) */
- /* (CPU and/or implementation-dependent information may also be
- included) */
-@} T_CMBF;
-
-@end group
-@end example
-
-where the meaning of each field is:
-
-@table @b
-@item exinf
-is for any extended information that the implementation may define. This
-implementation does not use this field.
-
-@item mbfatr
-is the attributes for the message buffer. The only attributes which can
-be specified is whether tasks wait in FIFO (@code{TA_TFIFO}) or priority
-(@code{TA_TPRI}) order.
-
-@item bufsz
-is the size of the message buffer. Since some control data are needed to
-manage each messages in the message buffer, @code{bufsz} is usually
-larger than the total of all message sizes in this buffer.
-
-@item maxmsz
-is the maximum message size.
-
-@end table
-
-@subsection T_RMBF Structure
-
-The T_RMBF structure is filled in by the @code{ref_mbf} routine with
-status and state information of the message buffer. The structure is
-defined as follows:
-
-@example
-@group
-
-typedef struct t_rmbf @{
- VP exinf; /* extended information */
- BOOL_ID wtsk; /* waiting task information */
- BOOL_ID stsk; /* sending task information */
- INT msgsz; /* message size (in bytes) */
- INT frbufsz; /* free buffer size (in bytes) */
- /* (CPU and/or implementation-dependent information is returned) */
-@} T_RMBF;
-
-@end group
-@end example
-
-@table @b
-
-@item exinf
-is for any extended information that the implementation may define.
-This implementation does not use this field.
-
-@item wtsk
-is TRUE when there is one or more tasks waiting on this message buffer
-to send message. It is FALSE when there is no waiting task. The meaning
-of this field is allowed to vary between ITRON implementations. It may
-have the ID of a waiting task, the number of tasks waiting, or a boolean
-indication that one or more tasks are waiting.
-
-@item stsk
-is TRUE when there is one or more tasks waiting on this message buffer
-to receive message. It is FALSE when there is no waiting task. The meaning
-of this field is allowed to vary between ITRON implementations. It may
-have the ID of a waiting task, the number of tasks waiting, or a boolean
-indication that one or more tasks are waiting.
-
-@item msgsz
-is the size of the message that is at the head of the message buffer. If
-there is no message on the message queue, @code{msgsz} will be returned
-as FALSE = 0.
-
-@item frbufsz
-is the amount of free memory in the message buffer.
-
-@end table
-
-@section Operations
-
-@section System Calls
-
-This section details the message buffer manager's services.
-A subsection is dedicated to each of this manager's services
-and describes the calling sequence, related constants, usage,
-and status codes.
-
-@c
-@c cre_mbf
-@c
-
-@page
-@subsection cre_mbf - Create MessageBuffer
-
-@subheading CALLING SEQUENCE:
-
-@ifset is-C
-@example
-ER cre_mbf(
- ID mbfid,
- T_CMBF *pk_cmbf
-);
-@end example
-@end ifset
-
-@ifset is-Ada
-@end ifset
-
-@subheading STATUS CODES:
-
-@code{E_OK} - Normal Completion
-
-@code{E_NOMEM} - Insufficient memory (Memory for control block and/or
-ring buffer cannot be allocted)
-
-@code{E_ID} - Invalid ID number (mbfid was invalid or could not be used)
-
-@code{E_RSATR} - Reserved attribute (mbfatr was invalid or could not be
-used)
-
-@code{E_OBJ} - Invalid object state (a messagebuffer of the same ID
-already exists)
-
-@code{E_OACV} - Object access violation (A mbfid less than -4 was
-specified from a user task. This is implementation dependent.)
-
-@code{E_PAR} - Parameter error (pk_cmbf is invalid or bufsz and/or
-maxmsz is negative or invalid)
-
-@code{EN_OBJNO} - An object number which could not be accessed on the
-target node is specified.
-
-
-@code{EN_CTXID} - Specified an object on another node when the system
-call was issued from a task in dispatch disabled state or from a
-task-independent portion
-
-@code{EN_PAR} - A value outside the range supported by the target node
-and/or transmission packet format was specified as a parameter (a value
-outside supported range was specified for exinf, mbfatr, bufsz and/or
-maxmsz)
-
-@subheading DESCRIPTION:
-
-This routine creates a message buffer on the local node. The message
-buffer is initialized based on the attributes specified in the
-@code{pk_cmbf} structure. The buffer size and the maximum message size
-are determined by the @code{bufsz} and @code{maxmsz} fields in this
-structure.
-
-The @code{mbfatr} field represents attributes of the message
-buffer. If @code{TA_TFIFO} is specified, tasks will be put on the queue
-on a First In-First Out basis. If @code{TA_TPRI} is specified, tasks
-will be placed on the queue according to their priority.
-
-@subheading NOTES:
-
-Multiprocessing is not supported. Thus none of the "EN_" status codes
-will be returned.
-
-@c
-@c del_mbf
-@c
-
-@page
-@subsection del_mbf - Delete MessageBuffer
-
-@subheading CALLING SEQUENCE:
-
-@ifset is-C
-@example
-ER del_mbf(
- ID mbfid
-);
-@end example
-@end ifset
-
-@ifset is-Ada
-@end ifset
-
-@subheading STATUS CODES:
-
-@code{E_OK} - Normal Completion
-
-@code{E_ID} - Invalid ID number (mbfid was invalid or could not be used)
-
-@code{E_NOEXS} - Object does not exist (the messagebuffer specified by
-mbfid does not exist)
-
-@code{E_OACV} - Object access violation (A mbfid less than -4 was
-specified from a user task. This is implementation dependent.)
-
-@code{EN_OBJNO} - An object number which could not be accessed on the
-target node is specified.
-
-@code{EN_CTXID} - Specified an object on another node when the system
-call was issued from a task in dispatch disabled state or from a
-task-independent portion
-
-@subheading DESCRIPTION:
-
-This routine deletes the message buffer specified by @code{mbfid}.
-Issuing this system call releases memory area used for the control block of
-the associated message buffer and the buffer area used for storing messages.
-
-This routine will complete normally even if there are tasks waiting to
-send or receive messages at the message buffer. In that case, an
-@code{E_DLT} error will be returned to each waiting task. If there are
-messages still in the message buffer, they will be deleted along with
-the message buffer and no error will result.
-
-@subheading NOTES:
-
-Multiprocessing is not supported. Thus none of the "EN_" status codes
-will be returned.
-
-@c
-@c snd_mbf
-@c
-
-@page
-@subsection snd_mbf - Send Message to Message Buffer
-
-@subheading CALLING SEQUENCE:
-
-@ifset is-C
-@example
-ER snd_mbf(
- ID mbfid,
- VP msg,
- INT msgsz
-);
-@end example
-@end ifset
-
-@ifset is-Ada
-@end ifset
-
-@subheading STATUS CODES:
-
-@code{E_OK} - Normal Completion
-
-@code{E_ID} - Invalid ID number (mbfid was invalid or could not be used)
-
-@code{E_NOEXS} - Object does not exist (the message buffer specified by
-mbfid does not exist)
-
-@code{E_OACV} - Object access violation (A mbfid less than -4 was
-specified from a user task. This is implementation dependent.)
-
-@code{E_PAR} - Parameter error (msgsz is 0 or less; msgsz is larger than
-maxmsz; values unsuitable for msg; tmout is -2 or less)
-
-@code{E_DLT} - The object being waited for was deleted (the
-message buffer of interest was deleted while waiting)
-
-@code{E_RLWAI} - WAIT state was forcibly released (rel_wai was received
-while waiting)
-
-@code{E_CTX} - Context error (issued from task-independent portions or a
-task in dispatch disabled state; implementation dependent for psnd_mbf
-and tsnd_mbf(tmout=TMO_POL))
-
-@code{EN_OBJNO} - An object number which could not be accessed on the
-target node is specified.
-
-@code{EN_CTXID} - Specified an object on another node when the system
-call was issued from a task in dispatch disabled state or from a
-task-independent portion (implementation-dependent; applicable to
-psnd_mbf and tsnd_mbf (tmout=TMO_POL) only)
-
-@code{EN_PAR} - A value outside the range supported by the target node
-and/or transmission packet format was specified as a parameter (a value
-outside supported range was specified for msgsz and/or tmout)
-
-@subheading DESCRIPTION:
-
-This routine sends the message stored at the address given by @code{msg}
-to the message buffer specified by @code{mbfid}. The size of the
-message is specified by @code{msgsz}; that is, @code{msgsz} number of
-bytes beginning from @code{msg} are copied to the message buffer
-specified by @code{mbfid}. If the available space in the buffer is not
-enough to include the message given by @code{msg}, the task issuing this
-system call will wait on a send wait queue until more buffer space
-becomes available.
-
-@subheading NOTES:
-
-Multiprocessing is not supported. Thus none of the "EN_" status codes
-will be returned.
-
-@c
-@c psnd_mbf
-@c
-
-@page
-@subsection psnd_mbf - Poll and Send Message to Message Buffer
-
-@subheading CALLING SEQUENCE:
-
-@ifset is-C
-@example
-ER ercd =psnd_mbf(
- ID mbfid,
- VP msg,
- INT msgsz
-);
-@end example
-@end ifset
-
-@ifset is-Ada
-@end ifset
-
-@subheading STATUS CODES:
-
-@code{E_OK} - Normal Completion
-
-@code{E_ID} - Invalid ID number (mbfid was invalid or could not be used)
-
-@code{E_NOEXS} - Object does not exist (the message buffer specified by
-mbfid does not exist)
-
-@code{E_OACV} - Object access violation (A mbfid less than -4 was
-specified from a user task. This is implementation dependent.)
-
-@code{E_PAR} - Parameter error (msgsz is 0 or less; msgsz is larger than
-maxmsz; values unsuitable for msg; tmout is -2 or less)
-
-@code{E_DLT} - The object being waited for was deleted (the
-message buffer of interest was deleted while waiting)
-
-@code{E_RLWAI} - WAIT state was forcibly released (rel_wai was received
-while waiting)
-
-@code{E_TMOUT} - Polling failure or timeout
-
-@code{E_CTX} - Context error (issued from task-independent portions or a
-task in dispatch disabled state; implementation dependent for psnd_mbf
-and tsnd_mbf(tmout=TMO_POL))
-
-@code{EN_OBJNO} - An object number which could not be accessed on the
-target node is specified.
-
-@code{EN_CTXID} - Specified an object on another node when the system
-call was issued from a task in dispatch disabled state or from a
-task-independent portion (implementation-dependent; applicable to
-psnd_mbf and tsnd_mbf (tmout=TMO_POL) only)
-
-@code{EN_PAR} - A value outside the range supported by the target node
-and/or transmission packet format was specified as a parameter (a value
-outside supported range was specified for msgsz and/or tmout)
-
-@subheading DESCRIPTION:
-
-This routine has the same function as @code{snd_mbf} except for the
-waiting feature. @code{Psnd_mbf} polls whether or not the task should
-wait if @code{snd_mbf} is executed. The meaning of parameters to
-@code{psnd_mbf} are the same as for @code{snd_mbf}. The specific
-operations by @code{psnd_mbf} are as follows.
-
- - If there is enough space in the buffer, processing is the same as
- @code{snd_mbf}: the message is sent and the system call completes
- normally.
-
- - If there is not enough space in the buffer, an @code{E_TMOUT} error
- is returned to indicate polling failed and the system call finishes.
- Unlike @code{snd_mbf}, the issuing task does not wait in this case.
- The status of the message buffer and the message queue remain unchanged.
-
-@subheading NOTES:
-
-Multiprocessing is not supported. Thus none of the "EN_" status codes
-will be returned.
-
-@c
-@c tsnd_mbf
-@c
-
-@page
-@subsection tsnd_mbf - Send Message to Message Buffer with Timeout
-
-@subheading CALLING SEQUENCE:
-
-@ifset is-C
-@example
-ER ercd =tsnd_mbf(
- ID mbfid,
- VP msg,
- INT msgsz,
- TMO tmout
-);
-@end example
-@end ifset
-
-@ifset is-Ada
-@end ifset
-
-@subheading STATUS CODES:
-
-@code{E_OK} - Normal Completion
-
-@code{E_ID} - Invalid ID number (mbfid was invalid or could not be used)
-
-@code{E_NOEXS} - Object does not exist (the message buffer specified by
-mbfid does not exist)
-
-@code{E_OACV} - Object access violation (A mbfid less than -4 was
-specified from a user task. This is implementation dependent.)
-
-@code{E_PAR} - Parameter error (msgsz is 0 or less; msgsz is larger than
-maxmsz; values unsuitable for msg; tmout is -2 or less)
-
-@code{E_DLT} - The object being waited for was deleted (the
-message buffer of interest was deleted while waiting)
-
-@code{E_RLWAI} - WAIT state was forcibly released (rel_wai was received
-while waiting)
-
-@code{E_TMOUT} - Polling failure or timeout
-
-@code{E_CTX} - Context error (issued from task-independent portions or a
-task in dispatch disabled state; implementation dependent for psnd_mbf
-and tsnd_mbf(tmout=TMO_POL))
-
-@code{EN_OBJNO} - An object number which could not be accessed on the
-target node is specified.
-
-@code{EN_CTXID} - Specified an object on another node when the system
-call was issued from a task in dispatch disabled state or from a
-task-independent portion (implementation-dependent; applicable to
-psnd_mbf and tsnd_mbf (tmout=TMO_POL) only)
-
-@code{EN_PAR} - A value outside the range supported by the target node
-and/or transmission packet format was specified as a parameter (a value
-outside supported range was specified for msgsz and/or tmout)
-
-@subheading DESCRIPTION:
-
-The @code{tsnd_mbf} system call has the same function as @code{snd_mbf}
-with an additional timeout feature. A maximum wait time (timeout value)
-can be specified using the parameter @code{tmout}. When a timeout is
-specified, a timeout error, @code{E_TMOUT}, will result and the system
-call will finish if the period specified by @code{tmout} elapses without
-conditions for releasing wait being satisfied (i.e. without sufficient
-buffer space becoming available).
-
-Only positive values can be specified for @code{tmout}. Specifying
-@code{TMO_POL} = 0 to @code{tsnd_mbf} for @code{tmout} indicates that a
-timeout value of 0 be used, resulting in exactly the same processing as
-@code{psnd_mbf}. Specifying @code{TMO_FEVR} = -1 to @code{tsnd_mbf} for
-@code{tmout} indicates that an infinite timeout value be used, resulting
-in exactly the same processing as @code{snd_mbf}.
-
-@subheading NOTES:
-
-Multiprocessing is not supported. Thus none of the "EN_" status codes
-will be returned.
-
-
-@c
-@c rcv_mbf
-@c
-
-@page
-@subsection rcv_mbf - Receive Message from Message Buffer
-
-@subheading CALLING SEQUENCE:
-
-@ifset is-C
-@example
-ER rcv_mbf(
- VP msg,
- INT *p_msgsz,
- ID mbfid
-);
-@end example
-@end ifset
-
-@ifset is-Ada
-@end ifset
-
-@subheading STATUS CODES:
-
-@code{E_OK} - Normal Completion
-
-@code{E_ID} - Invalid ID number (mbfid was invalid or could not be used)
-
-@code{E_NOEXS} - Object does not exist (the message buffer specified by
-mbfid does not exist)
-
-@code{E_OACV} - Object access violation (A mbfid less than -4 was
-specified from a user task. This is implementation dependent.)
-
-@code{E_PAR} - Parameter error (values unsuitable for msg; tmout is -2
-or less)
-
-@code{E_DLT} - The object being waited for was deleted (the specified
-message buffer was deleted while waiting)
-
-@code{E_RLWAI} - WAIT state was forcibly released (rel_wai was received
-while waiting)
-
-@code{E_CTX} - Context error (issued from task-independent portions or a
-task in dispatch disabled state)
-
-@code{EN_OBJNO} - An object number which could not be accessed on the
-target node is specified.
-
-@code{EN_PAR} - A value outside the range supported by the target node
-and/or transmission packet format was specified as a parameter (a value
-outside supported range was specified for tmout)
-
-@code{EN_RPAR} - A value outside the range supported by the issuing node
-and/or transmission packet format was returned as a return parameter (msgsz is outside supported range for requesting node)
-
-@subheading DESCRIPTION:
-
-@code{Rcv_mbf} receives the message from the message buffer specified by
-@code{mbfid}, and stores it at the memory location given by @code{msg}.
-In other words, the content of the message at the head of the message
-buffer specified by @code{mbfid} is copied into an area which begins
-from @code{msg} and whose size is @code{msgsz}.
-
-If the message buffer is empty, the task issuing this system call will wait
-on a receive message wait queue until a message arrives.
-
-@subheading NOTES:
-
-Multiprocessing is not supported. Thus none of the "EN_" status codes
-will be returned.
-
-
-@c
-@c prcv_mbf
-@c
-
-@page
-@subsection prcv_mbf - Poll and Receive Message from Message Buffer
-
-@subheading CALLING SEQUENCE:
-
-@ifset is-C
-@example
-ER ercd =prcv_mbf(
- VP msg,
- INT *p_msgsz,
- ID mbfid
-);
-@end example
-@end ifset
-
-@ifset is-Ada
-@end ifset
-
-@subheading STATUS CODES:
-
-@code{E_OK} - Normal Completion
-
-@code{E_ID} - Invalid ID number (mbfid was invalid or could not be used)
-
-@code{E_NOEXS} - Object does not exist (the message buffer specified by
-mbfid does not exist)
-
-@code{E_OACV} - Object access violation (A mbfid less than -4 was
-specified from a user task. This is implementation dependent.)
-
-@code{E_PAR} - Parameter error (values unsuitable for msg; tmout is -2
-or less)
-
-@code{E_DLT} - The object being waited for was deleted (the specified
-message buffer was deleted while waiting)
-
-@code{E_RLWAI} - WAIT state was forcibly released (rel_wai was received
-while waiting)
-
-@code{E_TMOUT} - Polling failure or timeout
-
-@code{E_CTX} - Context error (issued from task-independent portions or a
-task in dispatch disabled state)
-
-@code{EN_OBJNO} - An object number which could not be accessed on the
-target node is specified.
-
-@code{EN_PAR} - A value outside the range supported by the target node
-and/or transmission packet format was specified as a parameter (a value
-outside supported range was specified for tmout)
-
-@code{EN_RPAR} - A value outside the range supported by the issuing node
-and/or transmission packet format was returned as a return parameter (msgsz is outside supported range for requesting node)
-
-
-@subheading DESCRIPTION:
-The @code{prcv_mbf} system call has the same function as @code{rcv_mbf}
-except for the waiting feature. @code{Prcv_mbf} polls whether or not
-the task should wait if @code{rcv_mbf} is executed. The meaning of
-parameters to @code{prcv_mbf} are the same as for @code{rcv_mbf}. The
-specific operations by @code{prcv_mbf} are as follows.
-
- - If there is a message in the specified message buffer, processing is
-the same as @code{rcv_mbf}: the first message on the message buffer is
-retrieved and the system call completes normally.
-
- - If there is no message in the specified message buffer, an
-@code{E_TMOUT} error is returned to indicate polling failed and the
-system call finishes. Unlike @code{rcv_mbf}, the issuing task does not
-wait in this case. The status of the message buffer remain unchanged.
-
-@subheading NOTES:
-
-Multiprocessing is not supported. Thus none of the "EN_" status codes
-will be returned.
-
-
-@c
-@c trcv_mbf
-@c
-
-@page
-@subsection trcv_mbf - Receive Message from Message Buffer with Timeout
-
-@subheading CALLING SEQUENCE:
-
-@ifset is-C
-@example
-ER ercd =trcv_mbf(
- VP msg,
- INT *p_msgsz,
- ID mbfid,
- TMO tmout
-);
-@end example
-@end ifset
-
-@ifset is-Ada
-@end ifset
-
-@subheading STATUS CODES:
-
-@code{E_OK} - Normal Completion
-
-@code{E_ID} - Invalid ID number (mbfid was invalid or could not be used)
-
-@code{E_NOEXS} - Object does not exist (the message buffer specified by
-mbfid does not exist)
-
-@code{E_OACV} - Object access violation (A mbfid less than -4 was
-specified from a user task. This is implementation dependent.)
-
-@code{E_PAR} - Parameter error (values unsuitable for msg; tmout is -2
-or less)
-
-@code{E_DLT} - The object being waited for was deleted (the specified
-message buffer was deleted while waiting)
-
-@code{E_RLWAI} - WAIT state was forcibly released (rel_wai was received
-while waiting)
-
-@code{E_TMOUT} - Polling failure or timeout
-
-@code{E_CTX} - Context error (issued from task-independent portions or a
-task in dispatch disabled state)
-
-@code{EN_OBJNO} - An object number which could not be accessed on the
-target node is specified.
-
-@code{EN_PAR} - A value outside the range supported by the target node
-and/or transmission packet format was specified as a parameter (a value
-outside supported range was specified for tmout)
-
-@code{EN_RPAR} - A value outside the range supported by the issuing node
-and/or transmission packet format was returned as a return parameter (msgsz is outside supported range for requesting node)
-
-@subheading DESCRIPTION:
-The @code{trcv_mbf} system call has the same function as @code{rcv_mbf}
-with an additional timeout feature. A maximum wait time (timeout value)
-can be specified using the parameter @code{tmout}. When a timeout is
-specified, a timeout error, @code{E_TMOUT}, will result and the system
-call will finish if the period specified by @code{tmout} elapses without
-conditions for releasing wait being satisfied (i.e. without a message
-arriving).
-
-Only positive values can be specified for @code{tmout}. Specifying
-@code{TMO_POL} = 0 to @code{trcv_mbf} for @code{tmout} indicates that a
-timeout value of 0 be used, resulting in exactly the same processing as
-@code{prcv_mbf}. Specifying @code{TMO_FEVR} = -1 to @code{trcv_mbf} for
-tmout indicates that an infinite timeout value be used, resulting in
-exactly the same processing as @code{rcv_mbf}.
-
-@subheading NOTES:
-
-Multiprocessing is not supported. Thus none of the "EN_" status codes
-will be returned.
-
-@c
-@c ref_mbf
-@c
-
-@page
-@subsection ref_mbf - Reference Message Buffer Status
-
-@subheading CALLING SEQUENCE:
-
-@ifset is-C
-@example
-ER ref_mbf(
- T_RMBF *pk_rmbf,
- ID mbfid
-);
-@end example
-@end ifset
-
-@ifset is-Ada
-@end ifset
-
-@subheading STATUS CODES:
-
-@code{E_OK} - Normal Completion
-
-@code{E_ID} - Invalid ID number (mbfid was invalid or could not be used)
-
-@code{E_NOEXS} - Object does not exist (the message buffer specified by
-mbfid does not exist)
-
-@code{E_OACV} - Object access violation (A mbfid less than -4 was
-specified from a user task. This is implementation dependent.)
-
-@code{E_PAR} - Parameter error (the packet address for the return
-parameters could not be used)
-
-@code{EN_OBJNO} - An object number which could not be accessed on the
-target node is specified.
-
-@code{EN_CTXID} - Specified an object on another node when the system
-call was issued from a task in dispatch disabled state or from a
-task-independent portion
-
-@code{EN_RPAR} - A value outside the range supported by the issuing node
-and/or transmission packet format was returned as a return parameter (a
-value outside supported range for exinf, wtsk, stsk, msgsz and/or
-frbufsz on a requesting node)
-
-@subheading DESCRIPTION:
-This system call refers to the state of the message buffer specified by
-@code{mbfid}, and returns information of a task waiting to send a
-message (@code{stsk}), the size of the next message to be received
-(@code{msgsz}), the free buffer size (@code{frbufsz}), information of a
-task waiting to receive a message (@code{wtsk}), and its extended
-information (@code{exinf}).
-
-@code{Wtsk} and @code{stsk} indicate whether or not there is a task
-waiting for the message buffer in question. If there is no waiting
-task, @code{wtsk} and @code{stsk} are returned as @code{FALSE} = 0. If
-there is a waiting task, @code{wtsk} and @code{stsk} are returned as
-values other than 0.
-
-An @code{E_NOEXS} error will result if the message buffer specified to
-@code{ref_mbf} does not exist.
-
-The size of the message at the head of the message buffer (the next
-message to be received) is returned to @code{msgsz}. If there are no
-messages on the message buffer, @code{msgsz} will be returned as
-@code{FALSE} = 0. A message whose size is zero cannot be sent.
-
-At least one of @code{msgsz} = @code{FALSE} and @code{wtsk} =
-@code{FALSE} is always true in this system call.
-
-@code{Frbufsz} indicates the amount of free memory in the message
-buffer. This value can be used to know the total approximate size of
-the messages which can be sent to the message buffer.
-
-@subheading NOTES:
-
-Multiprocessing is not supported. Thus none of the "EN_" status codes
-will be returned.