# shminfo ## **Overview** **Related Modules:** [MEM](MEM.md) **Description:** Describes limitations and attributes of system-level shared memory. ## **Summary** ## Data Fields

Variable Name

Description

shmmax

unsigned long 

shmmin

unsigned long 

shmmni

unsigned long 

shmseg

unsigned long 

shmall

unsigned long 

__unused [4]

unsigned long 

## **Details** ## **Field Documentation** ## \_\_unused ``` unsigned long shminfo::__unused[4] ``` **Description:** Reserved ## shmall ``` unsigned long shminfo::shmall ``` **Description:** Maximum size of all shared memory segments allowed by the system ## shmmax ``` unsigned long shminfo::shmmax ``` **Description:** Maximum size of a shared memory segment allowed by the system ## shmmin ``` unsigned long shminfo::shmmin ``` **Description:** Minimum size of a shared memory segment allowed by the system ## shmmni ``` unsigned long shminfo::shmmni ``` **Description:** Maximum number of shared memory segments allowed by the system ## shmseg ``` unsigned long shminfo::shmseg ``` **Description:** Maximum number of shared memory segments that can be attached by a process