NAME

IPC::Shm::Make

SYNOPSIS

This module is part of the IPC::Shm::Tied::* implementations. You should definitely not be using it directly.

FUNCTIONS

makeshm( $scalar_variable_reference );

If the referenced variable contains a plain scalar, nothing is done.

If the referenced variable itself contains a reference, the target of that inner reference is tied into shared memory with its contents preserved.

The inner reference is then replaced with a stand-in containing an identifier, which can be used to recover the original (now tied) target.

getback( $standin );

Given the standin left by makeshm, returns a reference to the original (now tied into shared memory) data. It's up to the calling program to know whether it expects a scalar, array, or hash reference.

getback_discard( $standin );

The same as getback but also decrements the reference counter.

AUTHOR

Kevin Cody-Little <kcody@cpan.org>