Permissions and typed memory objects

Permissions on a typed memory object are governed by UNIX permissions.

The oflags argument to posix_typed_mem_open() specifies the desired access privilege, and these flags are checked against the permission mask of the typed memory object.

POSIX doesn't specify how permissions are assigned to the typed memory objects. Under QNX Neutrino, default permissions are assigned at system boot-up. By default, root is the owner and group, and has read-write permissions; no one else has any permissions.

Currently, there's no mechanism to change the permissions of an object. In the future, the implementation may be extended to allow chmod() and chown() to modify the permissions.