Shared Memory in Docker Container

There is an example with shared memory here that can be used as a template.

Pull a base image OS:

docker pull debian:stable-slim

Create/run/test the container with option '–ipc=“host”:

docker run -d --ipc="host" --name debian debian:stable-slim bash

if the source C-file (here ‘shm’) is located in root directory, this file can be copied to e.g. ‘/home’ folder in docker container:

sudo docker cp shm debian:/home

If the container is stopped, start the container again in interactive mode. Then the C-application should be at the home directory. Run this file and the e!Cockpit project.

The file descriptors are present in the container:
image

The host: