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From: srp@babar.mmwb.ucsf.edu (Scott R. Presnell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi
Subject: Re: Symbol name for kernel CPU utilization variable?
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Date: 4 Jun 91 04:12:50 GMT
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palmer@duck.ncsc.org (Thomas C. Palmer) writes:

>Can anyone tell me the kernel symbol name to pass to nlist() to
>ascertain CPU utilization times (user, system, idle, etc)?  The rstat
>daemon does it so I know it's possible.  Thanks -

Try sysmp() instead, the defines in /usr/include/sys/sysinfo.h help explain
the data you get back...

#include <sys/sysmp.h>
#include <sys/sysinfo.h>

struct sysinfo si;

	...

	if (sysmp(MP_SAGET, MPSA_SINFO, &si, sizeof(si)) < 0) 
		error();
	else
		doit(&si);

	...


	- Scott
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