Tru64: looking for load average data from "C"

[Guest_imported]

Hi, guys.

1 question.
Does anybody get "C"-source to "uptime" for Tru64 5.1?

In other word, I wanna get some performance info 'bout load average from "/dev/kmem" structures for monitoring purposes by calling this from "C".

Will somebody be so kind and help me?
Thanks.

Vlado

 

[MikeLacey]

Vlado,

I usually (always actually) get this kind of information by running the utility itself and reading the data it supplies.

This has a couple of advantages:

1 - It's easy.

2 - It will work in the next version of whatever UNIX you are using.

Is there some particular reason you need to get the information directly from the kernel?
Mike
"Experience is the comb that Nature gives us after we are bald."

Is that a haiku?
I never could get the hang
of writing those things.

 

[Guest_imported]

Hi Mike,

I agree. Because of possible changes in kernel from version to version and cross-unix portability of the program it will be better not to include "proprietary" functions in source code but to call something like "system" function and then utility output filter from file as it is needed.

Thank you for your help.
Have a nice day.

Vlado