sg_get_load_stats, sg_get_load_stats_r, sg_free_load_stats — get system load
#include <statgrab.h>
sg_load_stats *sg_get_load_stats( | entries) ; |
size_t *entries
;sg_load_stats *sg_get_load_stats_r( | entries) ; |
size_t *entries
;sg_error sg_free_load_stats( | data) ; |
sg_load_stats *data
;These calls returns a pointer to a buffer containing information about cumulated machine load.
Table 1. API Shortcut
function | returns | data owner |
---|---|---|
sg_get_load_stats | sg_load_stats * | libstatgrab (thread local) |
sg_get_load_stats_r | sg_load_stats * | caller |
The sg_load_stats buffer received from
sg_get_load_stats_r
() must be freed using
sg_free_load_stats
() when not needed any more. The
caller is responsible for doing it.
On most systems this function is just a wrapper to the
getloadavg
system call.
The structure returned is of type sg_load_stats.
typedef struct{ double min1; double min5; double min15; time_t systime; }sg_load_stats;
min1
The load average over 1 minute.
min5
The load average over 5 minutes.
min15
The load average over 15 minutes.
systime
The timestamp when the above stats where collected in seconds since epoch