Accessing CPU utilization in UNIX

[Mikael Björk]

Hi all,

I'm working on a real-time database project under UNIX written in C and need
to access some value for the CPU utilization (the time percentage of its
time the CPU is not idle). I understand that the kstat library is useful for
this
purpose, but not exactly how.
The kstat chain contains the information I need, but how do I know which
name to look for in the chain and how to get the right data?

Tips would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

[Nicholas Bachmann]

Mikael Björk wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I'm working on a real-time database project under UNIX written in C and need
> to access some value for the CPU utilization (the time percentage of its
> time the CPU is not idle). I understand that the kstat library is useful for
> this
> purpose, but not exactly how.
> The kstat chain contains the information I need, but how do I know which
> name to look for in the chain and how to get the right data?

Which Unix, what version?

--
+ Regards, +
+ Nick +
+ +
+ My email address is real +

[Mikael Björk]

I'm using Solaris 5.8.

"Nicholas Bachmann" <usenet@not-real.org> wrote in message
news:h69u7c.5r4.ln@bachmann.ath.cx...

> Mikael Björk wrote:

> > Hi all,
> >
> > I'm working on a real-time database project under UNIX written in C and

need

> > to access some value for the CPU utilization (the time percentage of its
> > time the CPU is not idle). I understand that the kstat library is useful

for

> > this
> > purpose, but not exactly how.
> > The kstat chain contains the information I need, but how do I know which
> > name to look for in the chain and how to get the right data?

>
> Which Unix, what version?
>
> --
> + Regards, +
> + Nick +
> + +
> + My email address is real +
>