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NAME top

   **pmdaDaemon** - initialize the PMDA to run as a daemon

C SYNOPSIS top

   **#include <pcp/pmapi.h>**
   **#include <pcp/pmda.h>**

   **void pmdaDaemon(pmdaInterface ***_dispatch_**, int** _interface_**, const**
           **char ***_name_**, int** _domain_**, const char ***_logfile_**, const**
           **char ***_helptext_**);**

   **cc ... -lpcp_pmda -lpcp**

DESCRIPTION top

   **pmdaDaemon** initializes the **pmdaInterface** structure to use the _in‐_
   _terface_ extensions assuming the [PMDA(3)](../man3/PMDA.3.html) is to be run as a  daemon.
   The **pmdaInterface** structure is initialized with:

   _name_   The name of the agent.

   _domain_ The default domain number of the agent which uniquely iden‐
          tifies this PMDA from other running PMDAs.  This may be
          subsequently changed by a command line option **-d** (see
          [pmdaGetOpt(3)](../man3/pmdaGetOpt.3.html)).

   _logfile_
          The default path to the log file.  This may be replaced by
          the **-l** command line option if using **pmdaGetOpt**.  _logfile_
          will be copied with [strdup(3)](../man3/strdup.3.html), so the storage associated
          with _logfile_ may be released after the call to **pmdaDaemon**.

   _helptext_
          The default path to the help text (see [pmdaText(3)](../man3/pmdaText.3.html).  This
          may be replaced by the **-h** command line option if using
          [pmdaGetOpt(3)](../man3/pmdaGetOpt.3.html).  If no help text is installed, or you are
          not using [pmdaText(3)](../man3/pmdaText.3.html), then this should be set to NULL,
          otherwise _helptext_ will be copied with [strdup(3)](../man3/strdup.3.html), so the
          storage associated with _helptext_ may be released after the
          call to **pmdaDaemon**.

   The callbacks are initialized to [pmdaProfile(3)](../man3/pmdaProfile.3.html), [pmdaFetch(3)](../man3/pmdaFetch.3.html),
   [pmdaDesc(3)](../man3/pmdaDesc.3.html), [pmdaText(3)](../man3/pmdaText.3.html), [pmdaInstance(3)](../man3/pmdaInstance.3.html) and [pmdaStore(3)](../man3/pmdaStore.3.html).

CAVEAT top

   The PMDA must be using **PMDA_INTERFACE_2** or later.

   Once **pmdaDaemon** has been called, it is expected that the **pmdaIn‐**
   **terface** structure pointed to by _dispatch_ will remain accessible to
   the routines in _libpcppmda_ (not reclaimed off the stack, not
   freed or otherwise released, etc.).  If the caller needs to move
   or relocate the **pmdaInterface** structure for any reason, then after
   the move [pmdaInterfaceMoved(3)](../man3/pmdaInterfaceMoved.3.html) must be called to re-establish the
   internal integrity of the _pmdaInterface_ structure at the new loca‐
   tion before any other routine in _libpcppmda_ is called.

DIAGNOSTICS top

   **Unable to allocate memory for pmdaExt structure**
          In addition, the _dispatch->status_ field is set to a value
          less than zero.

   **PMDA interface version** _interface_ **not supported**
          The _interface_ version is not supported by **pmdaDaemon**.

SEE ALSO top

   [PMAPI(3)](../man3/PMAPI.3.html), [PMDA(3)](../man3/PMDA.3.html), [pmdaDSO(3)](../man3/pmdaDSO.3.html), [pmdaGetOpt(3)](../man3/pmdaGetOpt.3.html),
   [pmdaInterfaceMoved(3)](../man3/pmdaInterfaceMoved.3.html) and [pmdaText(3)](../man3/pmdaText.3.html).

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