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NAME top

   procps_misc - API for miscellaneous information in the /proc
   filesystem

SYNOPSIS top

   **#include <libproc2/misc.h>**

   Platform Particulars

       long         **procps_cpu_count** (void);
       long         **procps_hertz_get** (void);
       unsigned int **procps_pid_length** (void);
       int          **procps_linux_version** (void);

   Runtime Particulars

       int   **procps_container_uptime** (double *_uptimesecs_);
       int   **procps_loadavg** (double *_av1_, double *_av5_, double *_av15_);
       int   **procps_uptime** (double *_uptimesecs_, double *_idlesecs_);
       int   **procps_uptime_snprint** ( char *restrict _str_, size_t _size_, double _uptimesecs_, const int _pretty_);
       char * **procps_uptime_sprint** (void);
       char * **procps_uptime_sprint_short** (void);
       int   **procps_users** (void);

   Namespace Particulars

       int         **procps_ns_get_id** (const char *_name_);
       const char ***procps_ns_get_name** (int _id_);
       int         **procps_ns_read_pid** (int _pid_, struct procps_ns *_nsp_);

   Mask Name Resolving

       int **procps_sigmask_names** (char *const _str_, size_t _size_ , const char *_sigmask_);
       int **procps_capmask_names** (char *const _str_, size_t _size_,  const char *_capmask_);

   Link with _-lproc2_.

DESCRIPTION top

   **procps_cpu_count**() returns the number of CPUs that are currently
   online as **sysconf(**__SCNPROCESSORSONLY_**)** or an assumed _1_.

   **procps_hertz_get**() returns the number of clock ticks per second as
   **sysconf(**__SCCLKTCK_**)** or an assumed _100_.  Dividing tics by this
   value yields seconds.

   **procps_pid_length**() returns the maximum string length for a PID on
   the system. For example, if the largest possible PID value on was
   123, then the length would be 3. If the file
   _/proc/sys/kernel/pidmax_ is unreadable, the value is assumed to be
   _5_.

   **procps_linux_version**() returns the current Linux version as an
   encoded integer. On non-Linux systems that have an emulated proc
   filesystem this function returns the version of the Linux
   emulation instead.  The version consists of three positive
   integers representing the major, minor and patch levels.  The
   following macros are provided for encoding a given Linux version
   or separating out the components of the current version.

       LINUX_VERSION( major , minor , patch )

       LINUX_VERSION_MAJOR( ver )

       LINUX_VERSION_MINOR( ver )

       LINUX_VERSION_PATCH( ver )

   **procps_loadavg**() fetches the system load average and puts the 1, 5
   and 15 minute averages into location(s) specified by any pointer
   which is not _NULL_.

   **procps_container_uptime**() returns the uptime of a container into
   location specified by the pointer if it is not _NULL_. This is
   currently determined by the elapsed time of PID 1, which could be
   given with the command:

       $ **ps -o etimes 1**
       ELAPSED
       12345

   There is no concept of idle time in a container so
   **procps_container_uptime**() doesn't have that parameter.

   **procps_uptime**() returns uptime and/or idle seconds into
   location(s) specified by any pointer which is not _NULL_.  The
   **sprint** varieties return a human-readable string in one of two
   forms.

       HH:MM:SS up HH:MM, # users, load average: 1, 5, 15 MM averages

       up HH, MM

   **procps_uptime_snprint**() Uses the given buffer _str_ of _size_ length
   to fill in the uptime string instead of a statically allocated
   buffer.  The function requires the _uptimesecs_ value, which can be
   obtained from **procps_uptime**() or **procps_container_uptime**() and the
   _pretty_ flag determines if the output is standard or pretty/short.

   **procps_users**() returns the number of users on the system. This
   value comes from [sd_get_sessions(3)](../man3/sd%5Fget%5Fsessions.3.html) and counting the sessions of
   user, user-early and user-incomplete class or enumerating through
   [getutent(3)](../man3/getutent.3.html).

   **procps_ns_get_id**() returns the integer id (enum namespace_type) of
   the namespace for the given namespace _name_.

   **procps_ns_get_name**() returns the name of the namespace for the
   given _id_ (enum namespace_type).

   **procps_ns_read_pid**() returns the inodes for the namespaces of the
   given process in the procps_ns structure pointed to by _nsp_.  Those
   inodes will appear in the order proscribed by enum namespace_type.

       enum namespace_type {
           PROCPS_NS_CGROUP,
           PROCPS_NS_IPC,
           PROCPS_NS_MNT,
           PROCPS_NS_NET,
           PROCPS_NS_PID,
           PROCPS_NS_TIME,
           PROCPS_NS_USER,
           PROCPS_NS_UTS
       };

   **procps_sigmask_names**() Fills _str_ with a human-readable text string
   of up to _size_ bytes of the signals set in the hexadecimal signal
   mask _sigmask_, see [signal(7)](../man7/signal.7.html).  If the list of signals exceeds _size_
   bytes, the string will be truncated and will end with a '+'. It is
   up to the calling program to ensure that _str_ is correctly
   allocated with at least _size_ bytes.

   **procps_capmask_names**() Fills _str_ with a human-readable text string
   of up to _size_ bytes of the capabilites set in the hexadecimal
   capability mask _capmask_, see [capabilities(7)](../man7/capabilities.7.html).  If the list of
   capabilities exceeds _size_ bytes, the string will be truncated and
   will end with a '+'. It is up to the calling program to ensure
   that _str_ is correctly allocated with at least _size_ bytes.

   For a process that has no capabilities or all capabilities the
   string will be "-" and "full" respectively.

RETURN VALUE top

Functions Returning an ‘int’ or ‘long’ An error will be indicated by a negative number that is always the inverse of some well known errno.h value.

Functions Returning an ‘address’ An error will be indicated by a NULL return pointer with the reason found in the formal errno value.

FILES top

   _/proc/loadavg_
          The raw values for load average.

   _/proc/sys/kernel/osrelease_
          Contains the release version of the Linux kernel or proc
          filesystem.

   _/proc/sys/kernel/pidmax_
          Contains the value at which PIDs wrap around, one greater
          than the maximum PID value.

   _/proc/uptime_
          The raw values for system uptime and idle time.

   _/proc/_PID_/ns_
          contains the set of namespaces for a particular _PID_.

SEE ALSO top

   [procps(3)](../man3/procps.3.html), [procps_pids(3)](../man3/procps%5Fpids.3.html), [getutent(3)](../man3/getutent.3.html), [sd_get_sessions(3)](../man3/sd%5Fget%5Fsessions.3.html),
   [proc(5)](../man5/proc.5.html), [capabilities(7)](../man7/capabilities.7.html), [signal(7)](../man7/signal.7.html).

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