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MMV_STATS_INIT(3)        Library Functions Manual       MMV_STATS_INIT(3)

NAME         top

       mmv_stats_init, mmv_stats2_init - create and initialize Memory
       Mapped Value file

C SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <pcp/pmapi.h>
       #include <pcp/mmv_stats.h>

       void *mmv_stats_init(const char *name, int cluster,
               mmv_stats_flags_t flags, const mmv_metric_t *stats,
               int nstats, mmv_indom_t *indoms, int nindoms);
       void *mmv_stats2_init(const char *name, int cluster,
               mmv_stats_flags_t flags, const mmv_metric2_t *stats2,
               int nstats2, mmv_indom2_t *indoms2, int nindoms2);

       cc ... -lpcp_mmv -lpcp

DESCRIPTION         top

       Note: these functions are deprecated - see mmv_stats_registry(3).

       mmv_stats_init  creates  and initializes the content of the MMV(5)
       file, returning a handle that is used in subsequent MMV API calls.

       mmv_stats2_init is equivalent to  mmv_stats_init  except  that  it
       provides an option for longer metric and instance names.

       mmv_stats_stop  performs an orderly shutdown of the mapping handle
       returned by an earlier initialization call.

       The file is created in the $PCP_TMP_DIR/mmv directory, name  argu‐
       ment  is expected to be a basename of the file, not the full path.
       The metadata content of the file does not change  after  the  file
       has been created.

       The old file is removed unconditionally unless there was an error.

       cluster  is  the  preferred MMV PMDA cluster ID to be used for the
       metrics originating from this call to mmv_stats_init.   The  flags
       provide  additional  control  over the behaviour of the MMV PMDA -
       e.g. use of MMV_FLAG_PROCESS will ensure values are only  exported
       when the instrumented application is running - this is verified on
       each request for new values.

       stats is the array of mmv_metric_t elements of length nstats. Each
       element of the array describes one PCP metric.

               typedef struct {
                   char name[MMV_NAMEMAX];     /* Name of the metric */
                   __uint32_t item;            /* Item component of PMID */
                   mmv_metric_type_t type;     /* Type of the metric */
                   mmv_metric_sem_t semantics; /* Semantics of the metric */
                   pmUnits dimension;          /* Dimensions (TIME,SPACE,etc) */
                   __uint32_t indom;           /* Instance domain identifier */
                   char *shorttext;            /* Optional, one-line help */
                   char *helptext;             /* Optional, full help text */
               } mmv_metric_t;

       stats2  is  the array of mmv_metric2_t elements of length nstats2.
       Each element of the array describes one PCP metric, the only  dif‐
       ference  to stats is the lifting of the restriction on name length
       (previously MMV_NAMEMAX, which is 64 bytes).

               typedef struct {
                   char *name;                 /* Name of the metric */
                   __uint32_t item;            /* Item component of PMID */
                   mmv_metric_type_t type;     /* Type of the metric */
                   mmv_metric_sem_t semantics; /* Semantics of the metric */
                   pmUnits dimension;          /* Dimensions (TIME,SPACE,etc) */
                   __uint32_t indom;           /* Instance domain identifier */
                   char *shorttext;            /* Optional, one-line help */
                   char *helptext;             /* Optional, full help text */
               } mmv_metric2_t;

       If indom is not zero and not PM_INDOM_NULL, then  the  metric  has
       multiple  values  and there must be a corresponding indom entry in
       the indom list (uniquely identified by serial number).

       The stats and stats2 arrays cannot contain any elements which have
       no name - this is considered an error and no metrics will  be  ex‐
       ported in this case.

       indoms  is  the  array  of mmv_indom_t elements of length nindoms.
       Each element of the array describes one PCP instance domain.

               typedef struct {
                   __int32_t internal;
                   char external[MMV_NAMEMAX];
               } mmv_instances_t;

               typedef struct {
                   __uint32_t serial;           /* Unique serial number */
                   __uint32_t count;            /* Number of instances */
                   mmv_instances_t *instances;  /* Internal/external IDs */
                   char *shorttext;             /* Short help text */
                   char *helptext;              /* Long help text */
               } mmv_indom_t;

       indoms2 is the array of mmv_indom2_t elements of length  nindoms2.
       Each  element  of the array describes one PCP instance domain, and
       the only difference to indoms is the lifting of the restriction on
       external instance name lengths (previously MMV_NAMEMAX,  which  is
       64 bytes).

               typedef struct {
                   __int32_t internal;
                   char *external;
               } mmv_instances2_t;

               typedef struct {
                   __uint32_t serial;           /* Unique serial number */
                   __uint32_t count;            /* Number of instances */
                   mmv_instances2_t *instances; /* Internal/external IDs */
                   char *shorttext;             /* Short help text */
                   char *helptext;              /* Long help text */
               } mmv_indom2_t;

RETURN VALUES         top

       These  functions return the address of the memory mapped region on
       success.  On failure, NULL is returned and errno is set to a value
       suitable for decoding with strerror(3).

SEE ALSO         top

       mmv_stats_registry(3), mmv_lookup_value_desc(3), mmv_inc_value(3),
       strerror(3) and mmv(5).

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