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pmdaprofile(3) — Linux manual page

PMDAPROFILE(3) Library Functions Manual PMDAPROFILE(3)

NAME top

 pmdaProfile - update instance profile for PMDA in preparation for
 the next fetch from PMCD

C SYNOPSIS top

 #include <pcp/pmapi.h>
 #include <pcp/pmda.h>
 int pmdaProfile(pmProfile *prof, pmdaExt *pmda);
 cc ... -lpcp_pmda -lpcp

DESCRIPTION top

 As part of the Performance Metrics Domain Agent (PMDA) API (see
 PMDA(3)), pmdaProfile is the default callback which handles the
 receipt of a pmProfile from pmcd(1). A profile describes the in‐
 stances that pmcd requires in the pmResult structure returned by
 the next fetch. pmdaProfile simply stores the new profile.

CAVEAT top

 The PMDA must be using PMDA_INTERFACE_2 or later, as specified in
 the call to pmdaDSO(3) or pmdaDaemon(3).

SEE ALSO top

 PMAPI(3), PMDA(3), pmdaDaemon(3), pmdaDSO(3) and pmdaFetch(3).

COLOPHON top

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Pages that refer to this page: pmda(3), pmdadaemon(3), pmdadso(3), pmdafetch(3), pmdamain(3)

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