centos man page for pmdaname

Query: pmdaname

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PMDANAME(3)						     Library Functions Manual						       PMDANAME(3)

NAME
pmdaName - translate a PMID to a set of dynamic performance metric names
C SYNOPSIS
#include <pcp/pmapi.h> #include <pcp/impl.h> #include <pcp/pmda.h> int pmdaName(pmID pmid, char ***nameset, pmdaExt *pmda); cc ... -lpcp_pmda -lpcp
DESCRIPTION
As part of the Performance Metrics Domain Agent (PMDA) API (see PMDA(3)), pmdaName is the generic callback for translating a pmid into one or more dynamic metric names (nameset). Because implementing dynamic performance metrics requires specific PMDA support, and the facility is an optional component of a PMDA (most PMDAs do not support dynamic performance metrics), pmdaName is a skeleton implementation that returns PM_ERR_NAME. A PMDA that supports dynamic performance metrics will provide a private callback that replaces pmdaName (by assignment to version.four.name of the pmdaInterface structure) and implements the translation from a pmid to a set of dynamic performance metric names returned via name- set. The behaviour, return values and memory allocation rules for nameset are the same as for pmNameAll(3).
DIAGNOSTICS
pmdaName returns PM_ERR_PMID if the name is not recognized or cannot be translated, otherwise the number of metric names found (most com- monly 1).
CAVEAT
The PMDA must be using PMDA_PROTOCOL_4 or later, as specified in the call to pmdaDSO(3) or pmdaDaemon(3).
SEE ALSO
PMAPI(3), PMDA(3), pmdaDaemon(3), pmdaDSO(3), pmdaMain(3), pmNameAll(3) and pmNameID(3). Performance Co-Pilot PCP PMDANAME(3)
Related Man Pages
pmdaattribute(3) - centos
pmdaeventendclient(3) - centos
pmdaeventnewclient(3) - centos
pmdainstance(3) - centos
pmdaeventclient(3) - centos
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