pmdupcontext(3) — Linux manual page

NAME | C SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | SEE ALSO | COLOPHON

PMDUPCONTEXT(3)          Library Functions Manual         PMDUPCONTEXT(3)

NAME         top

       pmDupContext - duplicate a PMAPI context

C SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <pcp/pmapi.h>

       int pmDupContext(void);

       cc ... -lpcp

DESCRIPTION         top

       An  application using the Performance Metrics Application Program‐
       ming Interface (PMAPI) may manipulate several concurrent contexts,
       each associated with a source of performance metrics, e.g. pmcd(1)
       on some host, or a set of archives of performance metrics as  cre‐
       ated by pmlogger(1).

       Calling pmDupContext will replicate the current PMAPI context, re‐
       turning  a handle for the new context that may be used with subse‐
       quent calls to pmUseContext(3).

       Once created, the duplicated context and the original context have
       independent existence, and so their instance profiles and  collec‐
       tion time (relevant only for archive contexts) may be independent‐
       ly varied.

       The newly replicated context becomes the current context.

SEE ALSO         top

       PMAPI(3), pmNewContext(3) and pmUseContext(3).

COLOPHON         top

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