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PMDADESC(3)              Library Functions ManualPMDADESC(3)

NAME        top

pmdaDesc- get the description of a metric from a PMDA

C SYNOPSIS        top

#include <pcp/pmapi.h>#include <pcp/pmda.h>int pmdaDesc(pmIDpmid, pmDesc *desc, pmdaExt *pmda);cc ... -lpcp_pmda -lpcp

DESCRIPTION        top

pmdaDescuses  the standardPMDA(3) data structures to return thepmDescdescription indesc for the metric identified bypmid.

CAVEAT        top

       The PMDA must be usingPMDA_INTERFACE_2or later, as specified  in       the call topmdaDSO(3) orpmdaDaemon(3).

DIAGNOSTICS        top

       If  thepmid  does not correspond to any metric supported by this       PMDA,pmdaDescreturnsPM_ERR_PMID.

SEE ALSO        top

PMAPI(3),PMDA(3),pmdaDaemon(3),pmdaDSO(3) andpmLookupDesc(3).

COLOPHON        top

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