1PMDADESC(3)                Library Functions Manual                PMDADESC(3)
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NAME

6       pmdaDesc - get the description of a metric from a PMDA
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C SYNOPSIS

9       #include <pcp/pmapi.h>
10       #include <pcp/impl.h>
11       #include <pcp/pmda.h>
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13       int pmdaDesc(pmID pmid, pmDesc *desc, pmdaExt *pmda);
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15       cc ... -lpcp_pmda -lpcp
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DESCRIPTION

18       pmdaDesc uses the standard PMDA(3) data structures to return the pmDesc
19       description in desc for the metric identified by pmid.
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DIAGNOSTICS

22       If the pmid does not correspond to any metric supported by  this  PMDA,
23       pmdaDesc returns PM_ERR_PMID.
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CAVEAT

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

30       PMAPI(3), PMDA(3), pmdaDaemon(3), pmdaDSO(3) and pmLookupDesc(3).
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