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<refentry id="get_network_stats"> |
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<date>$Date$</date> |
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<refmeta> |
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<refentrytitle>get_network_stats</refentrytitle> |
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<manvolnum>3</manvolnum> |
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<refmiscinfo>i-scream</refmiscinfo> |
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<refnamediv> |
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<refname>get_network_stats</refname> |
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<refname>get_network_stats_diff</refname> |
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<refpurpose>get network statistics</refpurpose> |
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</refnamediv> |
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<refsynopsisdiv> |
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<funcsynopsis> |
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<funcsynopsisinfo>#include <statgrab.h></funcsynopsisinfo> |
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<funcprototype> |
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<funcdef>network_stat_t *<function>get_network_stats</function></funcdef> |
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<paramdef>int *<parameter>entries</parameter></paramdef> |
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</funcprototype> |
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<funcprototype> |
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<funcdef>network_stat_t *<function>get_network_stats_diff</function></funcdef> |
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<paramdef>int *<parameter>entries</parameter></paramdef> |
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</funcprototype> |
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</funcsynopsis> |
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</refsynopsisdiv> |
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<refsect1> |
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<title>Description</title> |
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<para> |
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Both calls take a pointer to an int, |
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<parameter>entries</parameter>, which is filled with the number |
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of network interfaces the machine has. This is needed to know how |
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many <structname>network_stat_t</structname> structures have been |
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returned. A pointer is returned to the first |
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<structname>network_stat_t</structname>. |
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</para> |
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<para> |
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<function>get_network_stats</function> returns the network |
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traffic stored in the kernel which holds the amount of data |
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transferred since bootup. On some platforms, such as Solaris 7, |
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this value is stored in a 32bit int, so wraps around when it |
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reaches 4GB. Other platforms, such as Solaris 8, hold the value |
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in a 64bit int, which wraps somewhere near 17 million terabytes. |
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</para> |
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<para> |
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<function>get_network_stats_diff</function> is the same as |
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<function>get_network_stats</function> except it will return the |
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difference since the last call. So, for instance a call to |
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<function>get_network_stats_diff</function> is made, and called |
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again 5 seconds later. Over that time, 20 bytes of traffic was |
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transmitted and 10 bytes received. Tx will store 20, rx will |
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store 10 and systime will store 5. This function copes with wrap |
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arounds by the O/S so should be seemless to use. |
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</para> |
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</refsect1> |
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<refsect1> |
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<title>Return Values</title> |
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<para> |
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All network statistics return a pointer to a structure of type |
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<structname>network_stat_t</structname>. |
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</para> |
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<programlisting> |
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typedef struct{ |
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char *interface_name; |
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long long tx; |
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long long rx; |
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time_t systime; |
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}network_stat_t; |
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</programlisting> |
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<variablelist> |
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<varlistentry> |
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<term> |
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<structfield>interface_name</structfield> |
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</term> |
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<listitem> |
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<para> |
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The name known to the operating system. |
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(eg. on linux it might be eth0) |
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</para> |
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</listitem> |
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</varlistentry> |
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<varlistentry> |
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<term> |
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<structfield>tx</structfield> |
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</term> |
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<listitem> |
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<para> |
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The number of bytes transmitted. |
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</para> |
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</listitem> |
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</varlistentry> |
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<varlistentry> |
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<term> |
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<structfield>rx</structfield> |
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</term> |
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<listitem> |
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<para> |
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The number of bytes received. |
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</para> |
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</listitem> |
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</varlistentry> |
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<varlistentry> |
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<term> |
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<structfield>systime</structfield> |
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</term> |
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<listitem> |
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<para> |
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The time period over which tx and rx were transferred. |
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</para> |
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</listitem> |
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</varlistentry> |
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</variablelist> |
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</refsect1> |
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<refsect1> |
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<title>Bugs</title> |
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<para> |
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On the very first call |
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<function>get_network_stats_diff</function> will return the same |
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as <function>get_network_stats</function>. After the first call |
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it will always return the difference. |
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</para> |
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<para> |
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On operating system that hold only 32bits of data there is a |
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problem if the values wrap twice. For example, on Solaris 7 if |
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9GB is transferred and the operating system wraps at 4GB, the |
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<function>get_network_stats_diff</function> function will return |
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5GB. |
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</para> |
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</refsect1> |
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<refsect1> |
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<title>See Also</title> |
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<para>Nothing yet</para> |
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<title>Website</title> |
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<member> |
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<ulink url="http://www.i-scream.org">http://www.i-scream.org</ulink> |
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</member> |
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</simplelist> |
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</refsect1> |
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