NAME

       mmv_stats_init, mmv_stats2_init - create and initialize Memory Mapped Value file

C SYNOPSIS

       #include <pcp/pmapi.h>
       #include <pcp/mmv_stats.h>

       void *mmv_stats_init(const char *name, int cluster, mmv_stats_flags_t flags, const mmv_metric_t *stats,
               int nstats, mmv_indom_t *indoms, int nindoms);
       void *mmv_stats2_init(const char *name, int cluster, mmv_stats_flags_t flags,
               const mmv_metric2_t *stats2, int nstats2, mmv_indom2_t *indoms2, int nindoms2);

       cc ... -lpcp_mmv -lpcp

DESCRIPTION

       Note: these functions are deprecated - see mmv_stats_registry(3).

       mmv_stats_init creates and initializes the content of the MMV(5) file, returning a handle that is used in
       subsequent MMV API calls.

       mmv_stats2_init is equivalent to mmv_stats_init except that it provides an option for longer  metric  and
       instance names.

       mmv_stats_stop  performs  an orderly shutdown of the mapping handle returned by an earlier initialization
       call.

       The file is created in the $PCP_TMP_DIR/mmv directory, name argument is expected to be a basename of  the
       file,  not  the  full  path.   The  metadata  content of the file does not change after the file has been
       created.

       The old file is removed unconditionally unless there was an error.

       cluster is the preferred MMV PMDA cluster ID to be used for the metrics originating  from  this  call  to
       mmv_stats_init.   The  flags  provide additional control over the behaviour of the MMV PMDA - e.g. use of
       MMV_FLAG_PROCESS will ensure values are only exported when the instrumented application is running - this
       is verified on each request for new values.

       stats is the array of mmv_metric_t elements of length nstats. Each element of the array describes one PCP
       metric.

               typedef struct {
                   char name[MMV_NAMEMAX];     /* Name of the metric */
                   __uint32_t item;            /* Item component of PMID */
                   mmv_metric_type_t type;     /* Type of the metric */
                   mmv_metric_sem_t semantics; /* Semantics of the metric */
                   pmUnits dimension;          /* Dimensions (TIME,SPACE,etc) */
                   __uint32_t indom;           /* Instance domain identifier */
                   char *shorttext;            /* Optional, one-line help */
                   char *helptext;             /* Optional, full help text */
               } mmv_metric_t;

       stats2 is the array of mmv_metric2_t elements of length nstats2. Each element of the array describes  one
       PCP  metric,  the  only  difference to stats is the lifting of the restriction on name length (previously
       MMV_NAMEMAX, which is 64 bytes).

               typedef struct {
                   char *name;                 /* Name of the metric */
                   __uint32_t item;            /* Item component of PMID */
                   mmv_metric_type_t type;     /* Type of the metric */
                   mmv_metric_sem_t semantics; /* Semantics of the metric */
                   pmUnits dimension;          /* Dimensions (TIME,SPACE,etc) */
                   __uint32_t indom;           /* Instance domain identifier */
                   char *shorttext;            /* Optional, one-line help */
                   char *helptext;             /* Optional, full help text */
               } mmv_metric2_t;

       If indom is not zero and not PM_INDOM_NULL, then the metric has multiple  values  and  there  must  be  a
       corresponding indom entry in the indom list (uniquely identified by serial number).

       The  stats and stats2 arrays cannot contain any elements which have no name - this is considered an error
       and no metrics will be exported in this case.

       indoms is the array of mmv_indom_t elements of length nindoms. Each element of the  array  describes  one
       PCP instance domain.

               typedef struct {
                   __int32_t internal;
                   char external[MMV_NAMEMAX];
               } mmv_instances_t;

               typedef struct {
                   __uint32_t serial;           /* Unique serial number */
                   __uint32_t count;            /* Number of instances */
                   mmv_instances_t *instances;  /* Internal/external IDs */
                   char *shorttext;             /* Short help text */
                   char *helptext;              /* Long help text */
               } mmv_indom_t;

       indoms2 is the array of mmv_indom2_t elements of length nindoms2. Each element of the array describes one
       PCP instance domain, and the only difference to indoms is the lifting  of  the  restriction  on  external
       instance name lengths (previously MMV_NAMEMAX, which is 64 bytes).

               typedef struct {
                   __int32_t internal;
                   char *external;
               } mmv_instances2_t;

               typedef struct {
                   __uint32_t serial;           /* Unique serial number */
                   __uint32_t count;            /* Number of instances */
                   mmv_instances2_t *instances; /* Internal/external IDs */
                   char *shorttext;             /* Short help text */
                   char *helptext;              /* Long help text */
               } mmv_indom2_t;

RETURN VALUES

       These  functions return the address of the memory mapped region on success.  On failure, NULL is returned
       and errno is set to a value suitable for decoding with strerror(3).

SEE ALSO

       mmv_stats_registry(3), mmv_lookup_value_desc(3), mmv_inc_value(3), strerror(3) and mmv(5).