NAME

       __pmConnectLogger - connect to a performance metrics logger control port

C SYNOPSIS

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

       int __pmConnectLogger(const char *hostname, int pid);

       cc ... -lpcp

DESCRIPTION

       Each  instance  of  the  Performance Co-Pilot (PCP) archive logger program pmlogger(1) supports a control
       port on which __pmControlLog(3) requests are received, and responses sent.  Optionally,  the  pmlogger(1)
       instance may be designated the ``primary'' logger.

       __pmConnectLogger  may  be  used  to  establish  a  control  port  connection to the pmlogger(1) instance
       identified by process id pid on the host hostname.

       One special case is supported; for the reserved pid value of PM_LOG_CONTROL_PORT the requested connection
       is to the control port for the ``primary'' logger, whatever its process id might be.

       On  success, __pmConnectLogger returns a non-negative integer, that is a file descriptor that may be used
       in subsequent communication with the pmlogger(1) instance, e.g. for __pmControlLog(3).

       As the control port to pmlogger(1) is not mulitplexed, applications using  __pmConnectLogger  should  use
       close(2) to terminate the connection to pmlogger(1) as soon as they have finished communicating.

       If  the  application  connects,  and  the  pmlogger(1) instance subsequently terminates, e.g. because the
       associated pmcd(1)  instance  is  terminated,  the  application  will  have  to  explicitly  re-establish
       connection to a re-started pmlogger(1) instance by calling __pmConnectLogger again.

SEE ALSO

       pmcd(1), pmlc(1), pmlogger(1), PMAPI(3) and __pmControlLog(3).

DIAGNOSTICS

       PM_ERR_PERMISSION
              no permission to connect to the specified pmlogger(1) instance

       -ECONNREFUSED
              the designated pmlogger(1) instance does not exist

       -EEADDRINUSE
              the requested control port is already in use