If that isn't an option, then just put
AC_CHECK_FUNCS(pstat_getdynamic) in your
configure.in file.
+ HAVE_LIBPERFSTAT Define this if your system has the
+ perfstat_cpu_total function in libperfstat (AIX).
FIXUP_KERNEL_SYMBOL_ADDR() Adjust address in returned struct nlist.
KERNEL_FILE Name of the kernel file to nlist.
LDAV_CVT() Scale the load average from the kernel.
# define LOAD_AVE_TYPE long
# endif
-# ifdef _AIX
+# if defined _AIX && ! defined HAVE_LIBPERFSTAT
# define LOAD_AVE_TYPE long
# endif
# define FSCALE 100.0
# endif
-# ifdef _AIX
+# if defined _AIX && !defined HAVE_LIBPERFSTAT
# define FSCALE 65536.0
# endif
# define LDAV_SYMBOL "_Loadavg"
# endif
-# if !defined (LDAV_SYMBOL) && ((defined (hpux) && !defined (hp9000s300)) || defined (_SEQUENT_) || defined (SVR4) || defined (ISC) || defined (sgi) || (defined (ardent) && defined (titan)) || defined (_AIX))
+# if !defined (LDAV_SYMBOL) && ((defined (hpux) && !defined (hp9000s300)) || defined (_SEQUENT_) || defined (SVR4) || defined (ISC) || defined (sgi) || (defined (ardent) && defined (titan)) || (defined (_AIX) && !defined(HAVE_LIBPERFSTAT)))
# define LDAV_SYMBOL "avenrun"
# endif
# endif /* LOAD_AVE_TYPE */
+# if defined HAVE_LIBPERFSTAT
+# include <libperfstat.h>
+# include <sys/proc.h>
+# ifndef SBITS
+# define SBITS 16
+# endif
+# endif
+
# if defined (__GNU__) && !defined (NeXT)
/* Note that NeXT Openstep defines __GNU__ even though it should not. */
/* GNU system acts much like NeXT, for load average purposes,
# endif /* hpux && HAVE_PSTAT_GETDYNAMIC */
+# if ! defined LDAV_DONE && defined HAVE_LIBPERFSTAT
+# define LDAV_DONE
+# undef LOAD_AVE_TYPE
+/* Use perfstat_cpu_total because we don't have to be root. */
+ {
+ perfstat_cpu_total_t cpu_stats;
+ int result = perfstat_cpu_total (NULL, &cpu_stats, sizeof cpu_stats, 1);
+ if (result == -1)
+ return result;
+ loadavg[0] = cpu_stats.loadavg[0] / (double)(1 << SBITS);
+ loadavg[1] = cpu_stats.loadavg[1] / (double)(1 << SBITS);
+ loadavg[2] = cpu_stats.loadavg[2] / (double)(1 << SBITS);
+ elem = 3;
+ }
+# endif
+
# if !defined (LDAV_DONE) && (defined (__linux__) || defined (__CYGWIN__))
# define LDAV_DONE
# undef LOAD_AVE_TYPE
AC_CHECK_LIB(kstat, kstat_open)
test $ac_cv_lib_kstat_kstat_open = yes && gl_have_func=yes
+# AIX has libperfstat which does not require root
+AC_CHECK_LIB(perfstat, perfstat_cpu_total)
+test $ac_cv_lib_perfstat_perfstat_cpu_total = yes && gl_have_func=yes
+
# Some systems with -lutil have (and need) -lkvm as well, some do not.
# On Solaris, -lkvm requires nlist from -lelf, so check that first
# to get the right answer into the cache.