--- pmdasimple.perl.orig	2014-03-21 14:17:30.092596110 -0400
+++ pmdasimple.perl	2014-03-21 14:18:56.723643833 -0400
@@ -28,6 +28,21 @@
 my %timeslices;
 my $file_error = 0;
 
+sub get_foo {
+
+        open( FOOFOO, "sleep 10;echo foo |") ||
+                $pmda->err("pmdasimple failed to open dummy pipe: $!");
+
+        while( <FOOFOO> ){
+                my $line = $_;
+                $pmda->log("Got line: $line\n");
+        }
+
+        close FOOFOO;
+
+}
+
+
 sub simple_instance	# called once per ``instance request'' pdu
 {
     &simple_timenow_check;
@@ -129,6 +144,8 @@
 
 $pmda = PCP::PMDA->new('simple', 253);
 
+get_foo();
+
 $pmda->add_metric(pmda_pmid(0,0), PM_TYPE_U32, PM_INDOM_NULL,
 		  PM_SEM_INSTANT, pmda_units(0,0,0,0,0,0),
 		  'simple.numfetch', '', '');