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Re: Performance Co-Pilot patch for Compaq's Tru64

To: Phillip Ezolt <ezolt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Performance Co-Pilot patch for Compaq's Tru64
From: Mark Goodwin <markgw@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 07:40:37 +1000 (EST)
Cc: pcp@xxxxxxxxxxx, "Stanley, Dave" <Dave.Stanley@xxxxxxxxxx>, Bill French <William.French@xxxxxxxxxx>
In-reply-to: <Pine.OSF.4.33.0108271403390.482480-200000@perf.zko.dec.com>
Sender: owner-pcp@xxxxxxxxxxx
On Mon, 27 Aug 2001, Phillip Ezolt wrote:
>       I've patched the Performance Co-Pilot infrastructure to work
> with Tru64.  All of the clients (except for pmstat) that I've tested work.
> The included PMDAs all compile except for cisco and shping.
> 
> Known issues:
>       1) cisco and  pmdas do not compile.  (Missing sys/prctl)
>       2) No test for whether to use "hostname -f" or "hostname".
>       3) Magic file format is not compatible with Tru64.
>       4) Testing for the "runlevel" command is not done properly in
>          the shell scripts.
>       5) No Tru64 specific PMDA.
> 
> Questions/Comments:
> 
> 1) What pmda number should I use for Tru64? (Will 74 work?)

please use 75 (74 is used by lmsensors).

> 
> 2) The memory values in the Linux pmda should be 64-bit, not 32-bit.
>    Problems show up when a machine has more than 4-gig of memory.

oops. I'll fix that.

> 
> Hopefully, the patch is self explanitory.  I had to add some automake
> checks in for things that incorrectly pcp assumed.
> 
> If you need me to test or explain anything, just tell me!

I'm wading thru your patch and will let you know of any problems.

thanks
-- Mark


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