SysInfo Namespace Reference
[Operating system support]

Namespace for methods to obtain informations about the systems hardware. More...

Functions
BALL_EXPORT LongIndex	getAvailableMemory ()
	The the total amount of free memory (under linux + getBufferedMemory()).
BALL_EXPORT LongIndex	getFreeMemory ()
	The the amount of freee memory.
BALL_EXPORT LongIndex	getTotalMemory ()
	The the total amount of memory.
BALL_EXPORT LongIndex	getBufferedMemory ()
	Return the buffered memory under Linux.
BALL_EXPORT LongIndex	getFreeSwapSpace ()
	Return the the amount of free swap memory.
BALL_EXPORT Time	getUptime ()
	Get the uptime of the system.
BALL_EXPORT Index	getNumberOfProcessors ()
	Get the number of processors.

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Detailed Description

Namespace for methods to obtain informations about the systems hardware.

All memory values are returned in amounts of byte. See the man page for sysinfo, GetSystemInfo and /proc/cpuinfo under Linux.

See also:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/memory/base/memorystatus_str.asp

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/memory/base/globalmemorystatusex.asp

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Function Documentation

BALL_EXPORT LongIndex getAvailableMemory (   )

The the total amount of free memory (under linux + getBufferedMemory()). Returns: -1 if no valid value could be read

BALL_EXPORT LongIndex getBufferedMemory (   )

Return the buffered memory under Linux. Returns: -1 if no valid value could be read

BALL_EXPORT LongIndex getFreeMemory (   )

The the amount of freee memory. Returns: -1 if no valid value could be read

BALL_EXPORT LongIndex getFreeSwapSpace (   )

Return the the amount of free swap memory. Returns: -1 if no valid value could be read

BALL_EXPORT Index getNumberOfProcessors (   )

Get the number of processors. Returns: -1 if no valid value could be read

BALL_EXPORT LongIndex getTotalMemory (   )

The the total amount of memory. Returns: -1 if no valid value could be read

BALL_EXPORT Time getUptime (   )

Get the uptime of the system. Works currently only under Unix, not under Windows. Returns: -1 if no valid value could be read