BALL::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.

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

BALL_EXPORT LongIndex BALL::SysInfo::getAvailableMemory ( )

The the total amount of free memory (under linux + getBufferedMemory()).

BALL_EXPORT LongIndex BALL::SysInfo::getBufferedMemory ( )

Return the buffered memory under Linux.

BALL_EXPORT LongIndex BALL::SysInfo::getFreeMemory ( )

The the amount of freee memory.

BALL_EXPORT LongIndex BALL::SysInfo::getFreeSwapSpace ( )

Return the the amount of free swap memory.

BALL_EXPORT Index BALL::SysInfo::getNumberOfProcessors ( )

Get the number of processors.

BALL_EXPORT LongIndex BALL::SysInfo::getTotalMemory ( )

The the total amount of memory.

BALL_EXPORT Time BALL::SysInfo::getUptime ( )

Get the uptime of the system.

Works currently only under Unix, not under Windows.