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#1 (**permalink**) 01-05-2008, 06:20 AM

I'm doing a little exploratory C coding in AIX, with the intention of
getting system and process performance metrics, and I'm trying to find
good reference docs on AIX system calls.

I've found the "Technical Reference: Base Operating System and
Extensions" documents, which are a great reference only after you know
what subroutine you're looking for. Are there other docs that would
categorize the system calls by section (file system calls, CPU calls,
something like that)?

As I mentioned, I've been through the technical references in the
pSeries Information Center, but the docs there were either to general
(General Programming Concepts) or too specific (Tech Ref: BOS and
Extensions).

#2 (**permalink**) 01-05-2008, 06:21 AM

Rahim wrote:
> I'm doing a little exploratory C coding in AIX, with the intention of
> getting system and process performance metrics, and I'm trying to find
> good reference docs on AIX system calls.
>
> I've found the "Technical Reference: Base Operating System and
> Extensions" documents, which are a great reference only after you know
> what subroutine you're looking for. Are there other docs that would
> categorize the system calls by section (file system calls, CPU calls,
> something like that)?
>
> As I mentioned, I've been through the technical references in the
> pSeries Information Center, but the docs there were either to general
> (General Programming Concepts) or too specific (Tech Ref: BOS and
> Extensions).
>

There's a pretty good redbook on app dev under AIX in C/C++ - goto
www.redbooks.ibm.com.

#3 (**permalink**) 01-05-2008, 06:21 AM

"Rahim" <ranazar@yahoo.com> writes:

> I'm doing a little exploratory C coding in AIX, with the intention of
> getting system and process performance metrics, and I'm trying to find
> good reference docs on AIX system calls.
>
> I've found the "Technical Reference: Base Operating System and
> Extensions" documents, which are a great reference only after you know
> what subroutine you're looking for. Are there other docs that would
> categorize the system calls by section (file system calls, CPU calls,
> something like that)?
>
> As I mentioned, I've been through the technical references in the
> pSeries Information Center, but the docs there were either to general
> (General Programming Concepts) or too specific (Tech Ref: BOS and
> Extensions).
>

"Performance Tools Guide and Reference". SC23-4859-01

Chapters 5 and 6.

--
#include <disclaimer.std> /* I don't speak for IBM ... */
/* Heck, I don't even speak for myself */
/* Don't believe me ? Ask my wife :-) */
Richard D. Latham lathamr@us.ibm.com

#4 (**permalink**) 01-05-2008, 06:23 AM

Thanks, Richard, those two chapters provided a wealth of information. I
guess I have to use the perfstat library to get global values, and the
getprocs function to get per process values.

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