Vincent Torri wrote: > Hey, > > I want to retrieve the number of active processors. I have found that > using sysconf(_SC_NPROCESSORS_ONLN) could do the trick, but i have read > somewhere > (http://forum.soft32.com/linux2/CPUs-machine-ftopict13343.html) that it > might not return the correct number of processors. > > My question is, on Solaris, is it safe to use sysconf() ? Or is there a > better solution ?
sysconf works correctly on Solaris; keep in mind that the value returned by _SC_NPROCESSORS_ONLN can change at any time due to processors being brought on/off line, or on some platforms, added or removed dynamically. - Bart -- Bart Smaalders Solaris Kernel Performance barts at cyber.eng.sun.com http://blogs.sun.com/barts "You will contribute more with mercurial than with thunderbird."
