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+/**
+ * collectd - src/cgroups.c
+ * Copyright (C) 2011 Michael Stapelberg
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Florian Forster
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
+ * Free Software Foundation; only version 2 of the license is applicable.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ * Michael Stapelberg <michael at stapelberg.de>
+ * Florian Forster <octo at collectd.org>
+ **/
+
+#include "collectd.h"
+#include "common.h"
+#include "plugin.h"
+#include "configfile.h"
+#include "utils_mount.h"
+#include "utils_ignorelist.h"
+
+static char const *config_keys[] =
+{
+ "CGroup",
+ "IgnoreSelected"
+};
+static int config_keys_num = STATIC_ARRAY_SIZE (config_keys);
+
+static ignorelist_t *il_cgroup = NULL;
+
+__attribute__ ((nonnull(1)))
+__attribute__ ((nonnull(2)))
+static void cgroups_submit_one (char const *plugin_instance,
+ char const *type_instance, value_t value)
+{
+ value_list_t vl = VALUE_LIST_INIT;
+
+ vl.values = &value;
+ vl.values_len = 1;
+ sstrncpy (vl.host, hostname_g, sizeof (vl.host));
+ sstrncpy (vl.plugin, "cgroups", sizeof (vl.plugin));
+ sstrncpy (vl.plugin_instance, plugin_instance,
+ sizeof (vl.plugin_instance));
+ sstrncpy (vl.type, "cpu", sizeof (vl.type));
+ sstrncpy (vl.type_instance, type_instance,
+ sizeof (vl.type_instance));
+
+ plugin_dispatch_values (&vl);
+} /* void cgroups_submit_one */
+
+/*
+ * This callback reads the user/system CPU time for each cgroup.
+ */
+static int read_cpuacct_procs (const char *dirname, char const *cgroup_name,
+ void *user_data)
+{
+ char abs_path[PATH_MAX];
+ struct stat statbuf;
+ char buf[1024];
+ int status;
+
+ FILE *fh;
+
+ if (ignorelist_match (il_cgroup, cgroup_name))
+ return (0);
+
+ ssnprintf (abs_path, sizeof (abs_path), "%s/%s", dirname, cgroup_name);
+
+ status = lstat (abs_path, &statbuf);
+ if (status != 0)
+ {
+ ERROR ("cgroups plugin: stat (\"%s\") failed.",
+ abs_path);
+ return (-1);
+ }
+
+ /* We are only interested in directories, so skip everything else. */
+ if (!S_ISDIR (statbuf.st_mode))
+ return (0);
+
+ ssnprintf (abs_path, sizeof (abs_path), "%s/%s/cpuacct.stat",
+ dirname, cgroup_name);
+ fh = fopen (abs_path, "r");
+ if (fh == NULL)
+ {
+ char errbuf[1024];
+ ERROR ("cgroups plugin: fopen (\"%s\") failed: %s",
+ abs_path,
+ sstrerror (errno, errbuf, sizeof (errbuf)));
+ return (-1);
+ }
+
+ while (fgets (buf, sizeof (buf), fh) != NULL)
+ {
+ char *fields[8];
+ int numfields = 0;
+ char *key;
+ size_t key_len;
+ value_t value;
+
+ /* Expected format:
+ *
+ * user: 12345
+ * system: 23456
+ *
+ * Or:
+ *
+ * user 12345
+ * system 23456
+ */
+ strstripnewline (buf);
+ numfields = strsplit (buf, fields, STATIC_ARRAY_SIZE (fields));
+ if (numfields != 2)
+ continue;
+
+ key = fields[0];
+ key_len = strlen (key);
+ if (key_len < 2)
+ continue;
+
+ /* Strip colon off the first column, if found */
+ if (key[key_len - 1] == ':')
+ key[key_len - 1] = 0;
+
+ status = parse_value (fields[1], &value, DS_TYPE_DERIVE);
+ if (status != 0)
+ continue;
+
+ cgroups_submit_one (cgroup_name, key, value);
+ }
+
+ fclose (fh);
+ return (0);
+} /* int read_cpuacct_procs */
+
+/*
+ * Gets called for every file/folder in /sys/fs/cgroup/cpu,cpuacct (or
+ * wherever cpuacct is mounted on the system). Calls walk_directory with the
+ * read_cpuacct_procs callback on every folder it finds, such as "system".
+ */
+static int read_cpuacct_root (const char *dirname, const char *filename,
+ void *user_data)
+{
+ char abs_path[PATH_MAX];
+ struct stat statbuf;
+ int status;
+
+ ssnprintf (abs_path, sizeof (abs_path), "%s/%s", dirname, filename);
+
+ status = lstat (abs_path, &statbuf);
+ if (status != 0)
+ {
+ ERROR ("cgroups plugin: stat (%s) failed.", abs_path);
+ return (-1);
+ }
+
+ if (S_ISDIR (statbuf.st_mode))
+ {
+ status = walk_directory (abs_path, read_cpuacct_procs,
+ /* user_data = */ NULL,
+ /* include_hidden = */ 0);
+ return (status);
+ }
+
+ return (0);
+}
+
+static int cgroups_init (void)
+{
+ if (il_cgroup == NULL)
+ il_cgroup = ignorelist_create (1);
+
+ return (0);
+}
+
+static int cgroups_config (const char *key, const char *value)
+{
+ cgroups_init ();
+
+ if (strcasecmp (key, "CGroup") == 0)
+ {
+ if (ignorelist_add (il_cgroup, value))
+ return (1);
+ return (0);
+ }
+ else if (strcasecmp (key, "IgnoreSelected") == 0)
+ {
+ if (IS_TRUE (value))
+ ignorelist_set_invert (il_cgroup, 0);
+ else
+ ignorelist_set_invert (il_cgroup, 1);
+ return (0);
+ }
+
+ return (-1);
+}
+
+static int cgroups_read (void)
+{
+ cu_mount_t *mnt_list;
+ cu_mount_t *mnt_ptr;
+ _Bool cgroup_found = 0;
+
+ mnt_list = NULL;
+ if (cu_mount_getlist (&mnt_list) == NULL)
+ {
+ ERROR ("cgroups plugin: cu_mount_getlist failed.");
+ return (-1);
+ }
+
+ for (mnt_ptr = mnt_list; mnt_ptr != NULL; mnt_ptr = mnt_ptr->next)
+ {
+ /* Find the cgroup mountpoint which contains the cpuacct
+ * controller. */
+ if ((strcmp(mnt_ptr->type, "cgroup") != 0)
+ || !cu_mount_checkoption(mnt_ptr->options,
+ "cpuacct", /* full = */ 1))
+ continue;
+
+ walk_directory (mnt_ptr->dir, read_cpuacct_root,
+ /* user_data = */ NULL,
+ /* include_hidden = */ 0);
+ cgroup_found = 1;
+ /* It doesn't make sense to check other cpuacct mount-points
+ * (if any), they contain the same data. */
+ break;
+ }
+
+ cu_mount_freelist (mnt_list);
+
+ if (!cgroup_found)
+ {
+ WARNING ("cgroups plugin: Unable to find cgroup "
+ "mount-point with the \"cpuacct\" option.");
+ return (-1);
+ }
+
+ return (0);
+} /* int cgroup_read */
+
+void module_register (void)
+{
+ plugin_register_config ("cgroups", cgroups_config,
+ config_keys, config_keys_num);
+ plugin_register_init ("cgroups", cgroups_init);
+ plugin_register_read ("cgroups", cgroups_read);
+} /* void module_register */