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Old 08-30-2007, 06:00 AM   #1
DaneelGiskard
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Measure "CPU load" and "memory consumption" of a process


Hi all,

I have to accurately measure the CPU load and the memory consumption of a specific process. So far I have been using 'top' and 'ps' for this task, but I wonder if there is a better way to do it.

Ideally I would like to call something like
measure <myExecutable>
with measure outputting the CPU load and memory consumption over the runtime of <myExecutable> to a log file.

Is there such a program? What do you use for your measurements?

Many thanks,
Michael
 
Old 08-30-2007, 06:11 AM   #2
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/proc the data you need - top is a handy way of getting the math done.
smaps is useful for memory - still requires some interpretation.
 
Old 08-30-2007, 10:53 AM   #3
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Hi!

Many thanks for the reply!

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Originally Posted by syg00 View Post
/proc the data you need - top is a handy way of getting the math done.
smaps is useful for memory - still requires some interpretation.
Can you maybe elaborate a bit (or point me to additional resources) about what you mean by "/proc the data". I know the proc file system and I know that the kernel fills the "files" there with specific information. But that is about as much as I know about it.

It would be great if you could give me some additional help in that direction.

Many thanks,
Michael
 
Old 08-30-2007, 11:43 AM   #4
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D'oh; that should have been "/proc has the data you need"
Lots of info on the web - perhaps start with"man proc".
 
  


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