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+/**
+ * collectd - src/utils_config_cores.h
+ *
+ * Copyright(c) 2017 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ * Kamil Wiatrowski <kamilx.wiatrowski@intel.com>
+ **/
+
+#ifndef UTILS_CONFIG_CORES_H
+#define UTILS_CONFIG_CORES_H 1
+
+struct core_group_s {
+ char *desc;
+ unsigned *cores;
+ size_t num_cores;
+};
+typedef struct core_group_s core_group_t;
+
+struct core_groups_list_s {
+ core_group_t *cgroups;
+ size_t num_cgroups;
+};
+typedef struct core_groups_list_s core_groups_list_t;
+
+/*
+ * NAME
+ * config_cores_parse
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION
+ * Convert strings from config item into list of core groups.
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS
+ * `ci' Pointer to config item.
+ * `cgl' Pointer to core groups list to be filled.
+ *
+ * RETURN VALUE
+ * Zero upon success or non-zero if an error occurred.
+ *
+ * NOTES
+ * In case of an error, *cgl is not modified.
+ * Numbers can be in decimal or hexadecimal format.
+ * The memory allocated for *cgroups in list needs to be freed
+ * with config_cores_cleanup.
+ *
+ * EXAMPLES
+ * If config is "0-3" "[4-15]" it means that cores 0-3 are aggregated
+ * into one group and cores 4 to 15 are stored individualily in
+ * separate groups. Examples of allowed formats:
+ * "0,3,4" "10-15" - cores collected into two groups
+ * "0" "0x3" "7" - 3 cores, each in individual group
+ * "[32-63]" - 32 cores, each in individual group
+ *
+ * For empty string "" *cgl is not modified and zero is returned.
+ */
+int config_cores_parse(const oconfig_item_t *ci, core_groups_list_t *cgl);
+
+/*
+ * NAME
+ * config_cores_default
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION
+ * Set number of cores starting from zero into individual
+ * core groups in *cgl list.
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS
+ * `num_cores' Number of cores to be configured.
+ * `cgl' Pointer to core groups list.
+ *
+ * RETURN VALUE
+ * Zero upon success or non-zero if an error occurred.
+ *
+ * NOTES
+ * The memory allocated for *cgroups in list needs to be freed
+ * with config_cores_cleanup. In case of error the memory is
+ * freed by the function itself.
+ */
+int config_cores_default(int num_cores, core_groups_list_t *cgl);
+
+/*
+ * NAME
+ * config_cores_cleanup
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION
+ * Free the memory allocated for cgroups and set
+ * num_cgroups to zero.
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS
+ * `cgl' Pointer to core groups list.
+ */
+void config_cores_cleanup(core_groups_list_t *cgl);
+
+/*
+ * NAME
+ * config_cores_cmp_cgroups
+ *
+ * DESCRIPTION
+ * Function to compare cores in 2 core groups.
+ *
+ * PARAMETERS
+ * `cg_a' Pointer to core group a.
+ * `cg_b' Pointer to core group b.
+ *
+ * RETURN VALUE
+ * 1 if both groups contain the same cores
+ * 0 if none of their cores match
+ * -1 if some but not all cores match
+ */
+int config_cores_cmp_cgroups(const core_group_t *cg_a,
+ const core_group_t *cg_b);
+
+#endif /* UTILS_CONFIG_CORES_H */
+