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+.\" Copyright (c) 1992, 1993
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+.\" @(#)kvm_getloadavg.3 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93
+.\"
+.Dd June 4, 1993
+.Dt KVM_GETLOADAVG 3
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm kvm_getloadavg
+.Nd get error message on kvm descriptor
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Fd #include <sys/resource.h>
+.Fd #include <kvm.h>
+.br
+.Ft int
+.Fn kvm_getloadavg "kvm_t *kd" "double loadavg[]" "int nelem"
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+The
+.Fn kvm_getloadavg
+function returns the number of processes in the system run queue
+of the kernel indicated by
+.Fa kd ,
+averaged over various periods of time.
+Up to
+.Fa nelem
+samples are retrieved and assigned to successive elements of
+.Fa loadavg Ns Bq .
+The system imposes a maximum of 3 samples, representing averages
+over the last 1, 5, and 15 minutes, respectively.
+.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
+If the load average was unobtainable, \-1 is returned; otherwise,
+the number of samples actually retrieved is returned.
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr uptime 1 ,
+.Xr kvm 3 ,
+.Xr getloadavg 3
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