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+.Dd August 19, 2008
+.Dt KVM_GETCPTIME 3
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm kvm_getcptime
+.Nd fetch global CPU time statistics
+.Sh LIBRARY
+.Lb libkvm
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.In sys/param.h
+.In sys/resource.h
+.In sys/sysctl.h
+.In kvm.h
+.Ft int
+.Fn kvm_getcptime "kvm_t *kd" "long *cp_time"
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+The
+.Fn kvm_getcptime
+function stores the global CPU time statistics from the kernel
+.Fa kd
+in the array of counters pointed to by
+.Fa cp_time .
+Note that
+.Fa cp_time
+should point to an array of
+.Dv CPUSTATES
+long integers.
+The format of the counters is identical to that output by the
+.Va kern.cp_time
+sysctl.
+.Sh CACHING
+This function caches the nlist values for various kernel variables which it
+reuses in successive calls.
+You may call the function with
+.Fa kd
+set to
+.Dv NULL
+to clear this cache.
+.Sh RETURN VALUES
+The
+.Nm kvm_getcptime
+function returns 0 on success and -1 on failure.
+If an error occurs,
+then an error message may be retrieved via
+.Xr kvm_geterr 3 .
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr kvm 3