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1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/libjava/classpath/java/lang/management/OperatingSystemMXBean.java b/libjava/classpath/java/lang/management/OperatingSystemMXBean.java index 2430a9fbf5c..ed38285a560 100644 --- a/libjava/classpath/java/lang/management/OperatingSystemMXBean.java +++ b/libjava/classpath/java/lang/management/OperatingSystemMXBean.java @@ -87,6 +87,22 @@ public interface OperatingSystemMXBean String getName(); /** + * Returns the system load average for the last minute, or -1 + * if this is unavailable. The availability and calculation + * of the load average is system-dependent, but is usually + * a damped time-dependent average obtained by monitoring the + * number of queued and running processes. It is expected + * that this method will be called frequently to monitor the + * average over time, so it may not be implemented on systems + * where such a call is expensive. + * + * @return the system load average for the last minute, or -1 + * if this is unavailable. + * @since 1.6 + */ + double getSystemLoadAverage(); + + /** * Returns the version of the underlying operating system. This * is equivalent to obtaining the <code>os.version</code> property * via {@link System#getProperty(String)}. |