Get processor type in c/c++

[rvigata]

Hello,

I'm looking for a function in c to get the processor type and number of processors of the machine in c / c++.

I know I can read it from /proc/cpuinfo, but it would be great if there was a function that just do it like GetSystemInfo() in windows systems.

thanks,

Rafa

[danielsmw]

Don't forget that you also have arch and uname depending on the info you need. Can't think of much else right now...

[rvigata]

Well... thanks Daniel, but I'm looking for a c/c++ function, not a system command.

Thanks anyway...

[gerard4143]

You could try an assembler routine that calls cpuid....

If you google linux cpuid this you'll see plenty of examples on how to integrate it into c/c++