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.TH MMV_INC_VALUE 3 "" "Performance Co-Pilot"
.SH NAME
\f3mmv_inc\f1,
\f3mmv_inc_value\f1,
\f3mmv_inc_atomvalue\f1 \- update a value in a Memory Mapped Value file
.SH "C SYNOPSIS"
.ft 3
#include <pcp/pmapi.h>
.br
#include <pcp/mmv_stats.h>
.sp
void mmv_inc_value(void *\fIaddr\fP, pmAtomValue *\fIav\fP, double \fIinc\fP);
.br
void mmv_inc_atomvalue(void *\fIaddr\fP, pmAtomValue *\fIav\fP, pmAtomValue *\fIinc\fP);
.sp
cc ... \-lpcp_mmv \-lpcp
.ft 1
.SH DESCRIPTION
\f3mmv_inc_value\f1
and
\f3mmv_inc_atomvalue\f1
provide convenient ways of updating a metric \f2av\f1 previously
returned by the
.BR mmv_lookup_value_desc (3)
interface.
\f2addr\f1 is the address returned from
.BR mmv_stats_init (3).
.P
These interfaces are most commonly used with counter type metrics.
Refer to
.BR mmv_set_value (3)
for a mechanism suited to instantaneous and discrete metrics.
.P
With
\f3mmv_inc_atomvalue\f1 the value provided via the \f2inc\f1
pointer must match the type of the metric, and will be added
to the previous value of the metric.
.P
In the case of
\f3mmv_inc_value\f1
the value of \f2inc\f1 is internally cast to match the type of
the metric and then added to the previous value of the metric.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR mmv_set_value (3),
.BR mmv_stats_init (3),
.BR mmv_lookup_value_desc (3)
and
.BR mmv (5).