Adding upstream version 1.12.0.upstream/1.12.0upstream

Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>

1 files changed, 1778 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/collectors/freeipmi.plugin/freeipmi_plugin.c b/collectors/freeipmi.plugin/freeipmi_plugin.c
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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+/*
+ *  netdata freeipmi.plugin
+ *  Copyright (C) 2017 Costa Tsaousis
+ *  GPL v3+
+ *
+ *  Based on:
+ *  ipmimonitoring-sensors.c,v 1.51 2016/11/02 23:46:24 chu11 Exp
+ *  ipmimonitoring-sel.c,v 1.51 2016/11/02 23:46:24 chu11 Exp
+ *
+ *  Copyright (C) 2007-2015 Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2006-2007 The Regents of the University of California.
+ *  Produced at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (cf, DISCLAIMER).
+ *  Written by Albert Chu <chu11@llnl.gov>
+ *  UCRL-CODE-222073
+ */
+
+#include "../../libnetdata/libnetdata.h"
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
+
+#ifdef HAVE_FREEIPMI
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// callback required by fatal()
+void netdata_cleanup_and_exit(int ret) {
+    exit(ret);
+}
+
+void send_statistics( const char *action, const char *action_result, const char *action_data) {
+    (void)action;
+    (void)action_result;
+    (void)action_data;
+    return;
+}
+
+// callbacks required by popen()
+void signals_block(void) {};
+void signals_unblock(void) {};
+void signals_reset(void) {};
+
+// callback required by eval()
+int health_variable_lookup(const char *variable, uint32_t hash, struct rrdcalc *rc, calculated_number *result) {
+    (void)variable;
+    (void)hash;
+    (void)rc;
+    (void)result;
+    return 0;
+};
+
+// required by get_system_cpus()
+char *netdata_configured_host_prefix = "";
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#include <ipmi_monitoring.h>
+#include <ipmi_monitoring_bitmasks.h>
+
+/* Communication Configuration - Initialize accordingly */
+
+/* Hostname, NULL for In-band communication, non-null for a hostname */
+char *hostname = NULL;
+
+/* In-band Communication Configuration */
+int driver_type = -1; // IPMI_MONITORING_DRIVER_TYPE_KCS; /* or -1 for default */
+int disable_auto_probe = 0;     /* probe for in-band device */
+unsigned int driver_address = 0; /* not used if probing */
+unsigned int register_spacing = 0; /* not used if probing */
+char *driver_device = NULL;     /* not used if probing */
+
+/* Out-of-band Communication Configuration */
+int protocol_version = -1; //IPMI_MONITORING_PROTOCOL_VERSION_1_5; /* or -1 for default */
+char *username = "foousername";
+char *password = "foopassword";
+unsigned char *ipmi_k_g = NULL;
+unsigned int ipmi_k_g_len = 0;
+int privilege_level = -1; // IPMI_MONITORING_PRIVILEGE_LEVEL_USER; /* or -1 for default */
+int authentication_type = -1; // IPMI_MONITORING_AUTHENTICATION_TYPE_MD5; /* or -1 for default */
+int cipher_suite_id = 0;        /* or -1 for default */
+int session_timeout = 0;        /* 0 for default */
+int retransmission_timeout = 0; /* 0 for default */
+
+/* Workarounds - specify workaround flags if necessary */
+unsigned int workaround_flags = 0;
+
+/* Initialize w/ record id numbers to only monitor specific record ids */
+unsigned int record_ids[] = {0};
+unsigned int record_ids_length = 0;
+
+/* Initialize w/ sensor types to only monitor specific sensor types
+ * see ipmi_monitoring.h sensor types list.
+ */
+unsigned int sensor_types[] = {0};
+unsigned int sensor_types_length = 0;
+
+/* Set to an appropriate alternate if desired */
+char *sdr_cache_directory = "/tmp";
+char *sensor_config_file = NULL;
+
+/* Set to 1 or 0 to enable these sensor reading flags
+ * - See ipmi_monitoring.h for descriptions of these flags.
+ */
+int reread_sdr_cache = 0;
+int ignore_non_interpretable_sensors = 0;
+int bridge_sensors = 0;
+int interpret_oem_data = 0;
+int shared_sensors = 0;
+int discrete_reading = 1;
+int ignore_scanning_disabled = 0;
+int assume_bmc_owner = 0;
+int entity_sensor_names = 0;
+
+/* Initialization flags
+ *
+ * Most commonly bitwise OR IPMI_MONITORING_FLAGS_DEBUG and/or
+ * IPMI_MONITORING_FLAGS_DEBUG_IPMI_PACKETS for extra debugging
+ * information.
+ */
+unsigned int ipmimonitoring_init_flags = 0;
+
+int errnum;
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// SEL only variables
+
+/* Initialize w/ date range to only monitoring specific date range */
+char *date_begin = NULL;        /* use MM/DD/YYYY format */
+char *date_end = NULL;          /* use MM/DD/YYYY format */
+
+int assume_system_event_record = 0;
+
+char *sel_config_file = NULL;
+
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// functions common to sensors and SEL
+
+static void
+_init_ipmi_config (struct ipmi_monitoring_ipmi_config *ipmi_config)
+{
+    assert (ipmi_config);
+
+    ipmi_config->driver_type = driver_type;
+    ipmi_config->disable_auto_probe = disable_auto_probe;
+    ipmi_config->driver_address = driver_address;
+    ipmi_config->register_spacing = register_spacing;
+    ipmi_config->driver_device = driver_device;
+
+    ipmi_config->protocol_version = protocol_version;
+    ipmi_config->username = username;
+    ipmi_config->password = password;
+    ipmi_config->k_g = ipmi_k_g;
+    ipmi_config->k_g_len = ipmi_k_g_len;
+    ipmi_config->privilege_level = privilege_level;
+    ipmi_config->authentication_type = authentication_type;
+    ipmi_config->cipher_suite_id = cipher_suite_id;
+    ipmi_config->session_timeout_len = session_timeout;
+    ipmi_config->retransmission_timeout_len = retransmission_timeout;
+
+    ipmi_config->workaround_flags = workaround_flags;
+}
+
+#ifdef NETDATA_COMMENTED
+static const char *
+_get_sensor_type_string (int sensor_type)
+{
+    switch (sensor_type)
+    {
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_TYPE_RESERVED:
+            return ("Reserved");
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_TYPE_TEMPERATURE:
+            return ("Temperature");
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_TYPE_VOLTAGE:
+            return ("Voltage");
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_TYPE_CURRENT:
+            return ("Current");
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_TYPE_FAN:
+            return ("Fan");
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_TYPE_PHYSICAL_SECURITY:
+            return ("Physical Security");
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_TYPE_PLATFORM_SECURITY_VIOLATION_ATTEMPT:
+            return ("Platform Security Violation Attempt");
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_TYPE_PROCESSOR:
+            return ("Processor");
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_TYPE_POWER_SUPPLY:
+            return ("Power Supply");
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_TYPE_POWER_UNIT:
+            return ("Power Unit");
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_TYPE_COOLING_DEVICE:
+            return ("Cooling Device");
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_TYPE_OTHER_UNITS_BASED_SENSOR:
+            return ("Other Units Based Sensor");
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_TYPE_MEMORY:
+            return ("Memory");
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_TYPE_DRIVE_SLOT:
+            return ("Drive Slot");
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_TYPE_POST_MEMORY_RESIZE:
+            return ("POST Memory Resize");
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_TYPE_SYSTEM_FIRMWARE_PROGRESS:
+            return ("System Firmware Progress");
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_TYPE_EVENT_LOGGING_DISABLED:
+            return ("Event Logging Disabled");
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_TYPE_WATCHDOG1:
+            return ("Watchdog 1");
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_TYPE_SYSTEM_EVENT:
+            return ("System Event");
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_TYPE_CRITICAL_INTERRUPT:
+            return ("Critical Interrupt");
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_TYPE_BUTTON_SWITCH:
+            return ("Button/Switch");
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_TYPE_MODULE_BOARD:
+            return ("Module/Board");
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_TYPE_MICROCONTROLLER_COPROCESSOR:
+            return ("Microcontroller/Coprocessor");
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_TYPE_ADD_IN_CARD:
+            return ("Add In Card");
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_TYPE_CHASSIS:
+            return ("Chassis");
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_TYPE_CHIP_SET:
+            return ("Chip Set");
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_TYPE_OTHER_FRU:
+            return ("Other Fru");
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_TYPE_CABLE_INTERCONNECT:
+            return ("Cable/Interconnect");
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_TYPE_TERMINATOR:
+            return ("Terminator");
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_TYPE_SYSTEM_BOOT_INITIATED:
+            return ("System Boot Initiated");
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_TYPE_BOOT_ERROR:
+            return ("Boot Error");
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_TYPE_OS_BOOT:
+            return ("OS Boot");
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_TYPE_OS_CRITICAL_STOP:
+            return ("OS Critical Stop");
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_TYPE_SLOT_CONNECTOR:
+            return ("Slot/Connector");
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_TYPE_SYSTEM_ACPI_POWER_STATE:
+            return ("System ACPI Power State");
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_TYPE_WATCHDOG2:
+            return ("Watchdog 2");
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_TYPE_PLATFORM_ALERT:
+            return ("Platform Alert");
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_TYPE_ENTITY_PRESENCE:
+            return ("Entity Presence");
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_TYPE_MONITOR_ASIC_IC:
+            return ("Monitor ASIC/IC");
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_TYPE_LAN:
+            return ("LAN");
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_TYPE_MANAGEMENT_SUBSYSTEM_HEALTH:
+            return ("Management Subsystem Health");
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_TYPE_BATTERY:
+            return ("Battery");
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_TYPE_SESSION_AUDIT:
+            return ("Session Audit");
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_TYPE_VERSION_CHANGE:
+            return ("Version Change");
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_TYPE_FRU_STATE:
+            return ("FRU State");
+    }
+
+    return ("Unrecognized");
+}
+#endif // NETDATA_COMMENTED
+
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// BEGIN NETDATA CODE
+
+static int debug = 0;
+
+static int netdata_update_every = 5; // this is the minimum update frequency
+static int netdata_priority = 90000;
+static int netdata_do_sel = 1;
+
+static size_t netdata_sensors_updated = 0;
+static size_t netdata_sensors_collected = 0;
+static size_t netdata_sel_events = 0;
+static size_t netdata_sensors_states_nominal = 0;
+static size_t netdata_sensors_states_warning = 0;
+static size_t netdata_sensors_states_critical = 0;
+
+struct sensor {
+    int record_id;
+    int sensor_number;
+    int sensor_type;
+    int sensor_state;
+    int sensor_units;
+    char *sensor_name;
+
+    int sensor_reading_type;
+    union {
+        uint8_t bool_value;
+        uint32_t uint32_value;
+        double double_value;
+    } sensor_reading;
+
+    int sent;
+    int ignore;
+    int exposed;
+    int updated;
+    struct sensor *next;
+} *sensors_root = NULL;
+
+static void netdata_mark_as_not_updated() {
+    struct sensor *sn;
+    for(sn = sensors_root; sn ;sn = sn->next)
+        sn->updated = sn->sent = 0;
+
+    netdata_sensors_updated = 0;
+    netdata_sensors_collected = 0;
+    netdata_sel_events = 0;
+
+    netdata_sensors_states_nominal = 0;
+    netdata_sensors_states_warning = 0;
+    netdata_sensors_states_critical = 0;
+}
+
+static void send_chart_to_netdata_for_units(int units) {
+    struct sensor *sn;
+
+    switch(units) {
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_UNITS_CELSIUS:
+            printf("CHART ipmi.temperatures_c '' 'System Celsius Temperatures read by IPMI' 'Celsius' 'temperatures' 'ipmi.temperatures_c' 'line' %d %d\n"
+                   , netdata_priority + 10
+                   , netdata_update_every
+            );
+            break;
+
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_UNITS_FAHRENHEIT:
+            printf("CHART ipmi.temperatures_f '' 'System Fahrenheit Temperatures read by IPMI' 'Fahrenheit' 'temperatures' 'ipmi.temperatures_f' 'line' %d %d\n"
+                   , netdata_priority + 11
+                   , netdata_update_every
+            );
+            break;
+
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_UNITS_VOLTS:
+            printf("CHART ipmi.volts '' 'System Voltages read by IPMI' 'Volts' 'voltages' 'ipmi.voltages' 'line' %d %d\n"
+                   , netdata_priority + 12
+                   , netdata_update_every
+            );
+            break;
+
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_UNITS_AMPS:
+            printf("CHART ipmi.amps '' 'System Current read by IPMI' 'Amps' 'current' 'ipmi.amps' 'line' %d %d\n"
+                   , netdata_priority + 13
+                   , netdata_update_every
+            );
+            break;
+
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_UNITS_RPM:
+            printf("CHART ipmi.rpm '' 'System Fans read by IPMI' 'RPM' 'fans' 'ipmi.rpm' 'line' %d %d\n"
+                   , netdata_priority + 14
+                   , netdata_update_every
+            );
+            break;
+
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_UNITS_WATTS:
+            printf("CHART ipmi.watts '' 'System Power read by IPMI' 'Watts' 'power' 'ipmi.watts' 'line' %d %d\n"
+                   , netdata_priority + 5
+                   , netdata_update_every
+            );
+            break;
+
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_UNITS_PERCENT:
+            printf("CHART ipmi.percent '' 'System Metrics read by IPMI' '%%' 'other' 'ipmi.percent' 'line' %d %d\n"
+                   , netdata_priority + 15
+                   , netdata_update_every
+            );
+            break;
+
+        default:
+            for(sn = sensors_root; sn; sn = sn->next)
+                if(sn->sensor_units == units)
+                    sn->ignore = 1;
+            return;
+    }
+
+    for(sn = sensors_root; sn; sn = sn->next) {
+        if(sn->sensor_units == units && sn->updated && !sn->ignore) {
+            sn->exposed = 1;
+
+            switch(sn->sensor_reading_type) {
+                case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_READING_TYPE_UNSIGNED_INTEGER8_BOOL:
+                case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_READING_TYPE_UNSIGNED_INTEGER32:
+                    printf("DIMENSION i%d_n%d_r%d '%s i%d' absolute 1 1\n"
+                           , sn->sensor_number
+                           , sn->record_id
+                           , sn->sensor_reading_type
+                           , sn->sensor_name
+                           , sn->sensor_number
+                    );
+                    break;
+
+                case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_READING_TYPE_DOUBLE:
+                    printf("DIMENSION i%d_n%d_r%d '%s i%d' absolute 1 1000\n"
+                           , sn->sensor_number
+                           , sn->record_id
+                           , sn->sensor_reading_type
+                           , sn->sensor_name
+                           , sn->sensor_number
+                    );
+                    break;
+
+                default:
+                    sn->ignore = 1;
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static void send_metrics_to_netdata_for_units(int units) {
+    struct sensor *sn;
+
+    switch(units) {
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_UNITS_CELSIUS:
+            printf("BEGIN ipmi.temperatures_c\n");
+            break;
+
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_UNITS_FAHRENHEIT:
+            printf("BEGIN ipmi.temperatures_f\n");
+            break;
+
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_UNITS_VOLTS:
+            printf("BEGIN ipmi.volts\n");
+            break;
+
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_UNITS_AMPS:
+            printf("BEGIN ipmi.amps\n");
+            break;
+
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_UNITS_RPM:
+            printf("BEGIN ipmi.rpm\n");
+            break;
+
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_UNITS_WATTS:
+            printf("BEGIN ipmi.watts\n");
+            break;
+
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_UNITS_PERCENT:
+            printf("BEGIN ipmi.percent\n");
+            break;
+
+        default:
+            for(sn = sensors_root; sn; sn = sn->next)
+                if(sn->sensor_units == units)
+                    sn->ignore = 1;
+            return;
+    }
+
+    for(sn = sensors_root; sn; sn = sn->next) {
+        if(sn->sensor_units == units && sn->updated && !sn->sent && !sn->ignore) {
+            netdata_sensors_updated++;
+
+            sn->sent = 1;
+
+            switch(sn->sensor_reading_type) {
+                case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_READING_TYPE_UNSIGNED_INTEGER8_BOOL:
+                    printf("SET i%d_n%d_r%d = %u\n"
+                           , sn->sensor_number
+                           , sn->record_id
+                           , sn->sensor_reading_type
+                           , sn->sensor_reading.bool_value
+                    );
+                    break;
+
+                case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_READING_TYPE_UNSIGNED_INTEGER32:
+                    printf("SET i%d_n%d_r%d = %u\n"
+                           , sn->sensor_number
+                           , sn->record_id
+                           , sn->sensor_reading_type
+                           , sn->sensor_reading.uint32_value
+                    );
+                    break;
+
+                case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_READING_TYPE_DOUBLE:
+                    printf("SET i%d_n%d_r%d = %lld\n"
+                           , sn->sensor_number
+                           , sn->record_id
+                           , sn->sensor_reading_type
+                           , (long long int)(sn->sensor_reading.double_value * 1000)
+                    );
+                    break;
+
+                default:
+                    sn->ignore = 1;
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    printf("END\n");
+}
+
+static void send_metrics_to_netdata() {
+    static int sel_chart_generated = 0, sensors_states_chart_generated = 0;
+    struct sensor *sn;
+
+    if(netdata_do_sel && !sel_chart_generated) {
+        sel_chart_generated = 1;
+        printf("CHART ipmi.events '' 'IPMI Events' 'events' 'events' ipmi.sel area %d %d\n"
+               , netdata_priority + 2
+               , netdata_update_every
+        );
+        printf("DIMENSION events '' absolute 1 1\n");
+    }
+
+    if(!sensors_states_chart_generated) {
+        sensors_states_chart_generated = 1;
+        printf("CHART ipmi.sensors_states '' 'IPMI Sensors State' 'sensors' 'states' ipmi.sensors_states line %d %d\n"
+               , netdata_priority + 1
+               , netdata_update_every
+        );
+        printf("DIMENSION nominal '' absolute 1 1\n");
+        printf("DIMENSION critical '' absolute 1 1\n");
+        printf("DIMENSION warning '' absolute 1 1\n");
+    }
+
+    // generate the CHART/DIMENSION lines, if we have to
+    for(sn = sensors_root; sn; sn = sn->next)
+        if(sn->updated && !sn->exposed && !sn->ignore)
+            send_chart_to_netdata_for_units(sn->sensor_units);
+
+    if(netdata_do_sel) {
+        printf(
+                "BEGIN ipmi.events\n"
+                "SET events = %zu\n"
+                "END\n"
+                , netdata_sel_events
+        );
+    }
+
+    printf(
+           "BEGIN ipmi.sensors_states\n"
+           "SET nominal = %zu\n"
+           "SET warning = %zu\n"
+           "SET critical = %zu\n"
+           "END\n"
+           , netdata_sensors_states_nominal
+           , netdata_sensors_states_warning
+           , netdata_sensors_states_critical
+    );
+
+    // send metrics to netdata
+    for(sn = sensors_root; sn; sn = sn->next)
+        if(sn->updated && sn->exposed && !sn->sent && !sn->ignore)
+            send_metrics_to_netdata_for_units(sn->sensor_units);
+
+}
+
+static int *excluded_record_ids = NULL;
+size_t excluded_record_ids_length = 0;
+
+static void excluded_record_ids_parse(const char *s) {
+    if(!s) return;
+
+    while(*s) {
+        while(*s && !isdigit(*s)) s++;
+
+        if(isdigit(*s)) {
+            char *e;
+            unsigned long n = strtoul(s, &e, 10);
+            s = e;
+
+            if(n != 0) {
+                excluded_record_ids = realloc(excluded_record_ids, (excluded_record_ids_length + 1) * sizeof(int));
+                if(!excluded_record_ids) {
+                    fprintf(stderr, "freeipmi.plugin: failed to allocate memory. Exiting.");
+                    exit(1);
+                }
+                excluded_record_ids[excluded_record_ids_length++] = (int)n;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if(debug) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "freeipmi.plugin: excluded record ids:");
+        size_t i;
+        for(i = 0; i < excluded_record_ids_length; i++) {
+            fprintf(stderr, " %d", excluded_record_ids[i]);
+        }
+        fprintf(stderr, "\n");
+    }
+}
+
+static int *excluded_status_record_ids = NULL;
+size_t excluded_status_record_ids_length = 0;
+
+static void excluded_status_record_ids_parse(const char *s) {
+    if(!s) return;
+
+    while(*s) {
+        while(*s && !isdigit(*s)) s++;
+
+        if(isdigit(*s)) {
+            char *e;
+            unsigned long n = strtoul(s, &e, 10);
+            s = e;
+
+            if(n != 0) {
+                excluded_status_record_ids = realloc(excluded_status_record_ids, (excluded_status_record_ids_length + 1) * sizeof(int));
+                if(!excluded_status_record_ids) {
+                    fprintf(stderr, "freeipmi.plugin: failed to allocate memory. Exiting.");
+                    exit(1);
+                }
+                excluded_status_record_ids[excluded_status_record_ids_length++] = (int)n;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if(debug) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "freeipmi.plugin: excluded status record ids:");
+        size_t i;
+        for(i = 0; i < excluded_status_record_ids_length; i++) {
+            fprintf(stderr, " %d", excluded_status_record_ids[i]);
+        }
+        fprintf(stderr, "\n");
+    }
+}
+
+
+static int excluded_record_ids_check(int record_id) {
+    size_t i;
+
+    for(i = 0; i < excluded_record_ids_length; i++) {
+        if(excluded_record_ids[i] == record_id)
+            return 1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int excluded_status_record_ids_check(int record_id) {
+    size_t i;
+
+    for(i = 0; i < excluded_status_record_ids_length; i++) {
+        if(excluded_status_record_ids[i] == record_id)
+            return 1;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static void netdata_get_sensor(
+          int record_id
+        , int sensor_number
+        , int sensor_type
+        , int sensor_state
+        , int sensor_units
+        , int sensor_reading_type
+        , char *sensor_name
+        , void *sensor_reading
+) {
+    // find the sensor record
+    struct sensor *sn;
+    for(sn = sensors_root; sn ;sn = sn->next)
+        if(     sn->record_id           == record_id &&
+                sn->sensor_number       == sensor_number &&
+                sn->sensor_reading_type == sensor_reading_type &&
+                sn->sensor_units        == sensor_units &&
+                !strcmp(sn->sensor_name, sensor_name)
+                )
+            break;
+
+    if(!sn) {
+        // not found, create it
+        // check if it is excluded
+        if(excluded_record_ids_check(record_id)) {
+            if(debug) fprintf(stderr, "Sensor '%s' is excluded by excluded_record_ids_check()\n", sensor_name);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if(debug) fprintf(stderr, "Allocating new sensor data record for sensor '%s', id %d, number %d, type %d, state %d, units %d, reading_type %d\n", sensor_name, record_id, sensor_number, sensor_type, sensor_state, sensor_units, sensor_reading_type);
+
+        sn = calloc(1, sizeof(struct sensor));
+        if(!sn) {
+            fatal("cannot allocate %zu bytes of memory.", sizeof(struct sensor));
+        }
+
+        sn->record_id = record_id;
+        sn->sensor_number = sensor_number;
+        sn->sensor_type = sensor_type;
+        sn->sensor_state = sensor_state;
+        sn->sensor_units = sensor_units;
+        sn->sensor_reading_type = sensor_reading_type;
+        sn->sensor_name = strdup(sensor_name);
+        if(!sn->sensor_name) {
+            fatal("cannot allocate %zu bytes of memory.", strlen(sensor_name));
+        }
+
+        sn->next = sensors_root;
+        sensors_root = sn;
+    }
+    else {
+        if(debug) fprintf(stderr, "Reusing sensor record for sensor '%s', id %d, number %d, type %d, state %d, units %d, reading_type %d\n", sensor_name, record_id, sensor_number, sensor_type, sensor_state, sensor_units, sensor_reading_type);
+    }
+
+    switch(sensor_reading_type) {
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_READING_TYPE_UNSIGNED_INTEGER8_BOOL:
+            sn->sensor_reading.bool_value = *((uint8_t *)sensor_reading);
+            sn->updated = 1;
+            netdata_sensors_collected++;
+            break;
+
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_READING_TYPE_UNSIGNED_INTEGER32:
+            sn->sensor_reading.uint32_value = *((uint32_t *)sensor_reading);
+            sn->updated = 1;
+            netdata_sensors_collected++;
+            break;
+
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_READING_TYPE_DOUBLE:
+            sn->sensor_reading.double_value = *((double *)sensor_reading);
+            sn->updated = 1;
+            netdata_sensors_collected++;
+            break;
+
+        default:
+            if(debug) fprintf(stderr, "Unknown reading type - Ignoring sensor record for sensor '%s', id %d, number %d, type %d, state %d, units %d, reading_type %d\n", sensor_name, record_id, sensor_number, sensor_type, sensor_state, sensor_units, sensor_reading_type);
+            sn->ignore = 1;
+            break;
+    }
+
+    // check if it is excluded
+    if(excluded_status_record_ids_check(record_id)) {
+        if(debug) fprintf(stderr, "Sensor '%s' is excluded for status check, by excluded_status_record_ids_check()\n", sensor_name);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    switch(sensor_state) {
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_STATE_NOMINAL:
+            netdata_sensors_states_nominal++;
+            break;
+
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_STATE_WARNING:
+            netdata_sensors_states_warning++;
+            break;
+
+        case IPMI_MONITORING_STATE_CRITICAL:
+            netdata_sensors_states_critical++;
+            break;
+
+        default:
+            break;
+    }
+}
+
+static void netdata_get_sel(
+          int record_id
+        , int record_type_class
+        , int sel_state
+) {
+    (void)record_id;
+    (void)record_type_class;
+    (void)sel_state;
+
+    netdata_sel_events++;
+}
+
+
+// END NETDATA CODE
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+static int
+_ipmimonitoring_sensors (struct ipmi_monitoring_ipmi_config *ipmi_config)
+{
+    ipmi_monitoring_ctx_t ctx = NULL;
+    unsigned int sensor_reading_flags = 0;
+    int i;
+    int sensor_count;
+    int rv = -1;
+
+    if (!(ctx = ipmi_monitoring_ctx_create ())) {
+        error("ipmi_monitoring_ctx_create()");
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+    if (sdr_cache_directory)
+    {
+        if (ipmi_monitoring_ctx_sdr_cache_directory (ctx,
+                sdr_cache_directory) < 0)
+        {
+            error("ipmi_monitoring_ctx_sdr_cache_directory(): %s\n",
+                    ipmi_monitoring_ctx_errormsg (ctx));
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* Must call otherwise only default interpretations ever used */
+    if (sensor_config_file)
+    {
+        if (ipmi_monitoring_ctx_sensor_config_file (ctx,
+                sensor_config_file) < 0)
+        {
+            error( "ipmi_monitoring_ctx_sensor_config_file(): %s\n",
+                    ipmi_monitoring_ctx_errormsg (ctx));
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        if (ipmi_monitoring_ctx_sensor_config_file (ctx, NULL) < 0)
+        {
+            error( "ipmi_monitoring_ctx_sensor_config_file(): %s\n",
+                    ipmi_monitoring_ctx_errormsg (ctx));
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (reread_sdr_cache)
+        sensor_reading_flags |= IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_READING_FLAGS_REREAD_SDR_CACHE;
+
+    if (ignore_non_interpretable_sensors)
+        sensor_reading_flags |= IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_READING_FLAGS_IGNORE_NON_INTERPRETABLE_SENSORS;
+
+    if (bridge_sensors)
+        sensor_reading_flags |= IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_READING_FLAGS_BRIDGE_SENSORS;
+
+    if (interpret_oem_data)
+        sensor_reading_flags |= IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_READING_FLAGS_INTERPRET_OEM_DATA;
+
+    if (shared_sensors)
+        sensor_reading_flags |= IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_READING_FLAGS_SHARED_SENSORS;
+
+    if (discrete_reading)
+        sensor_reading_flags |= IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_READING_FLAGS_DISCRETE_READING;
+
+    if (ignore_scanning_disabled)
+        sensor_reading_flags |= IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_READING_FLAGS_IGNORE_SCANNING_DISABLED;
+
+    if (assume_bmc_owner)
+        sensor_reading_flags |= IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_READING_FLAGS_ASSUME_BMC_OWNER;
+
+#ifdef IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_READING_FLAGS_ENTITY_SENSOR_NAMES
+    if (entity_sensor_names)
+        sensor_reading_flags |= IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_READING_FLAGS_ENTITY_SENSOR_NAMES;
+#endif // IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_READING_FLAGS_ENTITY_SENSOR_NAMES
+
+    if (!record_ids_length && !sensor_types_length)
+    {
+        if ((sensor_count = ipmi_monitoring_sensor_readings_by_record_id (ctx,
+                hostname,
+                ipmi_config,
+                sensor_reading_flags,
+                NULL,
+                0,
+                NULL,
+                NULL)) < 0)
+        {
+            error( "ipmi_monitoring_sensor_readings_by_record_id(): %s",
+                    ipmi_monitoring_ctx_errormsg (ctx));
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+    }
+    else if (record_ids_length)
+    {
+        if ((sensor_count = ipmi_monitoring_sensor_readings_by_record_id (ctx,
+                hostname,
+                ipmi_config,
+                sensor_reading_flags,
+                record_ids,
+                record_ids_length,
+                NULL,
+                NULL)) < 0)
+        {
+            error( "ipmi_monitoring_sensor_readings_by_record_id(): %s",
+                    ipmi_monitoring_ctx_errormsg (ctx));
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        if ((sensor_count = ipmi_monitoring_sensor_readings_by_sensor_type (ctx,
+                hostname,
+                ipmi_config,
+                sensor_reading_flags,
+                sensor_types,
+                sensor_types_length,
+                NULL,
+                NULL)) < 0)
+        {
+            error( "ipmi_monitoring_sensor_readings_by_sensor_type(): %s",
+                    ipmi_monitoring_ctx_errormsg (ctx));
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+    }
+
+#ifdef NETDATA_COMMENTED
+    printf ("%s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s\n",
+            "Record ID",
+            "Sensor Name",
+            "Sensor Number",
+            "Sensor Type",
+            "Sensor State",
+            "Sensor Reading",
+            "Sensor Units",
+            "Sensor Event/Reading Type Code",
+            "Sensor Event Bitmask",
+            "Sensor Event String");
+#endif // NETDATA_COMMENTED
+
+    for (i = 0; i < sensor_count; i++, ipmi_monitoring_sensor_iterator_next (ctx))
+    {
+        int record_id, sensor_number, sensor_type, sensor_state, sensor_units,
+                sensor_reading_type;
+
+#ifdef NETDATA_COMMENTED
+        int sensor_bitmask_type, sensor_bitmask, event_reading_type_code;
+        char **sensor_bitmask_strings = NULL;
+        const char *sensor_type_str;
+        const char *sensor_state_str;
+#endif // NETDATA_COMMENTED
+
+        char *sensor_name = NULL;
+        void *sensor_reading;
+
+        if ((record_id = ipmi_monitoring_sensor_read_record_id (ctx)) < 0)
+        {
+            error( "ipmi_monitoring_sensor_read_record_id(): %s",
+                    ipmi_monitoring_ctx_errormsg (ctx));
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+
+        if ((sensor_number = ipmi_monitoring_sensor_read_sensor_number (ctx)) < 0)
+        {
+            error( "ipmi_monitoring_sensor_read_sensor_number(): %s",
+                    ipmi_monitoring_ctx_errormsg (ctx));
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+
+        if ((sensor_type = ipmi_monitoring_sensor_read_sensor_type (ctx)) < 0)
+        {
+            error( "ipmi_monitoring_sensor_read_sensor_type(): %s",
+                    ipmi_monitoring_ctx_errormsg (ctx));
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+
+        if (!(sensor_name = ipmi_monitoring_sensor_read_sensor_name (ctx)))
+        {
+            error( "ipmi_monitoring_sensor_read_sensor_name(): %s",
+                    ipmi_monitoring_ctx_errormsg (ctx));
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+
+        if ((sensor_state = ipmi_monitoring_sensor_read_sensor_state (ctx)) < 0)
+        {
+            error( "ipmi_monitoring_sensor_read_sensor_state(): %s",
+                    ipmi_monitoring_ctx_errormsg (ctx));
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+
+        if ((sensor_units = ipmi_monitoring_sensor_read_sensor_units (ctx)) < 0)
+        {
+            error( "ipmi_monitoring_sensor_read_sensor_units(): %s",
+                    ipmi_monitoring_ctx_errormsg (ctx));
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+
+#ifdef NETDATA_COMMENTED
+        if ((sensor_bitmask_type = ipmi_monitoring_sensor_read_sensor_bitmask_type (ctx)) < 0)
+        {
+            error( "ipmi_monitoring_sensor_read_sensor_bitmask_type(): %s",
+                    ipmi_monitoring_ctx_errormsg (ctx));
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+        if ((sensor_bitmask = ipmi_monitoring_sensor_read_sensor_bitmask (ctx)) < 0)
+        {
+            error(
+                   "ipmi_monitoring_sensor_read_sensor_bitmask(): %s",
+                    ipmi_monitoring_ctx_errormsg (ctx));
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+
+         /* it's ok for this to be NULL, i.e. sensor_bitmask ==
+          * IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_BITMASK_TYPE_UNKNOWN
+          */
+        sensor_bitmask_strings = ipmi_monitoring_sensor_read_sensor_bitmask_strings (ctx);
+        
+        
+        
+#endif // NETDATA_COMMENTED
+
+        if ((sensor_reading_type = ipmi_monitoring_sensor_read_sensor_reading_type (ctx)) < 0)
+        {
+            error( "ipmi_monitoring_sensor_read_sensor_reading_type(): %s",
+                    ipmi_monitoring_ctx_errormsg (ctx));
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+
+        sensor_reading = ipmi_monitoring_sensor_read_sensor_reading (ctx);
+
+#ifdef NETDATA_COMMENTED
+        if ((event_reading_type_code = ipmi_monitoring_sensor_read_event_reading_type_code (ctx)) < 0)
+        {
+            error( "ipmi_monitoring_sensor_read_event_reading_type_code(): %s",
+                    ipmi_monitoring_ctx_errormsg (ctx));
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+#endif // NETDATA_COMMENTED
+
+        netdata_get_sensor(
+                record_id
+                , sensor_number
+                , sensor_type
+                , sensor_state
+                , sensor_units
+                , sensor_reading_type
+                , sensor_name
+                , sensor_reading
+        );
+
+#ifdef NETDATA_COMMENTED
+        if (!strlen (sensor_name))
+            sensor_name = "N/A";
+
+        sensor_type_str = _get_sensor_type_string (sensor_type);
+
+        printf ("%d, %s, %d, %s",
+                record_id,
+                sensor_name,
+                sensor_number,
+                sensor_type_str);
+
+        if (sensor_state == IPMI_MONITORING_STATE_NOMINAL)
+            sensor_state_str = "Nominal";
+        else if (sensor_state == IPMI_MONITORING_STATE_WARNING)
+            sensor_state_str = "Warning";
+        else if (sensor_state == IPMI_MONITORING_STATE_CRITICAL)
+            sensor_state_str = "Critical";
+        else
+            sensor_state_str = "N/A";
+
+        printf (", %s", sensor_state_str);
+
+        if (sensor_reading)
+        {
+            const char *sensor_units_str;
+
+            if (sensor_reading_type == IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_READING_TYPE_UNSIGNED_INTEGER8_BOOL)
+                printf (", %s",
+                        (*((uint8_t *)sensor_reading) ? "true" : "false"));
+            else if (sensor_reading_type == IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_READING_TYPE_UNSIGNED_INTEGER32)
+                printf (", %u",
+                        *((uint32_t *)sensor_reading));
+            else if (sensor_reading_type == IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_READING_TYPE_DOUBLE)
+                printf (", %.2f",
+                        *((double *)sensor_reading));
+            else
+                printf (", N/A");
+
+            if (sensor_units == IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_UNITS_CELSIUS)
+                sensor_units_str = "C";
+            else if (sensor_units == IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_UNITS_FAHRENHEIT)
+                sensor_units_str = "F";
+            else if (sensor_units == IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_UNITS_VOLTS)
+                sensor_units_str = "V";
+            else if (sensor_units == IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_UNITS_AMPS)
+                sensor_units_str = "A";
+            else if (sensor_units == IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_UNITS_RPM)
+                sensor_units_str = "RPM";
+            else if (sensor_units == IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_UNITS_WATTS)
+                sensor_units_str = "W";
+            else if (sensor_units == IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_UNITS_PERCENT)
+                sensor_units_str = "%";
+            else
+                sensor_units_str = "N/A";
+
+            printf (", %s", sensor_units_str);
+        }
+        else
+            printf (", N/A, N/A");
+
+        printf (", %Xh", event_reading_type_code);
+
+        /* It is possible you may want to monitor specific event
+         * conditions that may occur.  If that is the case, you may want
+         * to check out what specific bitmask type and bitmask events
+         * occurred.  See ipmi_monitoring_bitmasks.h for a list of
+         * bitmasks and types.
+         */
+
+        if (sensor_bitmask_type != IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_BITMASK_TYPE_UNKNOWN)
+            printf (", %Xh", sensor_bitmask);
+        else
+            printf (", N/A");
+
+        if (sensor_bitmask_type != IPMI_MONITORING_SENSOR_BITMASK_TYPE_UNKNOWN
+            && sensor_bitmask_strings)
+        {
+            unsigned int i = 0;
+
+            printf (",");
+
+            while (sensor_bitmask_strings[i])
+            {
+                printf (" ");
+
+                printf ("'%s'",
+                        sensor_bitmask_strings[i]);
+
+                i++;
+            }
+        }
+        else
+            printf (", N/A");
+
+        printf ("\n");
+#endif // NETDATA_COMMENTED
+    }
+
+    rv = 0;
+    cleanup:
+    if (ctx)
+        ipmi_monitoring_ctx_destroy (ctx);
+    return (rv);
+}
+
+
+static int
+_ipmimonitoring_sel (struct ipmi_monitoring_ipmi_config *ipmi_config)
+{
+    ipmi_monitoring_ctx_t ctx = NULL;
+    unsigned int sel_flags = 0;
+    int i;
+    int sel_count;
+    int rv = -1;
+
+    if (!(ctx = ipmi_monitoring_ctx_create ()))
+    {
+        error("ipmi_monitoring_ctx_create()");
+        goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+    if (sdr_cache_directory)
+    {
+        if (ipmi_monitoring_ctx_sdr_cache_directory (ctx,
+                sdr_cache_directory) < 0)
+        {
+            error( "ipmi_monitoring_ctx_sdr_cache_directory(): %s",
+                    ipmi_monitoring_ctx_errormsg (ctx));
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* Must call otherwise only default interpretations ever used */
+    if (sel_config_file)
+    {
+        if (ipmi_monitoring_ctx_sel_config_file (ctx,
+                sel_config_file) < 0)
+        {
+            error( "ipmi_monitoring_ctx_sel_config_file(): %s",
+                    ipmi_monitoring_ctx_errormsg (ctx));
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        if (ipmi_monitoring_ctx_sel_config_file (ctx, NULL) < 0)
+        {
+            error( "ipmi_monitoring_ctx_sel_config_file(): %s",
+                    ipmi_monitoring_ctx_errormsg (ctx));
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (reread_sdr_cache)
+        sel_flags |= IPMI_MONITORING_SEL_FLAGS_REREAD_SDR_CACHE;
+
+    if (interpret_oem_data)
+        sel_flags |= IPMI_MONITORING_SEL_FLAGS_INTERPRET_OEM_DATA;
+
+    if (assume_system_event_record)
+        sel_flags |= IPMI_MONITORING_SEL_FLAGS_ASSUME_SYSTEM_EVENT_RECORD;
+
+#ifdef IPMI_MONITORING_SEL_FLAGS_ENTITY_SENSOR_NAMES
+    if (entity_sensor_names)
+        sel_flags |= IPMI_MONITORING_SEL_FLAGS_ENTITY_SENSOR_NAMES;
+#endif // IPMI_MONITORING_SEL_FLAGS_ENTITY_SENSOR_NAMES
+
+    if (record_ids_length)
+    {
+        if ((sel_count = ipmi_monitoring_sel_by_record_id (ctx,
+                hostname,
+                ipmi_config,
+                sel_flags,
+                record_ids,
+                record_ids_length,
+                NULL,
+                NULL)) < 0)
+        {
+            error( "ipmi_monitoring_sel_by_record_id(): %s",
+                    ipmi_monitoring_ctx_errormsg (ctx));
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+    }
+    else if (sensor_types_length)
+    {
+        if ((sel_count = ipmi_monitoring_sel_by_sensor_type (ctx,
+                hostname,
+                ipmi_config,
+                sel_flags,
+                sensor_types,
+                sensor_types_length,
+                NULL,
+                NULL)) < 0)
+        {
+            error( "ipmi_monitoring_sel_by_sensor_type(): %s",
+                    ipmi_monitoring_ctx_errormsg (ctx));
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+    }
+    else if (date_begin
+             || date_end)
+    {
+        if ((sel_count = ipmi_monitoring_sel_by_date_range (ctx,
+                hostname,
+                ipmi_config,
+                sel_flags,
+                date_begin,
+                date_end,
+                NULL,
+                NULL)) < 0)
+        {
+            error( "ipmi_monitoring_sel_by_sensor_type(): %s",
+                    ipmi_monitoring_ctx_errormsg (ctx));
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        if ((sel_count = ipmi_monitoring_sel_by_record_id (ctx,
+                hostname,
+                ipmi_config,
+                sel_flags,
+                NULL,
+                0,
+                NULL,
+                NULL)) < 0)
+        {
+            error( "ipmi_monitoring_sel_by_record_id(): %s",
+                    ipmi_monitoring_ctx_errormsg (ctx));
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+    }
+
+#ifdef NETDATA_COMMENTED
+    printf ("%s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s, %s\n",
+            "Record ID",
+            "Record Type",
+            "SEL State",
+            "Timestamp",
+            "Sensor Name",
+            "Sensor Type",
+            "Event Direction",
+            "Event Type Code",
+            "Event Data",
+            "Event Offset",
+            "Event Offset String");
+#endif // NETDATA_COMMENTED
+
+    for (i = 0; i < sel_count; i++, ipmi_monitoring_sel_iterator_next (ctx))
+    {
+        int record_id, record_type, sel_state, record_type_class;
+#ifdef NETDATA_COMMENTED
+        int sensor_type, sensor_number, event_direction,
+                event_offset_type, event_offset, event_type_code, manufacturer_id;
+        unsigned int timestamp, event_data1, event_data2, event_data3;
+        char *event_offset_string = NULL;
+        const char *sensor_type_str;
+        const char *event_direction_str;
+        const char *sel_state_str;
+        char *sensor_name = NULL;
+        unsigned char oem_data[64];
+        int oem_data_len;
+        unsigned int j;
+#endif // NETDATA_COMMENTED
+
+        if ((record_id = ipmi_monitoring_sel_read_record_id (ctx)) < 0)
+        {
+            error( "ipmi_monitoring_sel_read_record_id(): %s",
+                    ipmi_monitoring_ctx_errormsg (ctx));
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+
+        if ((record_type = ipmi_monitoring_sel_read_record_type (ctx)) < 0)
+        {
+            error( "ipmi_monitoring_sel_read_record_type(): %s",
+                    ipmi_monitoring_ctx_errormsg (ctx));
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+
+        if ((record_type_class = ipmi_monitoring_sel_read_record_type_class (ctx)) < 0)
+        {
+            error( "ipmi_monitoring_sel_read_record_type_class(): %s",
+                    ipmi_monitoring_ctx_errormsg (ctx));
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+
+        if ((sel_state = ipmi_monitoring_sel_read_sel_state (ctx)) < 0)
+        {
+            error( "ipmi_monitoring_sel_read_sel_state(): %s",
+                    ipmi_monitoring_ctx_errormsg (ctx));
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+
+        netdata_get_sel(
+                  record_id
+                , record_type_class
+                , sel_state
+        );
+
+#ifdef NETDATA_COMMENTED
+        if (sel_state == IPMI_MONITORING_STATE_NOMINAL)
+            sel_state_str = "Nominal";
+        else if (sel_state == IPMI_MONITORING_STATE_WARNING)
+            sel_state_str = "Warning";
+        else if (sel_state == IPMI_MONITORING_STATE_CRITICAL)
+            sel_state_str = "Critical";
+        else
+            sel_state_str = "N/A";
+
+        printf ("%d, %d, %s",
+                record_id,
+                record_type,
+                sel_state_str);
+
+        if (record_type_class == IPMI_MONITORING_SEL_RECORD_TYPE_CLASS_SYSTEM_EVENT_RECORD
+            || record_type_class == IPMI_MONITORING_SEL_RECORD_TYPE_CLASS_TIMESTAMPED_OEM_RECORD)
+        {
+
+            if (ipmi_monitoring_sel_read_timestamp (ctx, &timestamp) < 0)
+            {
+                error( "ipmi_monitoring_sel_read_timestamp(): %s",
+                        ipmi_monitoring_ctx_errormsg (ctx));
+                goto cleanup;
+            }
+
+            /* XXX: This should be converted to a nice date output using
+             * your favorite timestamp -> string conversion functions.
+             */
+            printf (", %u", timestamp);
+        }
+        else
+            printf (", N/A");
+
+        if (record_type_class == IPMI_MONITORING_SEL_RECORD_TYPE_CLASS_SYSTEM_EVENT_RECORD)
+        {
+            /* If you are integrating ipmimonitoring SEL into a monitoring application,
+             * you may wish to count the number of times a specific error occurred
+             * and report that to the monitoring application.
+             *
+             * In this particular case, you'll probably want to check out
+             * what sensor type each SEL event is reporting, the
+             * event offset type, and the specific event offset that occurred.
+             *
+             * See ipmi_monitoring_offsets.h for a list of event offsets
+             * and types.
+             */
+
+            if (!(sensor_name = ipmi_monitoring_sel_read_sensor_name (ctx)))
+            {
+                error( "ipmi_monitoring_sel_read_sensor_name(): %s",
+                        ipmi_monitoring_ctx_errormsg (ctx));
+                goto cleanup;
+            }
+
+            if ((sensor_type = ipmi_monitoring_sel_read_sensor_type (ctx)) < 0)
+            {
+                error( "ipmi_monitoring_sel_read_sensor_type(): %s",
+                        ipmi_monitoring_ctx_errormsg (ctx));
+                goto cleanup;
+            }
+
+            if ((sensor_number = ipmi_monitoring_sel_read_sensor_number (ctx)) < 0)
+            {
+                error( "ipmi_monitoring_sel_read_sensor_number(): %s",
+                        ipmi_monitoring_ctx_errormsg (ctx));
+                goto cleanup;
+            }
+
+            if ((event_direction = ipmi_monitoring_sel_read_event_direction (ctx)) < 0)
+            {
+                error( "ipmi_monitoring_sel_read_event_direction(): %s",
+                        ipmi_monitoring_ctx_errormsg (ctx));
+                goto cleanup;
+            }
+
+            if ((event_type_code = ipmi_monitoring_sel_read_event_type_code (ctx)) < 0)
+            {
+                error( "ipmi_monitoring_sel_read_event_type_code(): %s",
+                        ipmi_monitoring_ctx_errormsg (ctx));
+                goto cleanup;
+            }
+
+            if (ipmi_monitoring_sel_read_event_data (ctx,
+                    &event_data1,
+                    &event_data2,
+                    &event_data3) < 0)
+            {
+                error( "ipmi_monitoring_sel_read_event_data(): %s",
+                        ipmi_monitoring_ctx_errormsg (ctx));
+                goto cleanup;
+            }
+
+            if ((event_offset_type = ipmi_monitoring_sel_read_event_offset_type (ctx)) < 0)
+            {
+                error( "ipmi_monitoring_sel_read_event_offset_type(): %s",
+                        ipmi_monitoring_ctx_errormsg (ctx));
+                goto cleanup;
+            }
+
+            if ((event_offset = ipmi_monitoring_sel_read_event_offset (ctx)) < 0)
+            {
+                error( "ipmi_monitoring_sel_read_event_offset(): %s",
+                        ipmi_monitoring_ctx_errormsg (ctx));
+                goto cleanup;
+            }
+
+            if (!(event_offset_string = ipmi_monitoring_sel_read_event_offset_string (ctx)))
+            {
+                error( "ipmi_monitoring_sel_read_event_offset_string(): %s",
+                        ipmi_monitoring_ctx_errormsg (ctx));
+                goto cleanup;
+            }
+
+            if (!strlen (sensor_name))
+                sensor_name = "N/A";
+
+            sensor_type_str = _get_sensor_type_string (sensor_type);
+
+            if (event_direction == IPMI_MONITORING_SEL_EVENT_DIRECTION_ASSERTION)
+                event_direction_str = "Assertion";
+            else
+                event_direction_str = "Deassertion";
+
+            printf (", %s, %s, %d, %s, %Xh, %Xh-%Xh-%Xh",
+                    sensor_name,
+                    sensor_type_str,
+                    sensor_number,
+                    event_direction_str,
+                    event_type_code,
+                    event_data1,
+                    event_data2,
+                    event_data3);
+
+            if (event_offset_type != IPMI_MONITORING_EVENT_OFFSET_TYPE_UNKNOWN)
+                printf (", %Xh", event_offset);
+            else
+                printf (", N/A");
+
+            if (event_offset_type != IPMI_MONITORING_EVENT_OFFSET_TYPE_UNKNOWN)
+                printf (", %s", event_offset_string);
+            else
+                printf (", N/A");
+        }
+        else if (record_type_class == IPMI_MONITORING_SEL_RECORD_TYPE_CLASS_TIMESTAMPED_OEM_RECORD
+                 || record_type_class == IPMI_MONITORING_SEL_RECORD_TYPE_CLASS_NON_TIMESTAMPED_OEM_RECORD)
+        {
+            if (record_type_class == IPMI_MONITORING_SEL_RECORD_TYPE_CLASS_TIMESTAMPED_OEM_RECORD)
+            {
+                if ((manufacturer_id = ipmi_monitoring_sel_read_manufacturer_id (ctx)) < 0)
+                {
+                    error( "ipmi_monitoring_sel_read_manufacturer_id(): %s",
+                            ipmi_monitoring_ctx_errormsg (ctx));
+                    goto cleanup;
+                }
+
+                printf (", Manufacturer ID = %Xh", manufacturer_id);
+            }
+
+            if ((oem_data_len = ipmi_monitoring_sel_read_oem_data (ctx, oem_data, 1024)) < 0)
+            {
+                error( "ipmi_monitoring_sel_read_oem_data(): %s",
+                        ipmi_monitoring_ctx_errormsg (ctx));
+                goto cleanup;
+            }
+
+            printf (", OEM Data = ");
+
+            for (j = 0; j < oem_data_len; j++)
+                printf ("%02Xh ", oem_data[j]);
+        }
+        else
+            printf (", N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A");
+
+        printf ("\n");
+#endif // NETDATA_COMMENTED
+    }
+
+    rv = 0;
+    cleanup:
+    if (ctx)
+        ipmi_monitoring_ctx_destroy (ctx);
+    return (rv);
+}
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// MAIN PROGRAM FOR NETDATA PLUGIN
+
+int ipmi_collect_data(struct ipmi_monitoring_ipmi_config *ipmi_config) {
+    errno = 0;
+
+    if (_ipmimonitoring_sensors(ipmi_config) < 0) return -1;
+
+    if(netdata_do_sel) {
+        if(_ipmimonitoring_sel(ipmi_config) < 0) return -2;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int ipmi_detect_speed_secs(struct ipmi_monitoring_ipmi_config *ipmi_config) {
+    int i, checks = 10;
+    unsigned long long total = 0;
+
+    for(i = 0 ; i < checks ; i++) {
+        if(debug) fprintf(stderr, "freeipmi.plugin: checking data collection speed iteration %d of %d\n", i+1, checks);
+
+        // measure the time a data collection needs
+        unsigned long long start = now_realtime_usec();
+        if(ipmi_collect_data(ipmi_config) < 0)
+            fatal("freeipmi.plugin: data collection failed.");
+
+        unsigned long long end = now_realtime_usec();
+
+        if(debug) fprintf(stderr, "freeipmi.plugin: data collection speed was %llu usec\n", end - start);
+
+        // add it to our total
+        total += end - start;
+
+        // wait the same time
+        // to avoid flooding the IPMI processor with requests
+        sleep_usec(end - start);
+    }
+
+    // so, we assume it needed 2x the time
+    // we find the average in microseconds
+    // and we round-up to the closest second
+
+    return (int)(( total * 2 / checks / 1000000 ) + 1);
+}
+
+int main (int argc, char **argv) {
+
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // initialization of netdata plugin
+
+    program_name = "freeipmi.plugin";
+
+    // disable syslog
+    error_log_syslog = 0;
+
+    // set errors flood protection to 100 logs per hour
+    error_log_errors_per_period = 100;
+    error_log_throttle_period = 3600;
+
+
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // parse command line parameters
+
+    int i, freq = 0;
+    for(i = 1; i < argc ; i++) {
+        if(isdigit(*argv[i]) && !freq) {
+            int n = str2i(argv[i]);
+            if(n > 0 && n < 86400) {
+                freq = n;
+                continue;
+            }
+        }
+        else if(strcmp("version", argv[i]) == 0 || strcmp("-version", argv[i]) == 0 || strcmp("--version", argv[i]) == 0 || strcmp("-v", argv[i]) == 0 || strcmp("-V", argv[i]) == 0) {
+            printf("freeipmi.plugin %s\n", VERSION);
+            exit(0);
+        }
+        else if(strcmp("debug", argv[i]) == 0) {
+            debug = 1;
+            continue;
+        }
+        else if(strcmp("sel", argv[i]) == 0) {
+            netdata_do_sel = 1;
+            continue;
+        }
+        else if(strcmp("no-sel", argv[i]) == 0) {
+            netdata_do_sel = 0;
+            continue;
+        }
+        else if(strcmp("-h", argv[i]) == 0 || strcmp("--help", argv[i]) == 0) {
+            fprintf(stderr,
+                    "\n"
+                    " netdata freeipmi.plugin %s\n"
+                    " Copyright (C) 2016-2017 Costa Tsaousis <costa@tsaousis.gr>\n"
+                    " Released under GNU General Public License v3 or later.\n"
+                    " All rights reserved.\n"
+                    "\n"
+                    " This program is a data collector plugin for netdata.\n"
+                    "\n"
+                    " Available command line options:\n"
+                    "\n"
+                    "  SECONDS                 data collection frequency\n"
+                    "                          minimum: %d\n"
+                    "\n"
+                    "  debug                   enable verbose output\n"
+                    "                          default: disabled\n"
+                    "\n"
+                    "  sel\n"
+                    "  no-sel                  enable/disable SEL collection\n"
+                    "                          default: %s\n"
+                    "\n"
+                    "  hostname HOST\n"
+                    "  username USER\n"
+                    "  password PASS           connect to remote IPMI host\n"
+                    "                          default: local IPMI processor\n"
+                    "\n"
+                    "  sdr-cache-dir PATH      directory for SDR cache files\n"
+                    "                          default: %s\n"
+                    "\n"
+                    "  sensor-config-file FILE filename to read sensor configuration\n"
+                    "                          default: %s\n"
+                    "\n"
+                    "  ignore N1,N2,N3,...     sensor IDs to ignore\n"
+                    "                          default: none\n"
+                    "\n"
+                    "  ignore-status N1,N2,N3,... sensor IDs to ignore status (nominal/warning/critical)\n"
+                    "                          default: none\n"
+                    "\n"
+                    "  -v\n"
+                    "  -V\n"
+                    "  version                 print version and exit\n"
+                    "\n"
+                    " Linux kernel module for IPMI is CPU hungry.\n"
+                    " On Linux run this to lower kipmiN CPU utilization:\n"
+                    " # echo 10 > /sys/module/ipmi_si/parameters/kipmid_max_busy_us\n"
+                    "\n"
+                    " or create: /etc/modprobe.d/ipmi.conf with these contents:\n"
+                    " options ipmi_si kipmid_max_busy_us=10\n"
+                    "\n"
+                    " For more information:\n"
+                    " https://github.com/netdata/netdata/tree/master/collectors/freeipmi.plugin\n"
+                    "\n"
+                    , VERSION
+                    , netdata_update_every
+                    , netdata_do_sel?"enabled":"disabled"
+                    , sdr_cache_directory?sdr_cache_directory:"system default"
+                    , sensor_config_file?sensor_config_file:"system default"
+            );
+            exit(1);
+        }
+        else if(i < argc && strcmp("hostname", argv[i]) == 0) {
+            hostname = strdupz(argv[++i]);
+            char *s = argv[i];
+            // mask it be hidden from the process tree
+            while(*s) *s++ = 'x';
+            if(debug) fprintf(stderr, "freeipmi.plugin: hostname set to '%s'\n", hostname);
+            continue;
+        }
+        else if(i < argc && strcmp("username", argv[i]) == 0) {
+            username = strdupz(argv[++i]);
+            char *s = argv[i];
+            // mask it be hidden from the process tree
+            while(*s) *s++ = 'x';
+            if(debug) fprintf(stderr, "freeipmi.plugin: username set to '%s'\n", username);
+            continue;
+        }
+        else if(i < argc && strcmp("password", argv[i]) == 0) {
+            password = strdupz(argv[++i]);
+            char *s = argv[i];
+            // mask it be hidden from the process tree
+            while(*s) *s++ = 'x';
+            if(debug) fprintf(stderr, "freeipmi.plugin: password set to '%s'\n", password);
+            continue;
+        }
+        else if(i < argc && strcmp("sdr-cache-dir", argv[i]) == 0) {
+            sdr_cache_directory = argv[++i];
+            if(debug) fprintf(stderr, "freeipmi.plugin: SDR cache directory set to '%s'\n", sdr_cache_directory);
+            continue;
+        }
+        else if(i < argc && strcmp("sensor-config-file", argv[i]) == 0) {
+            sensor_config_file = argv[++i];
+            if(debug) fprintf(stderr, "freeipmi.plugin: sensor config file set to '%s'\n", sensor_config_file);
+            continue;
+        }
+        else if(i < argc && strcmp("ignore", argv[i]) == 0) {
+            excluded_record_ids_parse(argv[++i]);
+            continue;
+        }
+        else if(i < argc && strcmp("ignore-status", argv[i]) == 0) {
+            excluded_status_record_ids_parse(argv[++i]);
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        error("freeipmi.plugin: ignoring parameter '%s'", argv[i]);
+    }
+
+    errno = 0;
+
+    if(freq > netdata_update_every)
+        netdata_update_every = freq;
+
+    else if(freq)
+        error("update frequency %d seconds is too small for IPMI. Using %d.", freq, netdata_update_every);
+
+
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // initialize IPMI
+
+    struct ipmi_monitoring_ipmi_config ipmi_config;
+
+    if(debug) fprintf(stderr, "freeipmi.plugin: calling _init_ipmi_config()\n");
+
+    _init_ipmi_config(&ipmi_config);
+
+    if(debug) fprintf(stderr, "freeipmi.plugin: calling ipmi_monitoring_init()\n");
+
+    if(ipmi_monitoring_init(ipmimonitoring_init_flags, &errnum) < 0)
+        fatal("ipmi_monitoring_init: %s", ipmi_monitoring_ctx_strerror(errnum));
+
+    if(debug) fprintf(stderr, "freeipmi.plugin: detecting IPMI minimum update frequency...\n");
+    freq = ipmi_detect_speed_secs(&ipmi_config);
+    if(debug) fprintf(stderr, "freeipmi.plugin: IPMI minimum update frequency was calculated to %d seconds.\n", freq);
+
+    if(freq > netdata_update_every) {
+        info("enforcing minimum data collection frequency, calculated to %d seconds.", freq);
+        netdata_update_every = freq;
+    }
+
+
+    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // the main loop
+
+    if(debug) fprintf(stderr, "freeipmi.plugin: starting data collection\n");
+
+    time_t started_t = now_monotonic_sec();
+
+    size_t iteration = 0;
+    usec_t step = netdata_update_every * USEC_PER_SEC;
+
+    heartbeat_t hb;
+    heartbeat_init(&hb);
+    for(iteration = 0; 1 ; iteration++) {
+        usec_t dt = heartbeat_next(&hb, step);
+
+        if(debug && iteration)
+            fprintf(stderr, "freeipmi.plugin: iteration %zu, dt %llu usec, sensors collected %zu, sensors sent to netdata %zu \n"
+                    , iteration
+                    , dt
+                    , netdata_sensors_collected
+                    , netdata_sensors_updated
+            );
+
+        netdata_mark_as_not_updated();
+
+        if(debug) fprintf(stderr, "freeipmi.plugin: calling ipmi_collect_data()\n");
+        if(ipmi_collect_data(&ipmi_config) < 0)
+            fatal("data collection failed.");
+
+        if(debug) fprintf(stderr, "freeipmi.plugin: calling send_metrics_to_netdata()\n");
+        send_metrics_to_netdata();
+        fflush(stdout);
+
+        // restart check (14400 seconds)
+        if(now_monotonic_sec() - started_t > 14400) exit(0);
+    }
+}
+
+#else // !HAVE_FREEIPMI
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+    fatal("freeipmi.plugin is not compiled.");
+}
+
+#endif // !HAVE_FREEIPMI