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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+#ifndef NETDATA_OS_H
+#define NETDATA_OS_H
+
+#include "libnetdata.h"
+
+// =====================================================================================================================
+// Linux
+
+#if (TARGET_OS == OS_LINUX)
+
+
+// =====================================================================================================================
+// FreeBSD
+
+#elif (TARGET_OS == OS_FREEBSD)
+
+#include <sys/sysctl.h>
+
+#define GETSYSCTL_BY_NAME(name, var) getsysctl_by_name(name, &(var), sizeof(var))
+extern int getsysctl_by_name(const char *name, void *ptr, size_t len);
+
+#define GETSYSCTL_MIB(name, mib) getsysctl_mib(name, mib, sizeof(mib)/sizeof(int))
+
+extern int getsysctl_mib(const char *name, int *mib, size_t len);
+
+#define GETSYSCTL_SIMPLE(name, mib, var) getsysctl_simple(name, mib, sizeof(mib)/sizeof(int), &(var), sizeof(var))
+#define GETSYSCTL_WSIZE(name, mib, var, size) getsysctl_simple(name, mib, sizeof(mib)/sizeof(int), var, size)
+
+extern int getsysctl_simple(const char *name, int *mib, size_t miblen, void *ptr, size_t len);
+
+#define GETSYSCTL_SIZE(name, mib, size) getsysctl(name, mib, sizeof(mib)/sizeof(int), NULL, &(size))
+#define GETSYSCTL(name, mib, var, size) getsysctl(name, mib, sizeof(mib)/sizeof(int), &(var), &(size))
+
+extern int getsysctl(const char *name, int *mib, size_t miblen, void *ptr, size_t *len);
+
+
+// =====================================================================================================================
+// MacOS
+
+#elif (TARGET_OS == OS_MACOS)
+
+#include <sys/sysctl.h>
+
+#define GETSYSCTL_BY_NAME(name, var) getsysctl_by_name(name, &(var), sizeof(var))
+extern int getsysctl_by_name(const char *name, void *ptr, size_t len);
+
+
+// =====================================================================================================================
+// unknown O/S
+
+#else
+#error unsupported operating system
+#endif
+
+
+// =====================================================================================================================
+// common for all O/S
+
+extern int processors;
+extern long get_system_cpus(void);
+
+extern pid_t pid_max;
+extern pid_t get_system_pid_max(void);
+
+extern unsigned int system_hz;
+extern void get_system_HZ(void);
+
+#endif //NETDATA_OS_H