// ntdll!NtQuerySystemInformation (NT specific!)
//
// The function copies the system information of the
// specified type into a buffer
//
// NTSYSAPI
// NTSTATUS
// NTAPI
// NtQuerySystemInformation(
// IN UINT SystemInformationClass, // information type
// OUT PVOID SystemInformation, // pointer to buffer
// IN ULONG SystemInformationLength, // buffer size in bytes
// OUT PULONG ReturnLength OPTIONAL // pointer to a 32-bit
// // variable that receives
// // the number of bytes
// // written to the buffer
// );
typedef LONG (WINAPI *PROCNTQSI)(UINT,PVOID,ULONG,PULONG);
// get number of processors in the system
status = NtQuerySystemInformation(SystemBasicInformation,&SysBaseInfo,sizeof(SysBaseInfo),NULL);
if (status != NO_ERROR)
return;
printf("\nCPU Usage (press any key to exit): ");
while(!_kbhit())
{
// get new system time
status = NtQuerySystemInformation(SystemTimeInformation,&SysTimeInfo,sizeof(SysTimeInfo),0);
if (status!=NO_ERROR)
return;
// get new CPU's idle time
status = NtQuerySystemInformation(SystemPerformanceInformation,&SysPerfInfo,sizeof(SysPerfInfo),NULL);
if (status != NO_ERROR)
return;
// if it's a first call - skip it
if (liOldIdleTime.QuadPart != 0)
{
// CurrentValue = NewValue - OldValue
dbIdleTime = Li2Double(SysPerfInfo.liIdleTime) - Li2Double(liOldIdleTime);
dbSystemTime = Li2Double(SysTimeInfo.liKeSystemTime) - Li2Double(liOldSystemTime);