Getting the machine serial number and CPU ID using C/C++ in Linux

Question

How can I get the machine serial number and CPU ID in a Linux system?

Sample code is highly appreciated.

Answer 1

The Informations about the processor you could extract from /proc/cpuinfo.

To get the Serial Number you should have a look at dmidecode. I didn't look in there right now, but dmidecode is able to show you the serial number, so i would start there.