How to get CPU info in C on Linux, such as number of cores? [duplicate]

Answer 1

Read /proc/cpuinfo

Sample Output

processor   : 0
model name  : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU           E5410  @ 2.33GHz
cache size  : 6144 KB
physical id : 0
siblings    : 4
core id     : 0
cpu cores   : 4
processor   : 1
model name  : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU           E5410  @ 2.33GHz
cache size  : 6144 KB
physical id : 0
siblings    : 4
core id     : 1
cpu cores   : 4
processor   : 2
model name  : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU           E5410  @ 2.33GHz
cache size  : 6144 KB
physical id : 0
siblings    : 4
core id     : 2
cpu cores   : 4
processor   : 3
model name  : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU           E5410  @ 2.33GHz
cache size  : 6144 KB
physical id : 0
siblings    : 4
core id     : 3
cpu cores   : 4

show_cpuinfo is the function which actually implements the /proc/cpuinfo functionality