maximum memory usage

From: Kevin Partin (Kevin.S.Partin_at_Alumni.UTexas.net)
Date: 02/28/04 

Date: 27 Feb 2004 19:30:54 -0800

Can anyone provide me with a method in C to determine the maximum
memory usage for a process and its children? I am developing my
application on Linux. I would like something that is generic as
possible to fascilitate portability, but I also realize this might not
be possible.

Thank you,

Kevin
Kevin.S.Partin@Alumni.UTexas.net

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