1 files changed, 26 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/plugins/check_load.c b/plugins/check_load.c
index 5d5c115..6fd895f 100644
--- a/plugins/check_load.c
+++ b/plugins/check_load.c
@@ -349,14 +349,37 @@ print_usage (void)
   printf ("%s [-r] -w WLOAD1,WLOAD5,WLOAD15 -c CLOAD1,CLOAD5,CLOAD15 [-n NUMBER_OF_PROCS]\n", progname);
 }
 
+int cmpstringp(const void *p1, const void *p2) {
+        int procuid = 0;
+        int procpid = 0;
+        int procppid = 0;
+        int procvsz = 0;
+        int procrss = 0;
+        float procpcpu = 0;
+        char procstat[8];
+#ifdef PS_USES_PROCETIME
+        char procetime[MAX_INPUT_BUFFER];
+#endif /* PS_USES_PROCETIME */
+        char procprog[MAX_INPUT_BUFFER];
+        int pos;
+        sscanf (* (char * const *) p1, PS_FORMAT, PS_VARLIST);
+        float procpcpu1 = procpcpu;
+        sscanf (* (char * const *) p2, PS_FORMAT, PS_VARLIST);
+        return procpcpu1 < procpcpu;
+}
+
 static int print_top_consuming_processes() {
         int i = 0;
         struct output chld_out, chld_err;
-        char *cmdline = "/bin/ps -aux --sort=-pcpu";
-        if(np_runcmd(cmdline, &chld_out, &chld_err, 0) != 0){
-                fprintf(stderr, _("'%s' exited with non-zero status.\n"), cmdline);
+        if(np_runcmd(PS_COMMAND, &chld_out, &chld_err, 0) != 0){
+                fprintf(stderr, _("'%s' exited with non-zero status.\n"), PS_COMMAND);
+                return STATE_UNKNOWN;
+        }
+        if (chld_out.lines < 2) {
+                fprintf(stderr, _("some error occurred getting procs list.\n"));
                 return STATE_UNKNOWN;
         }
+        qsort(chld_out.line + 1, chld_out.lines - 1, sizeof(char*), cmpstringp);
         int lines_to_show = chld_out.lines < (n_procs_to_show + 1)
                         ? chld_out.lines : n_procs_to_show + 1;
         for (i = 0; i < lines_to_show; i += 1) {