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GetCurrentProcessorNumber function

Applies to: desktop apps only

Retrieves the number of the processor the current thread was running on during the call to this function.

Syntax

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DWORD WINAPI GetCurrentProcessorNumber(void);

Parameters

This function has no parameters.

Return value

The function returns the current processor number.

Remarks

This function is used to provide information for estimating process performance.

On systems with more than 64 logical processors, the GetCurrentProcessorNumber function returns the processor number within the processor group to which the logical processor is assigned. Use the GetCurrentProcessorNumberEx function to retrieve the processor group and number of the current processor.

Requirements

Minimum supported client

Windows Vista

Minimum supported server

Windows Server 2003

Header
WinBase.h (include Windows.h)

Library
Kernel32.lib

DLL
Kernel32.dll

See also

Multiple Processors
Process and Thread Functions
Processes

 

 

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[DllImport("kernel32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
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