@@ -89,12 +89,20 @@ static int grp_no; /* number of groups */

 /** counters array. a[proc_no][counter_id] =>

   _cnst_vals[proc_no*cnts_no+counter_id] */

-counter_array_t* _cnts_vals;

+counter_array_t* _cnts_vals = 0;

 int _cnts_row_len; /* number of elements per row */

 static int cnts_no; /* number of registered counters */

 static int cnts_max_rows; /* set to 0 if not yet fully init */

+int counters_initialized(void)

+{

+	if (unlikely(_cnts_vals == 0)) {

+		/* not init yet */

+		return 0;

+	}

+	return 1;

+}

 /** init the coutner hash table(s).

  * @return 0 on success, -1 on error.

@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ extern int _cnts_row_len; /* number of elements per row */

+int counters_initialized(void);

 int init_counters(void);

 void destroy_counters(void);

 int counters_prefork_init(int max_process_no);