Index: asterisk.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/cvsroot/asterisk/asterisk.c,v
retrieving revision 1.186
diff -u -r1.186 asterisk.c
--- asterisk.c	26 Oct 2005 18:54:24 -0000	1.186
+++ asterisk.c	30 Oct 2005 15:05:55 -0000
@@ -1874,7 +1874,11 @@
 				option_maxcalls = 0;
 			}
 		} else if (!strcasecmp(v->name, "maxload")) {
-			if ((sscanf(v->value, "%lf", &option_maxload) != 1) || (option_maxload < 0.0)) {
+			double test[1];
+			if (getloadavg(test, 1) == -1) {
+				ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Cannot obtain load average on this system.  Maxload disabled.\n");
+				option_maxload = 0.0;
+			} else if ((sscanf(v->value, "%lf", &option_maxload) != 1) || (option_maxload < 0.0)) {
 				option_maxload = 0.0;
 			}
 		}
Index: utils.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/cvsroot/asterisk/utils.c,v
retrieving revision 1.79
diff -u -r1.79 utils.c
--- utils.c	26 Oct 2005 18:54:24 -0000	1.79
+++ utils.c	30 Oct 2005 15:05:55 -0000
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@
 		return NULL;
 	}
 }
-#endif
+#endif /* LINUX */
 
 #ifndef HAVE_STRNLEN
 size_t strnlen(const char *s, size_t n)
@@ -837,6 +837,41 @@
 }
 #endif
 
+#if (!defined(getloadavg))
+#ifdef linux
+/* Alternative method of getting load avg on Linux only */
+int getloadavg(double *list, int nelem)
+{
+	FILE *LOADAVG;
+	double avg[3] = { 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 };
+	int i, res = -1;;
+
+	if ((LOADAVG = fopen("/proc/loadavg", "r"))) {
+		fscanf(LOADAVG, "%lf %lf %lf", &avg[0], &avg[1], &avg[2]);
+		res = 0;
+		fclose(LOADAVG);
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; (i < nelem) && (i < 3); i++) {
+		list[i] = avg[i];
+	}
+
+	return res;
+}
+#else
+/* Return something that won't cancel the call, but still return -1, in case
+ * we correct the implementation to check return value */
+int getloadavg(double *list, int nelem)
+{
+	int i;
+	for (i = 0; i < nelem; i++) {
+		list[i] = 0.1;
+	}
+	return -1;
+}
+#endif
+#endif
+
 char *ast_process_quotes_and_slashes(char *start, char find, char replace_with)
 {
  	char *dataPut = start;