def METHOD_NAME(config):
    """
    Return status for requested information
    """
    log.debug(config)
    ctime = datetime.datetime.utcnow().isoformat()
    whitelist = []
    config = salt.utils.beacons.remove_hidden_options(config, whitelist)
    if not config:
        config = [
            {
                "loadavg": ["all"],
                "cpustats": ["all"],
                "meminfo": ["all"],
                "vmstats": ["all"],
                "time": ["all"],
            }
        ]
    if not isinstance(config, list):
        # To support the old dictionary config format
        config = [config]
    ret = {}
    for entry in config:
        for func in entry:
            ret[func] = {}
            try:
                data = __salt__["status.{}".format(func)]()
            except salt.exceptions.CommandExecutionError as exc:
                log.debug(
                    "Status beacon attempted to process function %s "
                    "but encountered error: %s",
                    func,
                    exc,
                )
                continue
            if not isinstance(entry[func], list):
                func_items = [entry[func]]
            else:
                func_items = entry[func]
            for item in func_items:
                if item == "all":
                    ret[func] = data
                else:
                    try:
                        try:
                            ret[func][item] = data[item]
                        except TypeError:
                            ret[func][item] = data[int(item)]
                    except KeyError as exc:
                        ret[
                            func
                        ] = "Status beacon is incorrectly configured: {}".format(exc)
    return [{"tag": ctime, "data": ret}]