Merge pull request #2088 from landryb/fix/2061

[collectd.git] / src / collectd.conf.pod

diff --git a/src/collectd.conf.pod b/src/collectd.conf.pod
index f1134ab..6a76e45 100644 (file)
--- a/src/collectd.conf.pod
+++ b/src/collectd.conf.pod
@@ -4878,7 +4878,7 @@ so the values will not loop.
 =item B<ReportStats> B<true>|B<false>
 
 The network plugin cannot only receive and send statistics, it can also create
-statistics about itself. Collected data included the number of received and
+statistics about itself. Collectd data included the number of received and
 sent octets and packets, the length of the receive queue and the number of
 values handled. When set to B<true>, the I<Network plugin> will make these
 statistics available. Defaults to B<false>.
@@ -7518,7 +7518,7 @@ couple metrics: number of records, and database size on disk.
 
 =item B<Host> I<Hostname/IP>
 
-The hostname or ip which identifies the server.
+The hostname or IP which identifies the server.
 Default: B<127.0.0.1>
 
 =item B<Port> I<Service/Port>
@@ -7532,61 +7532,60 @@ Default: B<1978>
 =head2 Plugin C<turbostat>
 
 The I<Turbostat plugin> reads CPU frequency and C-state residency on modern
-Intel processors by using the new Model Specific Registers.
+Intel processors by using I<Model Specific Registers>.
 
 =over 4
 
 =item B<CoreCstates> I<Bitmask(Integer)>
 
-Bitmask of the list of core C states supported by the processor.
+Bit mask of the list of core C-states supported by the processor.
 This option should only be used if the automated detection fails.
-Default value extracted from the cpu model and family.
+Default value extracted from the CPU model and family.
 
 Currently supported C-states (by this plugin): 3, 6, 7
 
-Example: (1<<3)+(1<<6)+(1<<7) = 392 for all states
+B<Example:>
+
+  All states (3, 6 and 7):
+  (1<<3) + (1<<6) + (1<<7) = 392
 
 =item B<PackageCstates> I<Bitmask(Integer)>
 
-Bitmask of the list of pacages C states supported by the processor.
-This option should only be used if the automated detection fails.
-Default value extracted from the cpu model and family.
+Bit mask of the list of packages C-states supported by the processor. This
+option should only be used if the automated detection fails. Default value
+extracted from the CPU model and family.
 
 Currently supported C-states (by this plugin): 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
 
-Example: (1<<2)+(1<<3)+(1<<6)+(1<<7) = 396 for states 2, 3, 6 and 7
-
-=item B<SystemManagementInterrupt> I<true>|I<false>
+B<Example:>
 
-Boolean enabling the collection of the I/O System-Management Interrupt
-counter'. This option should only be used if the automated detection
-fails or if you want to disable this feature.
+  States 2, 3, 6 and 7:
+  (1<<2) + (1<<3) + (1<<6) + (1<<7) = 396
 
-=item B<DigitalTemperatureSensor> I<true>|I<false>
+=item B<SystemManagementInterrupt> I<true>|I<false>
 
-Boolean enabling the collection of the temperature of each core.
-This option should only be used if the automated detectionfails or
-if you want to disable this feature.
+Boolean enabling the collection of the I/O System-Management Interrupt counter.
+This option should only be used if the automated detection fails or if you want
+to disable this feature.
 
 =item B<DigitalTemperatureSensor> I<true>|I<false>
 
-Boolean enabling the collection of the temperature of each package.
-This option should only be used if the automated detectionfails or
-if you want to disable this feature.
+Boolean enabling the collection of the temperature of each core. This option
+should only be used if the automated detection fails or if you want to disable
+this feature.
 
 =item B<TCCActivationTemp> I<Temperature>
 
-Thermal Control Circuit Activation Temperature of the installed
-CPU. This temperature is used when collecting the temperature of
-cores or packages. This option should only be used if the automated
-detection fails. Default value extracted from B<MSR_IA32_TEMPERATURE_TARGET>
+I<Thermal Control Circuit Activation Temperature> of the installed CPU. This
+temperature is used when collecting the temperature of cores or packages. This
+option should only be used if the automated detection fails. Default value
+extracted from B<MSR_IA32_TEMPERATURE_TARGET>.
 
 =item B<RunningAveragePowerLimit> I<Bitmask(Integer)>
 
-Bitmask of the list of elements to be thermally monitored. This option
-should only be used if the automated detection fails or if you want to
-disable some collections. The different bits of this bitmask accepted
-by this plugin are:
+Bit mask of the list of elements to be thermally monitored. This option should
+only be used if the automated detection fails or if you want to disable some
+collections. The different bits of this bit mask accepted by this plugin are:
 
 =over 4
 
@@ -7600,6 +7599,14 @@ by this plugin are:
 
 =back
 
+=item B<LogicalCoreNames> I<true>|I<false>
+
+Boolean enabling the use of logical core numbering for per core statistics.
+When enabled, C<cpuE<lt>nE<gt>> is used as plugin instance, where I<n> is a
+sequential number assigned by the kernel. Otherwise, C<coreE<lt>nE<gt>> is used
+where I<n> is the n-th core of the socket, causing name conflicts when there is
+more than one socket.
+
 =back
 
 =head2 Plugin C<unixsock>
@@ -7966,6 +7973,12 @@ You can also specify combinations of the B<name> and B<uuid> fields.
 For example B<name uuid> means to concatenate the guest name and UUID
 (with a literal colon character between, thus I<"foo:1234-1234-1234-1234">).
 
+=item B<Instances> B<integer>
+
+How many read instances you want to use for this plugin. The default is one,
+and the sensible setting is a multiple of the B<ReadThreads> value.
+If you are not sure, just use the default setting.
+
 =back
 
 =head2 Plugin C<vmem>