Update documentation to reflect how threads really work these days.

Tidy up a few end of line whitespaces (editor does it automatically).

diff --git a/src/collectd-snmp.pod b/src/collectd-snmp.pod
index 9d508d1..493f5ec 100644 (file)
--- a/src/collectd-snmp.pod
+++ b/src/collectd-snmp.pod
@@ -76,9 +76,11 @@ internal format and dispatches them. Depending on the write plugins you have
 loaded they may be written to disk or submitted to another instance or
 whatever you configured.
 
 loaded they may be written to disk or submitted to another instance or
 whatever you configured.
 

-Because querying a host via SNMP may produce a timeout multiple threads are
-used to query hosts in parallel. Depending on the number of hosts between one
-and ten threads are used.
+Because querying a host via SNMP may produce a timeout the "complex reads"
+polling method is used. The ReadThreads parameter in the main configuration
+influences the number of parallel polling jobs which can be undertaken. If
+you expect timeouts or some polling to take a long time, you should increase
+this parameter. Note that other plugins also use the same threads.

 
 =head1 CONFIGURATION
 
 
 =head1 CONFIGURATION
 


@@ -338,7 +340,7 @@ Selects the authentication protocol for SNMPv3 security.
 
 =item B<AuthPassphrase> I<Passphrase>
 
 
 =item B<AuthPassphrase> I<Passphrase>
 

-Sets the authentication passphrase for SNMPv3 security. 
+Sets the authentication passphrase for SNMPv3 security.

 
 =item B<PrivacyProtocol> I<AES>|I<DES>
 
 
 =item B<PrivacyProtocol> I<AES>|I<DES>
 


@@ -346,7 +348,7 @@ Selects the privacy (encryption) protocol for SNMPv3 security.
 
 =item B<PrivacyPassphrase> I<Passphrase>
 
 
 =item B<PrivacyPassphrase> I<Passphrase>
 

-Sets the privacy (encryption) passphrase for SNMPv3 security. 
+Sets the privacy (encryption) passphrase for SNMPv3 security.

 
 =item B<Collect> I<Data> [I<Data> ...]
 
 
 =item B<Collect> I<Data> [I<Data> ...]