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Depends on #1796.

Summary

  • add parseable_process_cpu_usage_cores
  • calculate container CPU usage from cgroup CPU-time deltas
  • fall back to process CPU usage when cgroup usage is unavailable

This allows CPU utilization to be calculated as usage_cores / limit_cores * 100.

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    • Process monitoring now reports CPU usage and CPU limits in core units alongside existing CPU percentage and memory metrics. On Linux, these measurements account for container CPU quotas when available, giving a clearer view of the resources available to and used by the process.

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The change adds Linux cgroup-based CPU limit and usage measurements in cores. Process metric collection records these values in new Prometheus gauges and includes the CPU limit in the initial process metrics sample.

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CPU Core Metrics

Layer / File(s) Summary
CPU core metric recording
src/metrics/mod.rs
Adds and registers gauges for CPU usage and CPU limit in cores. Extends the process metric recorder to set the CPU limit gauge.
Linux cgroup CPU collection
Cargo.toml, src/handlers/http/resource_check.rs
Adds the Linux-only procfs dependency. Reads cgroup v1 or v2 quota and usage data, calculates CPU core values, and records them during process metric sampling. Adds Linux-specific tests for quota and usage calculations.
Initial process metric sampling
src/main.rs
Obtains the CPU limit for the initial process metrics sample and passes it to the recorder when process data is available.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Feature

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sequenceDiagram
  participant main
  participant resource_check
  participant cgroup_CPU_files
  participant metrics
  main->>resource_check: request CPU limit cores
  resource_check->>cgroup_CPU_files: read quota and usage data
  resource_check->>metrics: record CPU usage cores
  main->>metrics: record process sample with CPU limit
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Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 8366f

Hybrid cgroup deployments can report a zero CPU limit, making CPU utilization calculations invalid. Restore the v1 fallback before merging unless this deployment limitation is explicitly accepted.

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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly identifies the primary change: adding a process CPU usage cores metric.
Description check ✅ Passed The description clearly states the metric added, the cgroup CPU-time calculation, the fallback behavior, and the intended utilization formula. It does not include the template checklist or a separate …
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Review comments at @src/handlers/http/resource_check.rs:
- Around line 103-113: Update the cgroup v2 branches in cpu_limit_cores and
cgroup_cpu_usage_micros to use v2 data only when reading the respective control
file succeeds; if the read fails, continue to the existing cgroup v1 lookup
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Comment on lines +103 to +113
if let (Some(cgroup), Some(mount)) = (
cgroups.iter().find(|group| group.hierarchy == 0),
mounts.iter().find(|mount| mount.fs_type == "cgroup2"),
) {
let directory =
cgroup_directory(&cgroup.pathname, &mount.root, &mount.mount_point).ok_or(())?;
let cpu_max =
std::fs::read_to_string(directory.join(CGROUP_V2_CPU_MAX_FILE)).map_err(|_| ())?;
let mut values = cpu_max.split_whitespace();
return cpu_quota_cores(values.next().ok_or(())?, values.next().ok_or(())?);
}

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

On cgroup v2 errors, fall back to cgroup v1 instead of returning an error.

The v2 branch starts when two conditions are true: a hierarchy == 0 cgroup entry exists, and any cgroup2 mount exists. Hybrid hosts meet both conditions. On these hosts, systemd mounts an empty v2 hierarchy at /sys/fs/cgroup/unified, and the cpu controller stays on v1. That directory has no cpu.max, so read_to_string fails and the function returns Err(()). The v1 lookup never runs.

The consequence: cpu_limit_cores() reports 0.0 even when a real v1 CFS quota exists. A dashboard that computes usage_cores / limit_cores * 100 then divides by zero. cgroup_cpu_usage_micros (Lines 148-157) has the same problem with cpu.stat.

Use the v2 result only if the v2 control file exists. Otherwise, continue to the v1 path.

🐛 Proposed fix
         let directory =
             cgroup_directory(&cgroup.pathname, &mount.root, &mount.mount_point).ok_or(())?;
-        let cpu_max =
-            std::fs::read_to_string(directory.join(CGROUP_V2_CPU_MAX_FILE)).map_err(|_| ())?;
-        let mut values = cpu_max.split_whitespace();
-        return cpu_quota_cores(values.next().ok_or(())?, values.next().ok_or(())?);
+        if let Ok(cpu_max) = std::fs::read_to_string(directory.join(CGROUP_V2_CPU_MAX_FILE)) {
+            let mut values = cpu_max.split_whitespace();
+            return cpu_quota_cores(values.next().ok_or(())?, values.next().ok_or(())?);
+        }
     }

Make the same change to the cpu.stat read in cgroup_cpu_usage_micros.

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if let (Some(cgroup), Some(mount)) = (
cgroups.iter().find(|group| group.hierarchy == 0),
mounts.iter().find(|mount| mount.fs_type == "cgroup2"),
) {
let directory =
cgroup_directory(&cgroup.pathname, &mount.root, &mount.mount_point).ok_or(())?;
let cpu_max =
std::fs::read_to_string(directory.join(CGROUP_V2_CPU_MAX_FILE)).map_err(|_| ())?;
let mut values = cpu_max.split_whitespace();
return cpu_quota_cores(values.next().ok_or(())?, values.next().ok_or(())?);
}
if let (Some(cgroup), Some(mount)) = (
cgroups.iter().find(|group| group.hierarchy == 0),
mounts.iter().find(|mount| mount.fs_type == "cgroup2"),
) {
let directory =
cgroup_directory(&cgroup.pathname, &mount.root, &mount.mount_point).ok_or(())?;
if let Ok(cpu_max) = std::fs::read_to_string(directory.join(CGROUP_V2_CPU_MAX_FILE)) {
let mut values = cpu_max.split_whitespace();
return cpu_quota_cores(values.next().ok_or(())?, values.next().ok_or(())?);
}
}
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Review comment at @src/handlers/http/resource_check.rs around lines 103 - 113:
Update the cgroup v2 branches in cpu_limit_cores and cgroup_cpu_usage_micros to
use v2 data only when reading the respective control file succeeds; if the read
fails, continue to the existing cgroup v1 lookup instead of returning an error.

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