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  • Adds parseable_process_cpu_limit_cores alongside the existing process CPU usage metric.
  • The CPU limit is read from cgroup v2, with cgroup v1 and available logical CPU fallbacks if it failed from any one of this.

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  • New Features
    • Process metrics now include CPU capacity available to the process, reported in cores. Container CPU limits are used when available; otherwise, the metric falls back to the number of available logical CPUs.
    • The initial process metrics sample now includes CPU usage, process memory, total memory, and CPU capacity, so these values are available together from the start when the process is found.

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The resource check detects CPU quota limits from cgroup v2 or v1 data. Process metric samples include the detected CPU limit, and a new Prometheus gauge records that value.

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Process CPU limit metric

Layer / File(s) Summary
CPU limit detection
Cargo.toml, src/handlers/http/resource_check.rs
Linux builds add the procfs dependency. The resource check reads cgroup v2 quota data, then tries cgroup v1 data if v2 does not provide a valid limit. Missing or invalid limits yield 0.0.
Metric recording and exposure
src/metrics/mod.rs, src/handlers/http/resource_check.rs, src/main.rs
The process metric recorder accepts the CPU limit and updates a new gauge. The resource check and the initial sample in main pass the detected value to the recorder, and the custom registry registers the gauge.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~12 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant main
  participant resource_check
  participant cpu_limit_cores
  participant cgroup_files
  participant record_process_metrics_sample
  participant PROCESS_CPU_LIMIT_CORES
  main->>cpu_limit_cores: Get detected CPU limit
  cpu_limit_cores->>cgroup_files: Read cgroup quota data
  cgroup_files-->>cpu_limit_cores: Return quota and period
  cpu_limit_cores-->>main: Return CPU limit in cores
  main->>record_process_metrics_sample: Record initial sample
  resource_check->>cpu_limit_cores: Get detected CPU limit
  cpu_limit_cores-->>resource_check: Return CPU limit in cores
  resource_check->>record_process_metrics_sample: Record process sample
  record_process_metrics_sample->>PROCESS_CPU_LIMIT_CORES: Set gauge
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Suggested reviewers: parmesant

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 3978c

The new CPU-limit metric can misreport available capacity in hierarchical cgroups and on systems without a detected cgroup limit. Correct both cases before merging unless inaccurate readings are explicitly accepted.

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Description check ⚠️ Warning The description identifies the new metric and its cgroup fallback behavior, but it does not follow the repository template. It omits the Description heading, solution rationale, testing status, commen… Update the description to use the repository template. Add the solution rationale, key changes, and checklist responses for testing, explanatory comments, and documentation. Include an issue reference only if this PR fixes an issue; otherwi…
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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: adding a process CPU limit metric.
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Update the description to use the repository template. Add the solution rationale, key changes, and checklist responses for testing, explanatory comments, and documentation. Include an issue reference only if this PR fixes an issue; otherwise remove that section as allowed by the template.

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And counts the cores in measured piles.
The metric gauge records the load,
While samples travel down the code.
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Review comments at @src/handlers/http/resource_check.rs:
- Around line 56-66: Update the cgroup CPU limit calculation around
`cgroup_limit` to inspect applicable ancestor cgroups and use the most
restrictive quota across the process’s cgroup hierarchy. Preserve support for
both v2 `cpu.max` and v1 quota/period files, including unlimited quotas.
- Around line 43-45: Update the CPU quota lookup around CGROUP_V2_CPU_MAX_PATH,
CGROUP_V1_CPU_QUOTA_PATH, and CGROUP_V1_CPU_PERIOD_PATH to resolve the process’s
cgroup membership and the applicable CPU-controller mount before reading quota
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Comment thread src/handlers/http/resource_check.rs Outdated
Comment on lines +56 to +66
let cgroup_limit = fs::read_to_string(CGROUP_V2_CPU_MAX_PATH)
.ok()
.and_then(|cpu_max| {
let mut values = cpu_max.split_whitespace();
cpu_quota_cores(values.next()?, values.next()?)
})
.or_else(|| {
let quota = fs::read_to_string(CGROUP_V1_CPU_QUOTA_PATH).ok()?;
let period = fs::read_to_string(CGROUP_V1_CPU_PERIOD_PATH).ok()?;
cpu_quota_cores(&quota, &period)
});

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Account for quotas imposed by ancestor cgroups.

Reading one cpu.max or v1 quota pair does not establish the effective CPU limit. If the selected cgroup has an unlimited quota or a quota above its parent's limit, this code reports logical CPUs or the higher child quota even though the parent restricts the process. Inspect applicable ancestors and use the most restrictive effective limit. (cdn.kernel.org)

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Review comment at @src/handlers/http/resource_check.rs around lines 56 - 66:
Update the cgroup CPU limit calculation around `cgroup_limit` to inspect
applicable ancestor cgroups and use the most restrictive quota across the
process’s cgroup hierarchy. Preserve support for both v2 `cpu.max` and v1
quota/period files, including unlimited quotas.

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- Line 104: Update cpu_limit_cores to return the available logical CPU count
when cgroup_cpu_limit_cores has no limit, rather than returning 0.0. Use the
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pub fn cpu_limit_cores() -> f64 {
cgroup_cpu_limit_cores().unwrap_or(0.0)

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

🔎 Supported by static analysis

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sed -n '1,155p' src/handlers/http/resource_check.rs
rg -n 'parseable_process_cpu_limit_cores|cpu_limit_cores|record_process_metrics_sample|logical CPU' src/metrics/mod.rs src/main.rs src/handlers/http/resource_check.rs

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rg -n 'cpus\(\)|cpu_count|num_cpus|logical.*cpu' src/ --type rust -i | head -30

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rg -n 'sysinfo::System|sys\.cpus' src/ --type rust

# Look at the metrics gauge more carefully for intent
sed -n '230,240p' src/metrics/mod.rs

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rg -n 'use num_cpus|num_cpus::' src/handlers/http/resource_check.rs

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find tests -name '*.rs' 2>/dev/null | xargs rg -l 'process_cpu_limit_cores\|cpu_limit_cores' 2>/dev/null

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Publish available logical CPU count when cgroup limit is unavailable.

The gauge description states: "Cgroup CPU limit in cores, or available logical CPUs when cgroup limits are unavailable." The current implementation returns 0.0 when cgroup detection fails, contradicting that contract. Return the available logical CPU count instead.

The num_cpus crate is already a dependency and used throughout the codebase for this purpose. Import it and return num_cpus::get() as f64 when the cgroup limit is unavailable.

🐛 Suggested fix
+use num_cpus;
+
pub fn cpu_limit_cores() -> f64 {
-    cgroup_cpu_limit_cores().unwrap_or(0.0)
+    cgroup_cpu_limit_cores().unwrap_or_else(|| num_cpus::get() as f64)
}
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Review comment at @src/handlers/http/resource_check.rs at line 104:
Update cpu_limit_cores to return the available logical CPU count when
cgroup_cpu_limit_cores has no limit, rather than returning 0.0. Use the existing
num_cpus dependency and preserve the cgroup limit result when available.

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