From 712142ddece7d47bc081d416e2ce3d42096df04a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Florian Forster Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2013 08:37:29 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] collectd.conf(5): Improve documentation of CreateFilesAsync. --- src/collectd.conf.pod | 14 ++++++++------ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/collectd.conf.pod b/src/collectd.conf.pod index ec527d7a..7626a463 100644 --- a/src/collectd.conf.pod +++ b/src/collectd.conf.pod @@ -4649,9 +4649,10 @@ expected. Default is B. When enabled, new RRD files are enabled asynchronously, using a separate thread that runs in the background. This prevents writes to block, which is a problem especially when many hundreds of files need to be created at once. However, -this may lead to transient errors reported by code that assumes that the files -are already existing. When disabled (the default) files are created -synchronously, blocking for a short while, while the file is being written. +since the purpose of creating the files asynchronously is I to block until +the file is available, values before the file is available will be discarded. +When disabled (the default) files are created synchronously, blocking for a +short while, while the file is being written. =item B I @@ -4718,9 +4719,10 @@ beneath the daemon's working directory, i.e. the B. When enabled, new RRD files are enabled asynchronously, using a separate thread that runs in the background. This prevents writes to block, which is a problem especially when many hundreds of files need to be created at once. However, -this may lead to transient errors reported by code that assumes that the files -are already existing. When disabled (the default) files are created -synchronously, blocking for a short while, while the file is being written. +since the purpose of creating the files asynchronously is I to block until +the file is available, values before the file is available will be discarded. +When disabled (the default) files are created synchronously, blocking for a +short while, while the file is being written. =item B I -- 2.30.2