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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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  • New Features
    • Process monitoring now reports CPU usage and CPU limits in core units alongside existing CPU percentage and memory metrics. On Linux, these values are based on cgroup data, with cgroup v1 used when v2 metrics are unavailable. Unlimited quotas use the detected CPU count; invalid or unavailable metrics report zero. On non-Linux systems, both new metrics report zero.

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Linux process metric collection reads CPU quota and usage from cgroup v1 or v2 files. It calculates CPU limits and usage in cores and records these values in Prometheus gauges. The initial process metrics sample includes the CPU limit when process metrics are available.

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CPU Core Metrics

Layer / File(s) Summary
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 limit and usage in cores, and records these values during process metric sampling. Linux-only tests cover quota parsing and usage calculations.
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 and adds a recorder for CPU usage.
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) | ~25 minutes

Change: Feature

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sequenceDiagram
  participant main
  participant resource_check
  participant cgroup_CPU_files
  participant metrics
  main->>resource_check: collect CPU limit and usage
  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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CPU dashboards can show zero usage when cgroup sampling is unavailable and an incorrect zero limit for processes in the cgroup v2 root. These are bounded monitoring inaccuracies, but the fallback behavior and root-limit fix should be confirmed before merge.

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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly identifies the main change: adding a process CPU usage-in-cores metric.
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A rabbit checks the quota line,
Then counts the cores in cgroups fine.
CPU gauges take their place,
Usage samples set the pace.
The metrics hop along in time.

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- Around line 220-230: Update cpu_usage_cores to accept the process CPU
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- Around line 164-165: Update the CPU usage and limit read flow so both gauges
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cgroups.iter().find(|group| group.hierarchy == 0),
mounts.iter().find(|mount| mount.fs_type == "cgroup2"),
) {
if let Some(directory) = cgroup_directory(&cgroup.pathname, &mount.root, &mount.mount_point)
&& let Ok(metrics) = read_cgroup_v2_cpu_metrics(&directory)
{
return Ok(metrics);
}
}

let limit_cgroup = cgroups
.iter()
.find(|group| group.controllers.iter().any(|item| item == "cpu"))
.ok_or(())?;
let usage_cgroup = cgroups
.iter()
.find(|group| group.controllers.iter().any(|item| item == "cpuacct"))
.ok_or(())?;
if limit_cgroup.pathname != usage_cgroup.pathname {
return Err(());
}

let limit_mount = mounts
.iter()
.find(|mount| mount.fs_type == "cgroup" && mount.super_options.contains_key("cpu"))
.ok_or(())?;
let usage_mount = mounts
.iter()
.find(|mount| mount.fs_type == "cgroup" && mount.super_options.contains_key("cpuacct"))
.ok_or(())?;
let limit_directory = cgroup_directory(
&limit_cgroup.pathname,
&limit_mount.root,
&limit_mount.mount_point,
)
.ok_or(())?;
let usage_directory = cgroup_directory(
&usage_cgroup.pathname,
&usage_mount.root,
&usage_mount.mount_point,
)
.ok_or(())?;

read_cgroup_v1_cpu_metrics(&limit_directory, &usage_directory)
}

#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

🔎 Supported by static analysis

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#!/bin/bash
printf '%s\n' '--- implementation ---'
sed -n '1,265p' src/handlers/http/resource_check.rs
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git diff --unified=12 d3cc4110bbdb4d1cc32a5cd91d2cbbde957d8e45 b6460dc3b491a651d92301ae75f85b55229f26d8 -- src/handlers/http/resource_check.rs
printf '%s\n' '--- related call sites and tests ---'
rg -n -C 3 'cgroup_cpu_metrics|read_cgroup_v2_cpu_metrics|read_cgroup_v1_cpu_metrics|cpu_limit_cores|cpu_usage_micros|CGROUP_V[12]_CPU' src tests 2>/dev/null || true

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Preserve v1 quota precedence when handling a missing v2 cpu.max.

The true cgroup v2 root omits cpu.max, so this path currently falls through to v1 and reports zero on v2-only hosts. Treating the missing file as unlimited before attempting v1 would instead hide a valid v1 quota on hybrid hosts. Try valid v1 metrics first, then treat only a missing v2 cpu.max as an unlimited v2 limit. Return the selected limit and usage together.

Suggested fix
 fn read_cgroup_v2_cpu_metrics(directory: &Path) -> Result<CgroupCpuMetrics, ()> {
-    let cpu_max =
-        std::fs::read_to_string(directory.join(CGROUP_V2_CPU_MAX_FILE)).map_err(|_| ())?;
-    let mut values = cpu_max.split_whitespace();
-    let limit_cores = cpu_quota_cores(values.next().ok_or(())?, values.next().ok_or(())?)?;
+    let limit_cores = match std::fs::read_to_string(directory.join(CGROUP_V2_CPU_MAX_FILE)) {
+        Ok(cpu_max) => {
+            let mut values = cpu_max.split_whitespace();
+            cpu_quota_cores(values.next().ok_or(())?, values.next().ok_or(())?)?
+        }
+        Err(error) if error.kind() == std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound => None,
+        Err(_) => return Err(()),
+    };
     let cpu_stat =
         std::fs::read_to_string(directory.join(CGROUP_V2_CPU_STAT_FILE)).map_err(|_| ())?;

Move the existing v1 discovery and read_cgroup_v1_cpu_metrics call before the v2 block, but make it conditional so that a valid v2-only host can still reach the v2 fallback. Return the v1 CgroupCpuMetrics as a unit when it succeeds.

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Review comment at @src/handlers/http/resource_check.rs around lines 157 - 203:
In the cgroup CPU metrics selection, try valid v1 metrics before treating a
missing v2 cpu.max as an unlimited limit, so hybrid hosts retain v1 quota
precedence and v2-only hosts do not report zero. Update
read_cgroup_v2_cpu_metrics to distinguish a missing cpu.max from other read
errors, and return the selected limit and usage together as CgroupCpuMetrics.

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