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Replace load average with PSI metric

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The load average metric is misleading as a representation of CPU
saturation. Normal CPU utilization is a better real representation of
saturation.

On newer Linux, there is a new Pressure Stall Information[0] metric that
better represents CPU over saturation. This is also useful as it can
make single-core saturation more visible.

[0]: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/accounting/psi.html

Signed-off-by: Ben Kochie <superq@gmail.com>
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@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
||| % $._config, ||| % $._config,
}, },
{ {
// CPU utilisation is % CPU is not idle. // CPU utilisation is % CPU is not idle. This represents CPU saturation.
record: 'instance:node_cpu_utilisation:rate%(rateInterval)s' % $._config, record: 'instance:node_cpu_utilisation:rate%(rateInterval)s' % $._config,
expr: ||| expr: |||
1 - avg without (cpu, mode) ( 1 - avg without (cpu, mode) (
@ -25,17 +25,14 @@
||| % $._config, ||| % $._config,
}, },
{ {
// This is CPU saturation: 1min avg run queue length / number of CPUs. // CPU pressure represents over-saturation. This is the amount of CPU seconds
// Can go over 1. // requested, but the kernel was not able to schedule.
// TODO: There are situation where a run queue >1/core is just normal and fine. // NOTE: This is only availalbe on Linux >= 4.19 and `CONFIG_PSI` is enabled.
// We need to clarify how to read this metric and if its usage is helpful at all. // See also:
record: 'instance:node_load1_per_cpu:ratio', // - https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/accounting/psi.html
// - https://facebookmicrosites.github.io/psi/docs/overview
expr: ||| expr: |||
( rate(node_pressure_cpu_waiting_seconds_total{%(nodeExporterSelector)s}[%(rateInterval)s])
node_load1{%(nodeExporterSelector)s}
/
instance:node_num_cpu:sum{%(nodeExporterSelector)s}
)
||| % $._config, ||| % $._config,
}, },
{ {