Merge branch 'collectd-5.0'

[collectd.git] / src / collectd.conf.pod

diff --git a/src/collectd.conf.pod b/src/collectd.conf.pod
index 3d81110..91a8493 100644 (file)
--- a/src/collectd.conf.pod
+++ b/src/collectd.conf.pod
@@ -1933,11 +1933,11 @@ Configures the base register to read from the device. If the option
 B<RegisterType> has been set to B<Uint32> or B<Float>, this and the next
 register will be read (the register number is increased by one).
 
-=item B<RegisterType> B<Uint16>|B<Uint32>|B<Float>
+=item B<RegisterType> B<Int16>|B<Int32>|B<Uint16>|B<Uint32>|B<Float>
 
-Specifies what kind of data is returned by the device. If the type is B<Uint32>
-or B<Float>, two 16E<nbsp>bit registers will be read and the data is combined
-into one value. Defaults to B<Uint16>.
+Specifies what kind of data is returned by the device. If the type is B<Int32>,
+B<Uint32> or B<Float>, two 16E<nbsp>bit registers will be read and the data is
+combined into one value. Defaults to B<Uint16>.
 
 =item B<Type> I<Type>
 
@@ -4177,19 +4177,19 @@ L<collectd-snmp(5)>. Please see there for details.
 =head2 Plugin C<swap>
 
 The I<Swap plugin> collects information about used and available swap space. On
-I<Solaris>, the following options are available:
+I<Linux> and I<Solaris>, the following options are available:
 
 =over 4
 
 =item B<ReportByDevice> B<false>|B<true>
 
-Configures how to report physical swap devices. If set to B<false> is used (the
+Configures how to report physical swap devices. If set to B<false> (the
 default), the summary over all swap devices is reported only, i.e. the globally
 used and available space over all devices. If B<true> is configured, the used
 and available space of each device will be reported separately.
 
-This option is only available if the I<Swap plugin> can use the L<swapctl(2)>
-mechanism under I<Solaris>.
+This option is only available if the I<Swap plugin> can read C</proc/swaps>
+(under Linux) or use the L<swapctl(2)> mechanism (under I<Solaris>).
 
 =back