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diff --git a/src/collectd.conf.pod b/src/collectd.conf.pod
index 683ec8e3..5193701d 100644
--- a/src/collectd.conf.pod
+++ b/src/collectd.conf.pod
@@ -1827,6 +1827,7 @@ than those of other plugins. It usually looks something like this:
     </Query>
     <Database "product_information">
       Driver "mysql"
+      Interval 120
       DriverOption "host" "localhost"
       DriverOption "username" "collectd"
       DriverOption "password" "aZo6daiw"
@@ -2006,6 +2007,11 @@ the daemon. Other than that, that name is not used.
 
 =over 4
 
+=item B<Interval> I<Interval>
+
+Sets the interval (in seconds) in which the values will be collected from this
+database. By default the global B<Interval> setting will be used.
+
 =item B<Driver> I<Driver>
 
 Specifies the driver to use to connect to the database. In many cases those
@@ -2476,6 +2482,76 @@ source, this is optional. Otherwise the option is required.
 
 =back
 
+=head2 Plugin C<gps>
+
+The C<gps plugin> connects to gpsd on the host machine.
+The host, port, timeout and pause are configurable.
+
+This is useful if you run an NTP server using a GPS for source and you want to
+monitor it.
+
+Mind your GPS must send $--GSA for having the data reported!
+
+The following elements are collected:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item B<satellites>
+
+Number of satellites used for fix (type instance "used") and in view (type
+instance "visible"). 0 means no GPS satellites are visible.
+
+=item B<dilution_of_precision>
+
+Vertical and horizontal dilution (type instance "horizontal" or "vertical").
+It should be between 0 and 3.
+Look at the documentation of your GPS to know more.
+
+=back
+
+Synopsis:
+
+ LoadPlugin gps
+ <Plugin "gps">
+   # Connect to localhost on gpsd regular port:
+   Host "127.0.0.1"
+   Port "2947"
+   # 15 ms timeout
+   Timeout 0.015
+   # PauseConnect of 5 sec. between connection attempts.
+   PauseConnect 5
+ </Plugin>
+
+Available configuration options:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item B<Host> I<Host>
+
+The host on which gpsd daemon runs. Defaults to B<localhost>.
+
+=item B<Port> I<Port>
+
+Port to connect to gpsd on the host machine. Defaults to B<2947>.
+
+=item B<Timeout> I<Seconds>
+
+Timeout in seconds (default 0.015 sec).
+
+The GPS data stream is fetch by the plugin form the daemon.
+It waits for data to be available, if none arrives it times out 
+and loop for another reading.
+Mind to put a low value gpsd expects value in the micro-seconds area (500 us) since 
+the waiting function is blocking.
+
+This only applies from gpsd release-2.95.
+
+=item B<PauseConnect> I<Seconds>
+
+Pause to apply between attempts of connection to gpsd in seconds (default 5 sec).
+
+=back
+
 =head2 Plugin C<hddtemp>
 
 To get values from B<hddtemp> collectd connects to B<localhost> (127.0.0.1),
@@ -7133,14 +7209,18 @@ setting B<name>.
 B<address> means use the interface's mac address. This is useful since the
 interface path might change between reboots of a guest or across migrations.
 
-=item B<PluginInstanceFormat> B<name|uuid>
+=item B<PluginInstanceFormat> B<name|uuid|none>
 
 When the virt plugin logs data, it sets the plugin_instance of the collected
-data according to this setting. The default is to use the guest name as provided
-by the hypervisor, which is equal to setting B<name>.
+data according to this setting. The default is to not set the plugin_instance.
 
+B<name> means use the guest's name as provided by the hypervisor.
 B<uuid> means use the guest's UUID.
 
+You can also specify combinations of the B<name> and B<uuid> fields.
+For example B<name uuid> means to concatenate the guest name and UUID
+(with a literal colon character between, thus I<"foo:1234-1234-1234-1234">).
+
 =back
 
 =head2 Plugin C<vmem>
@@ -7614,6 +7694,8 @@ Synopsis:
         Timeout 1000
         Prefix "collectd/"
         Database 1
+        MaxSetSize -1
+        StoreRates true
     </Node>
   </Plugin>
 
@@ -7622,7 +7704,7 @@ the timestamp as the score. Retrieving a date range can then be done using the
 C<ZRANGEBYSCORE> I<Redis> command. Additionally, all the identifiers of these
 I<Sorted Sets> are kept in a I<Set> called C<collectd/values> (or
 C<${prefix}/values> if the B<Prefix> option was specified) and can be retrieved
-using the C<SMEMBERS> I<Redis> command. You can specify the database to use 
+using the C<SMEMBERS> I<Redis> command. You can specify the database to use
 with the B<Database> parameter (default is C<0>). See
 L<http://redis.io/commands#sorted_set> and L<http://redis.io/commands#set> for
 details.
@@ -7667,7 +7749,18 @@ is recommended but not required to include a trailing slash in I<Prefix>.
 
 =item B<Database> I<Index>
 
-This index selects the redis database to use for writing operations. Defaults to C<0>.
+This index selects the redis database to use for writing operations. Defaults
+to C<0>.
+
+=item B<MaxSetSize> I<Items>
+
+The B<MaxSetSize> option limits the number of items that the I<Sorted Sets> can
+hold. Negative values for I<Items> sets no limit, which is the default behavior.
+
+=item B<StoreRates> B<true>|B<false>
+
+If set to B<true> (the default), convert counter values to rates. If set to
+B<false> counter values are stored as is, i.e. as an increasing integer number.
 
 =back
 
@@ -7748,7 +7841,7 @@ C<ds_type:derive:rate>.
 
 =item B<AlwaysAppendDS> B<false>|B<true>
 
-If set the B<true>, append the name of the I<Data Source> (DS) to the
+If set to B<true>, append the name of the I<Data Source> (DS) to the
 "service", i.e. the field that, together with the "host" field, uniquely
 identifies a metric in I<Riemann>. If set to B<false> (the default), this is
 only done when there is more than one DS.