collectd.conf(5): Improve documentation of the turbostat plugin.

diff --git a/src/collectd.conf.pod b/src/collectd.conf.pod
index 21458e0..ffcddd2 100644 (file)
--- a/src/collectd.conf.pod
+++ b/src/collectd.conf.pod
@@ -7442,7 +7442,7 @@ couple metrics: number of records, and database size on disk.
 
 =item B<Host> I<Hostname/IP>
 
-The hostname or ip which identifies the server.
+The hostname or IP which identifies the server.
 Default: B<127.0.0.1>
 
 =item B<Port> I<Service/Port>
@@ -7456,69 +7456,60 @@ Default: B<1978>
 =head2 Plugin C<turbostat>
 
 The I<Turbostat plugin> reads CPU frequency and C-state residency on modern
-Intel processors by using the new Model Specific Registers.
+Intel processors by using I<Model Specific Registers>.
 
 =over 4
 
 =item B<CoreCstates> I<Bitmask(Integer)>
 
-Bitmask of the list of core C states supported by the processor.
+Bit mask of the list of core C-states supported by the processor.
 This option should only be used if the automated detection fails.
-Default value extracted from the cpu model and family.
+Default value extracted from the CPU model and family.
 
 Currently supported C-states (by this plugin): 3, 6, 7
 
-Example: (1<<3)+(1<<6)+(1<<7) = 392 for all states
+B<Example:>
+
+  All states (3, 6 and 7):
+  (1<<3) + (1<<6) + (1<<7) = 392
 
 =item B<PackageCstates> I<Bitmask(Integer)>
 
-Bitmask of the list of pacages C states supported by the processor.
-This option should only be used if the automated detection fails.
-Default value extracted from the cpu model and family.
+Bit mask of the list of packages C-states supported by the processor. This
+option should only be used if the automated detection fails. Default value
+extracted from the CPU model and family.
 
 Currently supported C-states (by this plugin): 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
 
-Example: (1<<2)+(1<<3)+(1<<6)+(1<<7) = 396 for states 2, 3, 6 and 7
-
-=item B<SystemManagementInterrupt> I<true>|I<false>
+B<Example:>
 
-Boolean enabling the collection of the I/O System-Management Interrupt
-counter'. This option should only be used if the automated detection
-fails or if you want to disable this feature.
+  States 2, 3, 6 and 7:
+  (1<<2) + (1<<3) + (1<<6) + (1<<7) = 396
 
-=item B<DigitalTemperatureSensor> I<true>|I<false>
+=item B<SystemManagementInterrupt> I<true>|I<false>
 
-Boolean enabling the collection of the temperature of each core.
-This option should only be used if the automated detectionfails or
-if you want to disable this feature.
+Boolean enabling the collection of the I/O System-Management Interrupt counter.
+This option should only be used if the automated detection fails or if you want
+to disable this feature.
 
 =item B<DigitalTemperatureSensor> I<true>|I<false>
 
-Boolean enabling the collection of the temperature of each package.
-This option should only be used if the automated detectionfails or
-if you want to disable this feature.
+Boolean enabling the collection of the temperature of each core. This option
+should only be used if the automated detection fails or if you want to disable
+this feature.
 
 =item B<TCCActivationTemp> I<Temperature>
 
-Thermal Control Circuit Activation Temperature of the installed
-CPU. This temperature is used when collecting the temperature of
-cores or packages. This option should only be used if the automated
-detection fails. Default value extracted from B<MSR_IA32_TEMPERATURE_TARGET>
+I<Thermal Control Circuit Activation Temperature> of the installed CPU. This
+temperature is used when collecting the temperature of cores or packages. This
+option should only be used if the automated detection fails. Default value
+extracted from B<MSR_IA32_TEMPERATURE_TARGET>.
 
 =item B<RunningAveragePowerLimit> I<Bitmask(Integer)>
 
-Bitmask of the list of elements to be thermally monitored. This option
-should only be used if the automated detection fails or if you want to
-disable some collections. The different bits of this bitmask accepted
-by this plugin are:
-
-=item B<LogicalCoreNames> I<true>|I<false>
-
-Boolean enabling the use of logical core numbering for per core 
-statistics. When enabled, cpu<n> is used as plugin instance, where n
-is a sequential number assigned by the kernel. Otherwise, core<n> is
-used where n is the n-th core of the socket, causing name conflicts
-when there is more than one socket.
+Bit mask of the list of elements to be thermally monitored. This option should
+only be used if the automated detection fails or if you want to disable some
+collections. The different bits of this bit mask accepted by this plugin are:
 
 =over 4
 
@@ -7532,6 +7523,14 @@ when there is more than one socket.
 
 =back
 
+=item B<LogicalCoreNames> I<true>|I<false>
+
+Boolean enabling the use of logical core numbering for per core statistics.
+When enabled, C<cpuE<lt>nE<gt>> is used as plugin instance, where I<n> is a
+sequential number assigned by the kernel. Otherwise, C<coreE<lt>nE<gt>> is used
+where I<n> is the n-th core of the socket, causing name conflicts when there is
+more than one socket.
+
 =back
 
 =head2 Plugin C<unixsock>