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diff --git a/collectors/idlejitter.plugin/README.md b/collectors/idlejitter.plugin/README.md index 3703e2ee2..40436d33c 100644 --- a/collectors/idlejitter.plugin/README.md +++ b/collectors/idlejitter.plugin/README.md @@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ custom_edit_url: https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/collectors/idlej # idlejitter.plugin -It works like this: +Idle jitter is a measure of delays in timing for user processes caused by scheduling limitations. + +## How Netdata measures idle jitter A thread is spawned that requests to sleep for 20000 microseconds (20ms). When the system wakes it up, it measures how many microseconds have passed. @@ -14,7 +16,17 @@ This is done at most 50 times per second, to ensure we have a good average. This number is useful: -1. in real-time environments, when the CPU jitter can affect the quality of the service (like VoIP media gateways). -2. in cloud infrastructure, at can pause the VM or container for a small duration to perform operations at the host. +- In multimedia-streaming environments such as VoIP gateways, where the CPU jitter can affect the quality of the service. +- On time servers and other systems that require very precise timing, where CPU jitter can actively interfere with timing precision. +- On gaming systems, where CPU jitter can cause frame drops and stuttering. +- In cloud infrastructure that can pause the VM or container for a small duration to perform operations at the host. + +## Charts + +idlejitter.plugin generates the idlejitter chart which measures CPU idle jitter in milliseconds lost per second. + +## Configuration + +This chart is available without any configuration. [](<>) |