2 files changed, 4 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/collectors/perf.plugin/integrations/cpu_performance.md b/collectors/perf.plugin/integrations/cpu_performance.md
index a4adeb1ca..d3c316d2e 100644
--- a/collectors/perf.plugin/integrations/cpu_performance.md
+++ b/collectors/perf.plugin/integrations/cpu_performance.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ meta_yaml: "https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/collectors/perf.plugi
 sidebar_label: "CPU performance"
 learn_status: "Published"
 learn_rel_path: "Data Collection/Linux Systems"
+most_popular: False
 message: "DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE DIRECTLY, IT IS GENERATED BY THE COLLECTOR'S metadata.yaml FILE"
 endmeta-->
 
@@ -151,8 +152,8 @@ You can get the available options running:
 
 | Name | Description | Default | Required |
 |:----|:-----------|:-------|:--------:|
-| update every | Data collection frequency. | 1 | False |
-| command options | Command options that specify charts shown by plugin. `cycles`, `instructions`, `branch`, `cache`, `bus`, `stalled`, `migrations`, `alignment`, `emulation`, `L1D`, `L1D-prefetch`, `L1I`, `LL`, `DTLB`, `ITLB`, `PBU`. | 1 | True |
+| update every | Data collection frequency. | 1 | no |
+| command options | Command options that specify charts shown by plugin. `cycles`, `instructions`, `branch`, `cache`, `bus`, `stalled`, `migrations`, `alignment`, `emulation`, `L1D`, `L1D-prefetch`, `L1I`, `LL`, `DTLB`, `ITLB`, `PBU`. | 1 | yes |
 
 </details>
 
diff --git a/collectors/perf.plugin/perf_plugin.c b/collectors/perf.plugin/perf_plugin.c
index 31dae03e5..fe3b04daa 100644
--- a/collectors/perf.plugin/perf_plugin.c
+++ b/collectors/perf.plugin/perf_plugin.c
@@ -1283,22 +1283,8 @@ void parse_command_line(int argc, char **argv) {
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
-    stderror = stderr;
     clocks_init();
-
-    // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-    // initialization of netdata plugin
-
-    program_name = "perf.plugin";
-
-    // disable syslog
-    error_log_syslog = 0;
-
-    // set errors flood protection to 100 logs per hour
-    error_log_errors_per_period = 100;
-    error_log_throttle_period = 3600;
-
-    log_set_global_severity_for_external_plugins();
+    nd_log_initialize_for_external_plugins("perf.plugin");
 
     parse_command_line(argc, argv);