in_tail: add missing config param descriptions

eschabell · lecaros · commit 4b2fba56ee0d · 2026-01-30T21:39:35.000-03:00
- watcher_interval: interval to check symbolic link rotation - progress_check_interval: interval to check for pending data in monitored files (inotify mode) - progress_check_interval_nsec: nanosecond component of progress check interval Fixes #11403 Signed-off-by: Eric D. Schabell <eric@schabell.org>
diff --git a/plugins/in_tail/tail.c b/plugins/in_tail/tail.c
@@ -610,14 +610,18 @@ static struct flb_config_map config_map[] = {
     {
      FLB_CONFIG_MAP_TIME, "watcher_interval", "2s",
      0, FLB_TRUE, offsetof(struct flb_tail_config, watcher_interval),
+     "interval to check if monitored symbolic link files have been rotated."
     },
     {
      FLB_CONFIG_MAP_TIME, "progress_check_interval", "2s",
      0, FLB_TRUE, offsetof(struct flb_tail_config, progress_check_interval),
+     "interval to check for pending data in monitored files. This is used with "
+     "inotify to detect file changes that may have been missed."
     },
     {
      FLB_CONFIG_MAP_INT, "progress_check_interval_nsec", "0",
      0, FLB_TRUE, offsetof(struct flb_tail_config, progress_check_interval_nsec),
+     "nanosecond component of the progress check interval."
     },
     {
      FLB_CONFIG_MAP_TIME, "rotate_wait", FLB_TAIL_ROTATE_WAIT,

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`@@ -610,14 +610,18 @@ static struct flb_config_map config_map[] = {`
`610`	`610`	`{`
`611`	`611`	`FLB_CONFIG_MAP_TIME, "watcher_interval", "2s",`
`612`	`612`	`0, FLB_TRUE, offsetof(struct flb_tail_config, watcher_interval),`
	`613`	`+ "interval to check if monitored symbolic link files have been rotated."`
`613`	`614`	`},`
`614`	`615`	`{`
`615`	`616`	`FLB_CONFIG_MAP_TIME, "progress_check_interval", "2s",`
`616`	`617`	`0, FLB_TRUE, offsetof(struct flb_tail_config, progress_check_interval),`
	`618`	`+ "interval to check for pending data in monitored files. This is used with "`
	`619`	`+ "inotify to detect file changes that may have been missed."`
`617`	`620`	`},`
`618`	`621`	`{`
`619`	`622`	`FLB_CONFIG_MAP_INT, "progress_check_interval_nsec", "0",`
`620`	`623`	`0, FLB_TRUE, offsetof(struct flb_tail_config, progress_check_interval_nsec),`
	`624`	`+ "nanosecond component of the progress check interval."`
`621`	`625`	`},`
`622`	`626`	`{`
`623`	`627`	`FLB_CONFIG_MAP_TIME, "rotate_wait", FLB_TAIL_ROTATE_WAIT,`