prometheus / prometheus/node_exporter

feat: Ability to collect /proc/fs/fscache/stats

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Description

Hello, the support to parse fscache is in procfs repo, but collector here is missing. Any plans to add it?

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the procfs repository pull request linked in the issue and the existing node_exporter collector entry points. The work is done when node_exporter collects and exposes metrics parsed from /proc/fs/fscache/stats, with suitable validation for the new collector.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
observability-sre
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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