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What does this PR do?

Ensures that the DogStatsD server in the Core Agent does not run when Agent Data Plane is enabled and serving DSD traffic.

Motivation

Only one process can be handling DSD at a time, so this code is a strengthening of that invariant which we have been achieving, to date, by setting the appropriate environment variables for the respective processes. Doing so technically works, but is fragile and better handled directly in the Core Agent.

As part of doing this, we've introduced a new wrapper type for basic DSD configuration which currently only contains the logic around if DSD is enabled at all, and where it's enabled. This lets us centralize the logic as we depend on it in a few different places throughout the codebase. Our logic now considers the notion of DogStatsD being enabled at all -- like, does the customer want DSD to be running, regardless of how we actually make that happen? -- and then separately can figure out where it's enabled.

Additionally, we now skip displaying the DogStatsD section in the agent status output when DSD is disabled internally, as the metrics will always be zero and ADP will be pushing its status data to RAR and will effectively take over in terms of providing DSD status.

Describe how you validated your changes

Built and ran the Agent locally, with a few different variations of config settings:

  • all defaults: DSD runs in Core Agent, Core Agent-specific DSD section present in status output
  • use_dogstatsd -> false: DSD does not run in Core Agent, Core Agent-specific DSD section not present in status output
  • data_plane.enabled/data_plane.dogstatsd.enabled -> true: DSD does not run in Core Agent, Core Agent-specific DSD section not present in status output
  • use_dogstatsd -> false, data_plane.enabled/data_plane.dogstatsd.enabled -> true: DSD does not run in Core Agent, Core Agent-specific DSD section not present in status output

Additionally, we've added new unit tests (and updated some existing ones) to ensure the logic is obeyed in terms of when DSD should and should not be running in the Core Agent.

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Go Package Import Differences

Baseline: 12bfa8a
Comparison: ad12a81

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agentdarwinamd64
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agentdarwinarm64
+1, -0
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iot-agentlinuxamd64
+1, -0
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iot-agentlinuxarm64
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cluster-agent-cloudfoundrylinuxamd64
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cluster-agent-cloudfoundrylinuxarm64
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+github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/comp/dogstatsd/config
dogstatsdlinuxamd64
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+github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/comp/dogstatsd/status/statusimpl
dogstatsdlinuxarm64
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trace-agentlinuxamd64
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otel-agentlinuxamd64
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otel-agentlinuxarm64
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full-host-profilerlinuxamd64
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full-host-profilerlinuxarm64
+1, -0
+github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/comp/dogstatsd/config

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Static quality checks

✅ Please find below the results from static quality gates
Comparison made with ancestor 12bfa8a

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Quality gate Delta On disk size (MiB) Delta On wire size (MiB)
agent_deb_amd64 $${+0}$$ $${705.25}$$ < $${706.32}$$ $${+0.03}$$ $${172.94}$$ < $${173.81}$$
agent_deb_amd64_fips $${+0}$$ $${700.09}$$ < $${701.16}$$ $${+0.05}$$ $${171.71}$$ < $${172.71}$$
agent_heroku_amd64 $${+0}$$ $${327.43}$$ < $${327.69}$$ $${+0}$$ $${87.37}$$ < $${88.19}$$
agent_msi $${+0.01}$$ $${978.71}$$ < $${982.08}$$ $${-0.03}$$ $${141.79}$$ < $${143.01}$$
agent_rpm_amd64 $${+0}$$ $${705.24}$$ < $${706.31}$$ $${+0.01}$$ $${175.95}$$ < $${176.86}$$
agent_rpm_amd64_fips $${+0}$$ $${700.07}$$ < $${701.15}$$ $${-0.01}$$ $${174.0}$$ < $${174.95}$$
agent_rpm_arm64 $${+0.01}$$ $${690.92}$$ < $${691.67}$$ $${+0.03}$$ $${159.79}$$ < $${160.7}$$
agent_rpm_arm64_fips $${-0}$$ $${686.72}$$ < $${687.54}$$ $${+0}$$ $${159.12}$$ < $${160.1}$$
agent_suse_amd64 $${+0}$$ $${705.24}$$ < $${706.31}$$ $${+0.01}$$ $${175.95}$$ < $${176.86}$$
agent_suse_amd64_fips $${+0}$$ $${700.07}$$ < $${701.15}$$ $${-0.01}$$ $${174.0}$$ < $${174.95}$$
agent_suse_arm64 $${+0.01}$$ $${690.92}$$ < $${691.67}$$ $${+0.03}$$ $${159.79}$$ < $${160.7}$$
agent_suse_arm64_fips $${-0}$$ $${686.72}$$ < $${687.54}$$ $${+0}$$ $${159.12}$$ < $${160.1}$$
docker_agent_amd64 $${+0}$$ $${767.58}$$ < $${768.66}$$ $${-0}$$ $${260.64}$$ < $${261.52}$$
docker_agent_arm64 $${+0.01}$$ $${777.53}$$ < $${778.35}$$ $${-0.01}$$ $${250.81}$$ < $${251.72}$$
docker_agent_jmx_amd64 $${+0}$$ $${958.45}$$ < $${959.54}$$ $${-0}$$ $${329.27}$$ < $${330.15}$$
docker_agent_jmx_arm64 $${+0.01}$$ $${957.13}$$ < $${957.95}$$ $${+0}$$ $${315.43}$$ < $${316.35}$$
docker_cluster_agent_amd64 $${0}$$ $${178.88}$$ < $${179.28}$$ $${+0}$$ $${63.18}$$ < $${63.96}$$
docker_cluster_agent_arm64 $${0}$$ $${196.39}$$ < $${196.79}$$ $${+0}$$ $${59.89}$$ < $${60.69}$$
docker_cws_instrumentation_amd64 $${0}$$ $${7.07}$$ < $${7.12}$$ $${+0}$$ $${2.95}$$ < $${3.29}$$
docker_cws_instrumentation_arm64 $${0}$$ $${6.69}$$ < $${6.92}$$ $${+0}$$ $${2.7}$$ < $${3.07}$$
docker_dogstatsd_amd64 $${+0}$$ $${38.6}$$ < $${39.3}$$ $${+0}$$ $${14.91}$$ < $${15.76}$$
docker_dogstatsd_arm64 $${+0.06}$$ $${37.3}$$ < $${37.94}$$ $${+0}$$ $${14.36}$$ < $${14.83}$$
dogstatsd_deb_amd64 $${+0}$$ $${29.82}$$ < $${30.53}$$ $${+0}$$ $${7.87}$$ < $${8.75}$$
dogstatsd_deb_arm64 $${+0}$$ $${28.34}$$ < $${29.11}$$ $${-0}$$ $${6.8}$$ < $${7.71}$$
dogstatsd_rpm_amd64 $${+0}$$ $${29.82}$$ < $${30.53}$$ $${+0}$$ $${7.88}$$ < $${8.76}$$
dogstatsd_suse_amd64 $${+0}$$ $${29.82}$$ < $${30.53}$$ $${+0}$$ $${7.88}$$ < $${8.76}$$
iot_agent_deb_amd64 $${+0}$$ $${42.6}$$ < $${43.19}$$ $${+0}$$ $${11.12}$$ < $${11.98}$$
iot_agent_deb_arm64 $${+0}$$ $${40.34}$$ < $${40.92}$$ $${-0}$$ $${9.58}$$ < $${10.45}$$
iot_agent_deb_armhf $${+0}$$ $${40.24}$$ < $${40.86}$$ $${+0}$$ $${9.69}$$ < $${10.56}$$
iot_agent_rpm_amd64 $${+0}$$ $${42.6}$$ < $${43.19}$$ $${-0}$$ $${11.14}$$ < $${12.0}$$
iot_agent_suse_amd64 $${+0}$$ $${42.6}$$ < $${43.19}$$ $${-0}$$ $${11.14}$$ < $${12.0}$$

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Regression Detector

Regression Detector Results

Metrics dashboard
Target profiles
Run ID: 0b7ee236-70de-470e-b1d0-de89194c4cf3

Baseline: 12bfa8a
Comparison: ad12a81
Diff

Optimization Goals: ✅ No significant changes detected

Experiments ignored for regressions

Regressions in experiments with settings containing erratic: true are ignored.

perf experiment goal Δ mean % Δ mean % CI trials links
docker_containers_cpu % cpu utilization +1.49 [-1.49, +4.48] 1 Logs

Fine details of change detection per experiment

perf experiment goal Δ mean % Δ mean % CI trials links
docker_containers_cpu % cpu utilization +1.49 [-1.49, +4.48] 1 Logs
otlp_ingest_logs memory utilization +0.58 [+0.49, +0.68] 1 Logs
ddot_metrics_sum_delta memory utilization +0.41 [+0.21, +0.61] 1 Logs
quality_gate_metrics_logs memory utilization +0.32 [+0.12, +0.53] 1 Logs bounds checks dashboard
ddot_metrics memory utilization +0.30 [+0.07, +0.54] 1 Logs
docker_containers_memory memory utilization +0.13 [+0.04, +0.21] 1 Logs
file_tree memory utilization +0.11 [+0.06, +0.16] 1 Logs
file_to_blackhole_500ms_latency egress throughput +0.02 [-0.36, +0.39] 1 Logs
uds_dogstatsd_to_api ingress throughput +0.02 [-0.13, +0.16] 1 Logs
tcp_dd_logs_filter_exclude ingress throughput +0.00 [-0.08, +0.09] 1 Logs
uds_dogstatsd_to_api_v3 ingress throughput +0.00 [-0.12, +0.13] 1 Logs
file_to_blackhole_1000ms_latency egress throughput -0.01 [-0.43, +0.41] 1 Logs
file_to_blackhole_0ms_latency egress throughput -0.03 [-0.42, +0.35] 1 Logs
file_to_blackhole_100ms_latency egress throughput -0.04 [-0.09, +0.02] 1 Logs
otlp_ingest_metrics memory utilization -0.08 [-0.23, +0.07] 1 Logs
quality_gate_idle memory utilization -0.11 [-0.16, -0.06] 1 Logs bounds checks dashboard
uds_dogstatsd_20mb_12k_contexts_20_senders memory utilization -0.12 [-0.17, -0.07] 1 Logs
ddot_metrics_sum_cumulativetodelta_exporter memory utilization -0.13 [-0.37, +0.10] 1 Logs
ddot_metrics_sum_cumulative memory utilization -0.25 [-0.40, -0.09] 1 Logs
quality_gate_idle_all_features memory utilization -0.27 [-0.32, -0.22] 1 Logs bounds checks dashboard
ddot_logs memory utilization -0.44 [-0.50, -0.38] 1 Logs
tcp_syslog_to_blackhole ingress throughput -0.52 [-0.60, -0.44] 1 Logs
quality_gate_logs % cpu utilization -2.31 [-3.73, -0.88] 1 Logs bounds checks dashboard

Bounds Checks: ✅ Passed

perf experiment bounds_check_name replicates_passed links
docker_containers_cpu simple_check_run 10/10
docker_containers_memory memory_usage 10/10
docker_containers_memory simple_check_run 10/10
file_to_blackhole_0ms_latency lost_bytes 10/10
file_to_blackhole_0ms_latency memory_usage 10/10
file_to_blackhole_1000ms_latency lost_bytes 10/10
file_to_blackhole_1000ms_latency memory_usage 10/10
file_to_blackhole_100ms_latency lost_bytes 10/10
file_to_blackhole_100ms_latency memory_usage 10/10
file_to_blackhole_500ms_latency lost_bytes 10/10
file_to_blackhole_500ms_latency memory_usage 10/10
quality_gate_idle intake_connections 10/10 bounds checks dashboard
quality_gate_idle memory_usage 10/10 bounds checks dashboard
quality_gate_idle_all_features intake_connections 10/10 bounds checks dashboard
quality_gate_idle_all_features memory_usage 10/10 bounds checks dashboard
quality_gate_logs intake_connections 10/10 bounds checks dashboard
quality_gate_logs lost_bytes 10/10 bounds checks dashboard
quality_gate_logs memory_usage 10/10 bounds checks dashboard
quality_gate_metrics_logs cpu_usage 10/10 bounds checks dashboard
quality_gate_metrics_logs intake_connections 10/10 bounds checks dashboard
quality_gate_metrics_logs lost_bytes 10/10 bounds checks dashboard
quality_gate_metrics_logs memory_usage 10/10 bounds checks dashboard

Explanation

Confidence level: 90.00%
Effect size tolerance: |Δ mean %| ≥ 5.00%

Performance changes are noted in the perf column of each table:

  • ✅ = significantly better comparison variant performance
  • ❌ = significantly worse comparison variant performance
  • ➖ = no significant change in performance

A regression test is an A/B test of target performance in a repeatable rig, where "performance" is measured as "comparison variant minus baseline variant" for an optimization goal (e.g., ingress throughput). Due to intrinsic variability in measuring that goal, we can only estimate its mean value for each experiment; we report uncertainty in that value as a 90.00% confidence interval denoted "Δ mean % CI".

For each experiment, we decide whether a change in performance is a "regression" -- a change worth investigating further -- if all of the following criteria are true:

  1. Its estimated |Δ mean %| ≥ 5.00%, indicating the change is big enough to merit a closer look.

  2. Its 90.00% confidence interval "Δ mean % CI" does not contain zero, indicating that if our statistical model is accurate, there is at least a 90.00% chance there is a difference in performance between baseline and comparison variants.

  3. Its configuration does not mark it "erratic".

CI Pass/Fail Decision

Passed. All Quality Gates passed.

  • quality_gate_idle, bounds check intake_connections: 10/10 replicas passed. Gate passed.
  • quality_gate_idle, bounds check memory_usage: 10/10 replicas passed. Gate passed.
  • quality_gate_idle_all_features, bounds check memory_usage: 10/10 replicas passed. Gate passed.
  • quality_gate_idle_all_features, bounds check intake_connections: 10/10 replicas passed. Gate passed.
  • quality_gate_logs, bounds check lost_bytes: 10/10 replicas passed. Gate passed.
  • quality_gate_logs, bounds check intake_connections: 10/10 replicas passed. Gate passed.
  • quality_gate_logs, bounds check memory_usage: 10/10 replicas passed. Gate passed.
  • quality_gate_metrics_logs, bounds check intake_connections: 10/10 replicas passed. Gate passed.
  • quality_gate_metrics_logs, bounds check lost_bytes: 10/10 replicas passed. Gate passed.
  • quality_gate_metrics_logs, bounds check cpu_usage: 10/10 replicas passed. Gate passed.
  • quality_gate_metrics_logs, bounds check memory_usage: 10/10 replicas passed. Gate passed.

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