From fe871f8404e535758c18065eb60863e2d99a2955 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bartlomiej Plotka Date: Tue, 12 May 2026 13:02:48 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update docs/feature_flags.md Signed-off-by: Bartlomiej Plotka --- docs/feature_flags.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/feature_flags.md b/docs/feature_flags.md index df596cd2cc..7218496594 100644 --- a/docs/feature_flags.md +++ b/docs/feature_flags.md @@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ Enables the use of start timestamps (ST) in PromQL functions such as `rate()`, ` `--enable-feature=st-synthesis` -Enables the synthesis of start timestamps (ST) for cumulative metrics (Counters, Classic Histograms, Native Histograms, and Summaries) when they are not provided by the source. Similar to [the official OpenTelemetry metricstarttimeprocessor](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/tree/main/processor/metricstarttimeprocessor#strategy-subtract-initial-point), it tracks previous values to detect resets and subtracts the initial reference point to synthesize a zero-based timeline from the first sample. +Enables the synthesis of start timestamps (ST) for cumulative metrics (Counters, Classic Histograms, Native Histograms) when they are not provided by the source. Similar to [the official OpenTelemetry metricstarttimeprocessor](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/tree/main/processor/metricstarttimeprocessor#strategy-subtract-initial-point), it tracks previous values to detect resets and subtracts the initial reference point to synthesize a zero-based timeline from the first sample. > NOTE: This is an experimental feature. > * The first sample is dropped when this feature is turned on to establish the start timestamp reference point. As a result, if a series has only a single point reported, turning this feature on may result in no points being ingested for that series.