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Diffstat (limited to 'docs/rabbitmqctl.1.xml')
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1 files changed, 17 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/docs/rabbitmqctl.1.xml b/docs/rabbitmqctl.1.xml index 6c4ee7d5a6..174f5bc2bd 100644 --- a/docs/rabbitmqctl.1.xml +++ b/docs/rabbitmqctl.1.xml @@ -987,11 +987,23 @@ </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term>active_consumers</term> - <listitem><para>Number of active consumers. An active - consumer is one which could immediately receive any - messages sent to the queue. At least one of - messages_ready and active_consumers must always be - zero.</para></listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Number of active consumers. An active consumer is + one which could immediately receive any messages + sent to the queue - i.e. it is not limited by its + prefetch count or TCP congestion. At least one of + messages_ready and active_consumers must always be + zero. + </para> + <para> + Note that this value is an instantaneous snapshot + - when consumers are restricted by their prefetch + count they may only appear to be active for small + fractions of a second until more messages are sent + out. + </para> + </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term>memory</term> |