refactor(webserver): move metrics endpoint activation under webserver

falco.yaml

@@ -695,6 +695,7 @@ webserver:
   # Can be an IPV4 or IPV6 address, defaults to IPV4
   listen_address: 0.0.0.0
   k8s_healthz_endpoint: /healthz
+  metrics_enabled: false
   ssl_enabled: false
   ssl_certificate: /etc/falco/falco.pem
 
@@ -982,7 +983,6 @@ metrics:
   libbpf_stats_enabled: true
   convert_memory_to_mb: true
   include_empty_values: false
-  prometheus_enabled: false
 
 #######################################
 # Falco performance tuning (advanced) #

userspace/falco/app/actions/start_webserver.cpp

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ falco::app::run_result falco::app::actions::start_webserver(falco::app::state& s
 			+ ssl_option + "\n");
 
 		std::vector<libs::metrics::libs_metrics_collector> metrics_collectors;
-		if (s.config->m_metrics_enabled && s.config->m_metrics_prometheus_enabled)
+		if (s.config->m_metrics_enabled && s.config->m_webserver_metrics_enabled)
 		{
 			for (const auto& source_info: s.source_infos)
 			{

userspace/falco/configuration.cpp

@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ falco_configuration::falco_configuration():
 	m_webserver_listen_address("0.0.0.0"),
 	m_webserver_k8s_healthz_endpoint("/healthz"),
 	m_webserver_ssl_enabled(false),
+	m_webserver_metrics_enabled(false),
 	m_syscall_evt_drop_threshold(.1),
 	m_syscall_evt_drop_rate(.03333),
 	m_syscall_evt_drop_max_burst(1),
@@ -79,8 +80,7 @@ falco_configuration::falco_configuration():
 	m_metrics_output_file(""),
 	m_metrics_flags((METRICS_V2_KERNEL_COUNTERS | METRICS_V2_LIBBPF_STATS | METRICS_V2_RESOURCE_UTILIZATION | METRICS_V2_STATE_COUNTERS)),
 	m_metrics_convert_memory_to_mb(true),
-	m_metrics_include_empty_values(false),
-	m_metrics_prometheus_enabled(false)
+	m_metrics_include_empty_values(false)
 {
 }
 
@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@ void falco_configuration::load_yaml(const std::string& config_name, const yaml_h
 	{
 		m_webserver_threadiness = falco::utils::hardware_concurrency();
 	}
+	m_webserver_metrics_enabled = config.get_scalar<bool>("webserver.metrics_enabled", false);
 
 	std::list<std::string> syscall_event_drop_acts;
 	config.get_sequence(syscall_event_drop_acts, "syscall_event_drops.actions");
@@ -480,7 +481,6 @@ void falco_configuration::load_yaml(const std::string& config_name, const yaml_h
 
 	m_metrics_convert_memory_to_mb = config.get_scalar<bool>("metrics.convert_memory_to_mb", true);
 	m_metrics_include_empty_values = config.get_scalar<bool>("metrics.include_empty_values", false);
-	m_metrics_prometheus_enabled = config.get_scalar<bool>("metrics.prometheus_enabled", false);
 
 	std::vector<std::string> load_plugins;
 

userspace/falco/configuration.h

@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ class falco_configuration
 	std::string m_webserver_k8s_healthz_endpoint;
 	bool m_webserver_ssl_enabled;
 	std::string m_webserver_ssl_certificate;
+	bool m_webserver_metrics_enabled;
 
 	syscall_evt_drop_actions m_syscall_evt_drop_actions;
 	double m_syscall_evt_drop_threshold;
@@ -151,7 +152,6 @@ class falco_configuration
 	uint32_t m_metrics_flags;
 	bool m_metrics_convert_memory_to_mb;
 	bool m_metrics_include_empty_values;
-	bool m_metrics_prometheus_enabled;
 	std::vector<plugin_config> m_plugins;
 
 	// Falco engine