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[k8sclusterreceiver] Some metric units don't follow Otel semantic conventions #10553

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Describe the bug
Some metrics don't follow Otel semantic conventions

Steps to reproduce
Nothing to reproduce. The problem lies in the specification of the receiver itself.

What did you expect to see?
Metrics that count objects should use units with brackets {} and not 1

Example:

  • k8s.container.restarts ==> Unit: "{restarts}"
  • k8s.cronjob.active_jobs ==> Unit: "{jobs}"
  • k8s.job.active_pods ==> Unit: "{pods}"
  • etc.

What did you see instead?
Many metrics specify unit 1 to report a count of objects:

  • k8s.container.restarts
  • k8s.cronjob.active_jobs
  • k8s.job.active_pods
  • etc.

Unit 1 must be used only for fractions and ratios.

What version did you use?
Main branch

What config did you use?
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