Update go dependencies

vendor/github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/registry.go

@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@ package prometheus
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"runtime"
 	"sort"
 	"sync"
+	"unicode/utf8"
 
 	"github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
 
@@ -35,13 +36,14 @@ const (
 // DefaultRegisterer and DefaultGatherer are the implementations of the
 // Registerer and Gatherer interface a number of convenience functions in this
 // package act on. Initially, both variables point to the same Registry, which
-// has a process collector (see NewProcessCollector) and a Go collector (see
-// NewGoCollector) already registered. This approach to keep default instances
-// as global state mirrors the approach of other packages in the Go standard
-// library. Note that there are caveats. Change the variables with caution and
-// only if you understand the consequences. Users who want to avoid global state
-// altogether should not use the convenience function and act on custom
-// instances instead.
+// has a process collector (currently on Linux only, see NewProcessCollector)
+// and a Go collector (see NewGoCollector, in particular the note about
+// stop-the-world implication with Go versions older than 1.9) already
+// registered. This approach to keep default instances as global state mirrors
+// the approach of other packages in the Go standard library. Note that there
+// are caveats. Change the variables with caution and only if you understand the
+// consequences. Users who want to avoid global state altogether should not use
+// the convenience functions and act on custom instances instead.
 var (
 	defaultRegistry              = NewRegistry()
 	DefaultRegisterer Registerer = defaultRegistry
@@ -65,7 +67,8 @@ func NewRegistry() *Registry {
 
 // NewPedanticRegistry returns a registry that checks during collection if each
 // collected Metric is consistent with its reported Desc, and if the Desc has
-// actually been registered with the registry.
+// actually been registered with the registry. Unchecked Collectors (those whose
+// Describe methed does not yield any descriptors) are excluded from the check.
 //
 // Usually, a Registry will be happy as long as the union of all collected
 // Metrics is consistent and valid even if some metrics are not consistent with
@@ -80,7 +83,7 @@ func NewPedanticRegistry() *Registry {
 
 // Registerer is the interface for the part of a registry in charge of
 // registering and unregistering. Users of custom registries should use
-// Registerer as type for registration purposes (rather then the Registry type
+// Registerer as type for registration purposes (rather than the Registry type
 // directly). In that way, they are free to use custom Registerer implementation
 // (e.g. for testing purposes).
 type Registerer interface {
@@ -95,6 +98,14 @@ type Registerer interface {
 	// returned error is an instance of AlreadyRegisteredError, which
 	// contains the previously registered Collector.
 	//
+	// A Collector whose Describe method does not yield any Desc is treated
+	// as unchecked. Registration will always succeed. No check for
+	// re-registering (see previous paragraph) is performed. Thus, the
+	// caller is responsible for not double-registering the same unchecked
+	// Collector, and for providing a Collector that will not cause
+	// inconsistent metrics on collection. (This would lead to scrape
+	// errors.)
+	//
 	// It is in general not safe to register the same Collector multiple
 	// times concurrently.
 	Register(Collector) error
@@ -105,7 +116,9 @@ type Registerer interface {
 	// Unregister unregisters the Collector that equals the Collector passed
 	// in as an argument.  (Two Collectors are considered equal if their
 	// Describe method yields the same set of descriptors.) The function
-	// returns whether a Collector was unregistered.
+	// returns whether a Collector was unregistered. Note that an unchecked
+	// Collector cannot be unregistered (as its Describe method does not
+	// yield any descriptor).
 	//
 	// Note that even after unregistering, it will not be possible to
 	// register a new Collector that is inconsistent with the unregistered
@@ -123,15 +136,23 @@ type Registerer interface {
 type Gatherer interface {
 	// Gather calls the Collect method of the registered Collectors and then
 	// gathers the collected metrics into a lexicographically sorted slice
-	// of MetricFamily protobufs. Even if an error occurs, Gather attempts
-	// to gather as many metrics as possible. Hence, if a non-nil error is
-	// returned, the returned MetricFamily slice could be nil (in case of a
-	// fatal error that prevented any meaningful metric collection) or
-	// contain a number of MetricFamily protobufs, some of which might be
-	// incomplete, and some might be missing altogether. The returned error
-	// (which might be a MultiError) explains the details. In scenarios
-	// where complete collection is critical, the returned MetricFamily
-	// protobufs should be disregarded if the returned error is non-nil.
+	// of uniquely named MetricFamily protobufs. Gather ensures that the
+	// returned slice is valid and self-consistent so that it can be used
+	// for valid exposition. As an exception to the strict consistency
+	// requirements described for metric.Desc, Gather will tolerate
+	// different sets of label names for metrics of the same metric family.
+	//
+	// Even if an error occurs, Gather attempts to gather as many metrics as
+	// possible. Hence, if a non-nil error is returned, the returned
+	// MetricFamily slice could be nil (in case of a fatal error that
+	// prevented any meaningful metric collection) or contain a number of
+	// MetricFamily protobufs, some of which might be incomplete, and some
+	// might be missing altogether. The returned error (which might be a
+	// MultiError) explains the details. Note that this is mostly useful for
+	// debugging purposes. If the gathered protobufs are to be used for
+	// exposition in actual monitoring, it is almost always better to not
+	// expose an incomplete result and instead disregard the returned
+	// MetricFamily protobufs in case the returned error is non-nil.
 	Gather() ([]*dto.MetricFamily, error)
 }
 
@@ -152,38 +173,6 @@ func MustRegister(cs ...Collector) {
 	DefaultRegisterer.MustRegister(cs...)
 }
 
-// RegisterOrGet registers the provided Collector with the DefaultRegisterer and
-// returns the Collector, unless an equal Collector was registered before, in
-// which case that Collector is returned.
-//
-// Deprecated: RegisterOrGet is merely a convenience function for the
-// implementation as described in the documentation for
-// AlreadyRegisteredError. As the use case is relatively rare, this function
-// will be removed in a future version of this package to clean up the
-// namespace.
-func RegisterOrGet(c Collector) (Collector, error) {
-	if err := Register(c); err != nil {
-		if are, ok := err.(AlreadyRegisteredError); ok {
-			return are.ExistingCollector, nil
-		}
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return c, nil
-}
-
-// MustRegisterOrGet behaves like RegisterOrGet but panics instead of returning
-// an error.
-//
-// Deprecated: This is deprecated for the same reason RegisterOrGet is. See
-// there for details.
-func MustRegisterOrGet(c Collector) Collector {
-	c, err := RegisterOrGet(c)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-	return c
-}
-
 // Unregister removes the registration of the provided Collector from the
 // DefaultRegisterer.
 //
@@ -201,25 +190,6 @@ func (gf GathererFunc) Gather() ([]*dto.MetricFamily, error) {
 	return gf()
 }
 
-// SetMetricFamilyInjectionHook replaces the DefaultGatherer with one that
-// gathers from the previous DefaultGatherers but then merges the MetricFamily
-// protobufs returned from the provided hook function with the MetricFamily
-// protobufs returned from the original DefaultGatherer.
-//
-// Deprecated: This function manipulates the DefaultGatherer variable. Consider
-// the implications, i.e. don't do this concurrently with any uses of the
-// DefaultGatherer. In the rare cases where you need to inject MetricFamily
-// protobufs directly, it is recommended to use a custom Registry and combine it
-// with a custom Gatherer using the Gatherers type (see
-// there). SetMetricFamilyInjectionHook only exists for compatibility reasons
-// with previous versions of this package.
-func SetMetricFamilyInjectionHook(hook func() []*dto.MetricFamily) {
-	DefaultGatherer = Gatherers{
-		DefaultGatherer,
-		GathererFunc(func() ([]*dto.MetricFamily, error) { return hook(), nil }),
-	}
-}
-
 // AlreadyRegisteredError is returned by the Register method if the Collector to
 // be registered has already been registered before, or a different Collector
 // that collects the same metrics has been registered before. Registration fails
@@ -252,6 +222,13 @@ func (errs MultiError) Error() string {
 	return buf.String()
 }
 
+// Append appends the provided error if it is not nil.
+func (errs *MultiError) Append(err error) {
+	if err != nil {
+		*errs = append(*errs, err)
+	}
+}
+
 // MaybeUnwrap returns nil if len(errs) is 0. It returns the first and only
 // contained error as error if len(errs is 1). In all other cases, it returns
 // the MultiError directly. This is helpful for returning a MultiError in a way
@@ -276,6 +253,7 @@ type Registry struct {
 	collectorsByID        map[uint64]Collector // ID is a hash of the descIDs.
 	descIDs               map[uint64]struct{}
 	dimHashesByName       map[string]uint64
+	uncheckedCollectors   []Collector
 	pedanticChecksEnabled bool
 }
 
@@ -294,7 +272,7 @@ func (r *Registry) Register(c Collector) error {
 	}()
 	r.mtx.Lock()
 	defer r.mtx.Unlock()
-	// Coduct various tests...
+	// Conduct various tests...
 	for desc := range descChan {
 
 		// Is the descriptor valid at all?
@@ -333,9 +311,10 @@ func (r *Registry) Register(c Collector) error {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	// Did anything happen at all?
+	// A Collector yielding no Desc at all is considered unchecked.
 	if len(newDescIDs) == 0 {
-		return errors.New("collector has no descriptors")
+		r.uncheckedCollectors = append(r.uncheckedCollectors, c)
+		return nil
 	}
 	if existing, exists := r.collectorsByID[collectorID]; exists {
 		return AlreadyRegisteredError{
@@ -409,31 +388,25 @@ func (r *Registry) MustRegister(cs ...Collector) {
 // Gather implements Gatherer.
 func (r *Registry) Gather() ([]*dto.MetricFamily, error) {
 	var (
-		metricChan        = make(chan Metric, capMetricChan)
-		metricHashes      = map[uint64]struct{}{}
-		dimHashes         = map[string]uint64{}
-		wg                sync.WaitGroup
-		errs              MultiError          // The collected errors to return in the end.
-		registeredDescIDs map[uint64]struct{} // Only used for pedantic checks
+		checkedMetricChan   = make(chan Metric, capMetricChan)
+		uncheckedMetricChan = make(chan Metric, capMetricChan)
+		metricHashes        = map[uint64]struct{}{}
+		wg                  sync.WaitGroup
+		errs                MultiError          // The collected errors to return in the end.
+		registeredDescIDs   map[uint64]struct{} // Only used for pedantic checks
 	)
 
 	r.mtx.RLock()
+	goroutineBudget := len(r.collectorsByID) + len(r.uncheckedCollectors)
 	metricFamiliesByName := make(map[string]*dto.MetricFamily, len(r.dimHashesByName))
-
-	// Scatter.
-	// (Collectors could be complex and slow, so we call them all at once.)
-	wg.Add(len(r.collectorsByID))
-	go func() {
-		wg.Wait()
-		close(metricChan)
-	}()
+	checkedCollectors := make(chan Collector, len(r.collectorsByID))
+	uncheckedCollectors := make(chan Collector, len(r.uncheckedCollectors))
 	for _, collector := range r.collectorsByID {
-		go func(collector Collector) {
-			defer wg.Done()
-			collector.Collect(metricChan)
-		}(collector)
+		checkedCollectors <- collector
+	}
+	for _, collector := range r.uncheckedCollectors {
+		uncheckedCollectors <- collector
 	}
-
 	// In case pedantic checks are enabled, we have to copy the map before
 	// giving up the RLock.
 	if r.pedanticChecksEnabled {
@@ -442,129 +415,220 @@ func (r *Registry) Gather() ([]*dto.MetricFamily, error) {
 			registeredDescIDs[id] = struct{}{}
 		}
 	}
-
 	r.mtx.RUnlock()
 
-	// Drain metricChan in case of premature return.
+	wg.Add(goroutineBudget)
+
+	collectWorker := func() {
+		for {
+			select {
+			case collector := <-checkedCollectors:
+				collector.Collect(checkedMetricChan)
+			case collector := <-uncheckedCollectors:
+				collector.Collect(uncheckedMetricChan)
+			default:
+				return
+			}
+			wg.Done()
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Start the first worker now to make sure at least one is running.
+	go collectWorker()
+	goroutineBudget--
+
+	// Close checkedMetricChan and uncheckedMetricChan once all collectors
+	// are collected.
+	go func() {
+		wg.Wait()
+		close(checkedMetricChan)
+		close(uncheckedMetricChan)
+	}()
+
+	// Drain checkedMetricChan and uncheckedMetricChan in case of premature return.
 	defer func() {
-		for _ = range metricChan {
+		if checkedMetricChan != nil {
+			for range checkedMetricChan {
+			}
+		}
+		if uncheckedMetricChan != nil {
+			for range uncheckedMetricChan {
+			}
 		}
 	}()
 
-	// Gather.
-	for metric := range metricChan {
-		// This could be done concurrently, too, but it required locking
-		// of metricFamiliesByName (and of metricHashes if checks are
-		// enabled). Most likely not worth it.
-		desc := metric.Desc()
-		dtoMetric := &dto.Metric{}
-		if err := metric.Write(dtoMetric); err != nil {
-			errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf(
-				"error collecting metric %v: %s", desc, err,
+	// Copy the channel references so we can nil them out later to remove
+	// them from the select statements below.
+	cmc := checkedMetricChan
+	umc := uncheckedMetricChan
+
+	for {
+		select {
+		case metric, ok := <-cmc:
+			if !ok {
+				cmc = nil
+				break
+			}
+			errs.Append(processMetric(
+				metric, metricFamiliesByName,
+				metricHashes,
+				registeredDescIDs,
 			))
-			continue
+		case metric, ok := <-umc:
+			if !ok {
+				umc = nil
+				break
+			}
+			errs.Append(processMetric(
+				metric, metricFamiliesByName,
+				metricHashes,
+				nil,
+			))
+		default:
+			if goroutineBudget <= 0 || len(checkedCollectors)+len(uncheckedCollectors) == 0 {
+				// All collectors are already being worked on or
+				// we have already as many goroutines started as
+				// there are collectors. Do the same as above,
+				// just without the default.
+				select {
+				case metric, ok := <-cmc:
+					if !ok {
+						cmc = nil
+						break
+					}
+					errs.Append(processMetric(
+						metric, metricFamiliesByName,
+						metricHashes,
+						registeredDescIDs,
+					))
+				case metric, ok := <-umc:
+					if !ok {
+						umc = nil
+						break
+					}
+					errs.Append(processMetric(
+						metric, metricFamiliesByName,
+						metricHashes,
+						nil,
+					))
+				}
+				break
+			}
+			// Start more workers.
+			go collectWorker()
+			goroutineBudget--
+			runtime.Gosched()
 		}
-		metricFamily, ok := metricFamiliesByName[desc.fqName]
-		if ok {
-			if metricFamily.GetHelp() != desc.help {
-				errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf(
-					"collected metric %s %s has help %q but should have %q",
-					desc.fqName, dtoMetric, desc.help, metricFamily.GetHelp(),
-				))
-				continue
-			}
-			// TODO(beorn7): Simplify switch once Desc has type.
-			switch metricFamily.GetType() {
-			case dto.MetricType_COUNTER:
-				if dtoMetric.Counter == nil {
-					errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf(
-						"collected metric %s %s should be a Counter",
-						desc.fqName, dtoMetric,
-					))
-					continue
-				}
-			case dto.MetricType_GAUGE:
-				if dtoMetric.Gauge == nil {
-					errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf(
-						"collected metric %s %s should be a Gauge",
-						desc.fqName, dtoMetric,
-					))
-					continue
-				}
-			case dto.MetricType_SUMMARY:
-				if dtoMetric.Summary == nil {
-					errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf(
-						"collected metric %s %s should be a Summary",
-						desc.fqName, dtoMetric,
-					))
-					continue
-				}
-			case dto.MetricType_UNTYPED:
-				if dtoMetric.Untyped == nil {
-					errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf(
-						"collected metric %s %s should be Untyped",
-						desc.fqName, dtoMetric,
-					))
-					continue
-				}
-			case dto.MetricType_HISTOGRAM:
-				if dtoMetric.Histogram == nil {
-					errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf(
-						"collected metric %s %s should be a Histogram",
-						desc.fqName, dtoMetric,
-					))
-					continue
-				}
-			default:
-				panic("encountered MetricFamily with invalid type")
-			}
-		} else {
-			metricFamily = &dto.MetricFamily{}
-			metricFamily.Name = proto.String(desc.fqName)
-			metricFamily.Help = proto.String(desc.help)
-			// TODO(beorn7): Simplify switch once Desc has type.
-			switch {
-			case dtoMetric.Gauge != nil:
-				metricFamily.Type = dto.MetricType_GAUGE.Enum()
-			case dtoMetric.Counter != nil:
-				metricFamily.Type = dto.MetricType_COUNTER.Enum()
-			case dtoMetric.Summary != nil:
-				metricFamily.Type = dto.MetricType_SUMMARY.Enum()
-			case dtoMetric.Untyped != nil:
-				metricFamily.Type = dto.MetricType_UNTYPED.Enum()
-			case dtoMetric.Histogram != nil:
-				metricFamily.Type = dto.MetricType_HISTOGRAM.Enum()
-			default:
-				errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf(
-					"empty metric collected: %s", dtoMetric,
-				))
-				continue
-			}
-			metricFamiliesByName[desc.fqName] = metricFamily
+		// Once both checkedMetricChan and uncheckdMetricChan are closed
+		// and drained, the contraption above will nil out cmc and umc,
+		// and then we can leave the collect loop here.
+		if cmc == nil && umc == nil {
+			break
 		}
-		if err := checkMetricConsistency(metricFamily, dtoMetric, metricHashes, dimHashes); err != nil {
-			errs = append(errs, err)
-			continue
-		}
-		if r.pedanticChecksEnabled {
-			// Is the desc registered at all?
-			if _, exist := registeredDescIDs[desc.id]; !exist {
-				errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf(
-					"collected metric %s %s with unregistered descriptor %s",
-					metricFamily.GetName(), dtoMetric, desc,
-				))
-				continue
-			}
-			if err := checkDescConsistency(metricFamily, dtoMetric, desc); err != nil {
-				errs = append(errs, err)
-				continue
-			}
-		}
-		metricFamily.Metric = append(metricFamily.Metric, dtoMetric)
 	}
 	return normalizeMetricFamilies(metricFamiliesByName), errs.MaybeUnwrap()
 }
 
+// processMetric is an internal helper method only used by the Gather method.
+func processMetric(
+	metric Metric,
+	metricFamiliesByName map[string]*dto.MetricFamily,
+	metricHashes map[uint64]struct{},
+	registeredDescIDs map[uint64]struct{},
+) error {
+	desc := metric.Desc()
+	dtoMetric := &dto.Metric{}
+	if err := metric.Write(dtoMetric); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error collecting metric %v: %s", desc, err)
+	}
+	metricFamily, ok := metricFamiliesByName[desc.fqName]
+	if ok {
+		if metricFamily.GetHelp() != desc.help {
+			return fmt.Errorf(
+				"collected metric %s %s has help %q but should have %q",
+				desc.fqName, dtoMetric, desc.help, metricFamily.GetHelp(),
+			)
+		}
+		// TODO(beorn7): Simplify switch once Desc has type.
+		switch metricFamily.GetType() {
+		case dto.MetricType_COUNTER:
+			if dtoMetric.Counter == nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf(
+					"collected metric %s %s should be a Counter",
+					desc.fqName, dtoMetric,
+				)
+			}
+		case dto.MetricType_GAUGE:
+			if dtoMetric.Gauge == nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf(
+					"collected metric %s %s should be a Gauge",
+					desc.fqName, dtoMetric,
+				)
+			}
+		case dto.MetricType_SUMMARY:
+			if dtoMetric.Summary == nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf(
+					"collected metric %s %s should be a Summary",
+					desc.fqName, dtoMetric,
+				)
+			}
+		case dto.MetricType_UNTYPED:
+			if dtoMetric.Untyped == nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf(
+					"collected metric %s %s should be Untyped",
+					desc.fqName, dtoMetric,
+				)
+			}
+		case dto.MetricType_HISTOGRAM:
+			if dtoMetric.Histogram == nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf(
+					"collected metric %s %s should be a Histogram",
+					desc.fqName, dtoMetric,
+				)
+			}
+		default:
+			panic("encountered MetricFamily with invalid type")
+		}
+	} else {
+		metricFamily = &dto.MetricFamily{}
+		metricFamily.Name = proto.String(desc.fqName)
+		metricFamily.Help = proto.String(desc.help)
+		// TODO(beorn7): Simplify switch once Desc has type.
+		switch {
+		case dtoMetric.Gauge != nil:
+			metricFamily.Type = dto.MetricType_GAUGE.Enum()
+		case dtoMetric.Counter != nil:
+			metricFamily.Type = dto.MetricType_COUNTER.Enum()
+		case dtoMetric.Summary != nil:
+			metricFamily.Type = dto.MetricType_SUMMARY.Enum()
+		case dtoMetric.Untyped != nil:
+			metricFamily.Type = dto.MetricType_UNTYPED.Enum()
+		case dtoMetric.Histogram != nil:
+			metricFamily.Type = dto.MetricType_HISTOGRAM.Enum()
+		default:
+			return fmt.Errorf("empty metric collected: %s", dtoMetric)
+		}
+		metricFamiliesByName[desc.fqName] = metricFamily
+	}
+	if err := checkMetricConsistency(metricFamily, dtoMetric, metricHashes); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if registeredDescIDs != nil {
+		// Is the desc registered at all?
+		if _, exist := registeredDescIDs[desc.id]; !exist {
+			return fmt.Errorf(
+				"collected metric %s %s with unregistered descriptor %s",
+				metricFamily.GetName(), dtoMetric, desc,
+			)
+		}
+		if err := checkDescConsistency(metricFamily, dtoMetric, desc); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	metricFamily.Metric = append(metricFamily.Metric, dtoMetric)
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Gatherers is a slice of Gatherer instances that implements the Gatherer
 // interface itself. Its Gather method calls Gather on all Gatherers in the
 // slice in order and returns the merged results. Errors returned from the
@@ -588,7 +652,6 @@ func (gs Gatherers) Gather() ([]*dto.MetricFamily, error) {
 	var (
 		metricFamiliesByName = map[string]*dto.MetricFamily{}
 		metricHashes         = map[uint64]struct{}{}
-		dimHashes            = map[string]uint64{}
 		errs                 MultiError // The collected errors to return in the end.
 	)
 
@@ -628,7 +691,7 @@ func (gs Gatherers) Gather() ([]*dto.MetricFamily, error) {
 				metricFamiliesByName[mf.GetName()] = existingMF
 			}
 			for _, m := range mf.Metric {
-				if err := checkMetricConsistency(existingMF, m, metricHashes, dimHashes); err != nil {
+				if err := checkMetricConsistency(existingMF, m, metricHashes); err != nil {
 					errs = append(errs, err)
 					continue
 				}
@@ -683,7 +746,7 @@ func (s metricSorter) Less(i, j int) bool {
 	return s[i].GetTimestampMs() < s[j].GetTimestampMs()
 }
 
-// normalizeMetricFamilies returns a MetricFamily slice whith empty
+// normalizeMetricFamilies returns a MetricFamily slice with empty
 // MetricFamilies pruned and the remaining MetricFamilies sorted by name within
 // the slice, with the contained Metrics sorted within each MetricFamily.
 func normalizeMetricFamilies(metricFamiliesByName map[string]*dto.MetricFamily) []*dto.MetricFamily {
@@ -705,18 +768,13 @@ func normalizeMetricFamilies(metricFamiliesByName map[string]*dto.MetricFamily)
 }
 
 // checkMetricConsistency checks if the provided Metric is consistent with the
-// provided MetricFamily. It also hashed the Metric labels and the MetricFamily
-// name. If the resulting hash is alread in the provided metricHashes, an error
-// is returned. If not, it is added to metricHashes. The provided dimHashes maps
-// MetricFamily names to their dimHash (hashed sorted label names). If dimHashes
-// doesn't yet contain a hash for the provided MetricFamily, it is
-// added. Otherwise, an error is returned if the existing dimHashes in not equal
-// the calculated dimHash.
+// provided MetricFamily. It also hashes the Metric labels and the MetricFamily
+// name. If the resulting hash is already in the provided metricHashes, an error
+// is returned. If not, it is added to metricHashes.
 func checkMetricConsistency(
 	metricFamily *dto.MetricFamily,
 	dtoMetric *dto.Metric,
 	metricHashes map[uint64]struct{},
-	dimHashes map[string]uint64,
 ) error {
 	// Type consistency with metric family.
 	if metricFamily.GetType() == dto.MetricType_GAUGE && dtoMetric.Gauge == nil ||
@@ -730,19 +788,24 @@ func checkMetricConsistency(
 		)
 	}
 
-	// Is the metric unique (i.e. no other metric with the same name and the same label values)?
+	for _, labelPair := range dtoMetric.GetLabel() {
+		if !utf8.ValidString(labelPair.GetValue()) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("collected metric's label %s is not utf8: %#v", labelPair.GetName(), labelPair.GetValue())
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Is the metric unique (i.e. no other metric with the same name and the same labels)?
 	h := hashNew()
 	h = hashAdd(h, metricFamily.GetName())
 	h = hashAddByte(h, separatorByte)
-	dh := hashNew()
 	// Make sure label pairs are sorted. We depend on it for the consistency
 	// check.
 	sort.Sort(LabelPairSorter(dtoMetric.Label))
 	for _, lp := range dtoMetric.Label {
+		h = hashAdd(h, lp.GetName())
+		h = hashAddByte(h, separatorByte)
 		h = hashAdd(h, lp.GetValue())
 		h = hashAddByte(h, separatorByte)
-		dh = hashAdd(dh, lp.GetName())
-		dh = hashAddByte(dh, separatorByte)
 	}
 	if _, exists := metricHashes[h]; exists {
 		return fmt.Errorf(
@@ -750,16 +813,6 @@ func checkMetricConsistency(
 			metricFamily.GetName(), dtoMetric,
 		)
 	}
-	if dimHash, ok := dimHashes[metricFamily.GetName()]; ok {
-		if dimHash != dh {
-			return fmt.Errorf(
-				"collected metric %s %s has label dimensions inconsistent with previously collected metrics in the same metric family",
-				metricFamily.GetName(), dtoMetric,
-			)
-		}
-	} else {
-		dimHashes[metricFamily.GetName()] = dh
-	}
 	metricHashes[h] = struct{}{}
 	return nil
 }