Rename thread.* attributes to process.thread.*

open-telemetry · Aug 17, 2020 · cb4f03c · cb4f03c
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diff --git a/specification/trace/semantic_conventions/span-general.md b/specification/trace/semantic_conventions/span-general.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Particular operations may refer to or require some of these attributes.
   * [`net.*.name` attributes](#netname-attributes)
 - [General remote service attributes](#general-remote-service-attributes)
 - [General identity attributes](#general-identity-attributes)
-- [General thread attributes](#general-thread-attributes)
+- [General process attributes](#general-process-attributes)
 
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@@ -131,23 +131,25 @@ Given the sensitive nature of this information, SDKs and exporters SHOULD drop t
 default and then provide a configuration parameter to turn on retention for use cases where the
 information is required and would not violate any policies or regulations.
 
-## General thread attributes
+## General process attributes
 
 These attributes may be used for any operation to store information about
-a thread that started a span.
+a process.
+The `process.thread.*` attributes contain information about a thread that started
+a span.
 
-| Attribute name | Notes and examples                                                  |
-|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| `thread.id`    | Current "managed" thread ID (as opposed to OS thread ID). E.g. `42` |
-| `thread.name`  | Current thread name. E.g. `main`                                    |
+| Attribute name        | Notes and examples                                                  |
+|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| `process.thread.id`   | Current "managed" thread ID (as opposed to OS thread ID). E.g. `42` |
+| `process.thread.name` | Current thread name. E.g. `main`                                    |
 
 Examples of where `thread.id` and `thread.name` can be extracted from:
 
-| Launguage or platform | `thread.id`                            | `thread.name`                      |
+| Launguage or platform | `process.thread.id`                    | `process.thread.name`              |
 |-----------------------|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 | JVM                   | `Thread.currentThread().getId()`       | `Thread.currentThread().getName()` |
 | .Net                  | `Thread.CurrentThread.ManagedThreadId` | `Thread.CurrentThread.Name`        |
 | Python                | `threading.current_thread().ident`     | `threading.current_thread().name`  |
 | Ruby                  |                                        | `Thread.current.name`              |
-| C++                   | `std::this_thread::get_id()`             |                                    |
-| Erlang               | `erlang:system_info(scheduler_id)` |                                  |
+| C++                   | `std::this_thread::get_id()`           |                                    |
+| Erlang                | `erlang:system_info(scheduler_id)`     |                                    |