lib/timerpool: remove check of Reset output value

app/vmalert/datasource/client_prom.go

@@ -249,12 +249,9 @@ func (c *Client) setPrometheusRangeReqParams(r *http.Request, query string, star
 	if c.appendTypePrefix {
 		r.URL.Path += "/prometheus"
 	}
-
-	// deliberately ignore *disablePathAppend
-	// if we don't append path, then newQueryRangeRequest and newQueryRequest will produce the same URL path and will become
-	// indistinguishable for remote datasource. This may lead to confusion as in https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/9779
-	r.URL.Path += "/api/v1/query_range"
-
+	if !*disablePathAppend {
+		r.URL.Path += "/api/v1/query_range"
+	}
 	q := r.URL.Query()
 	q.Add("start", start.Format(time.RFC3339))
 	q.Add("end", end.Format(time.RFC3339))

app/vmalert/datasource/client_test.go

@@ -566,22 +566,6 @@ func TestRequestParams(t *testing.T) {
 		checkEqualString(t, "/prometheus/api/v1/query_range", r.URL.Path)
 	})
 
-	// disable path append
-	*disablePathAppend = true
-	f(false, &Client{
-		dataSourceType: datasourcePrometheus,
-	}, func(t *testing.T, r *http.Request) {
-		checkEqualString(t, "", r.URL.Path)
-	})
-
-	f(true, &Client{
-		dataSourceType: datasourcePrometheus,
-	}, func(t *testing.T, r *http.Request) {
-		// path expected to be present despite *disablePathAppend setting
-		checkEqualString(t, "/api/v1/query_range", r.URL.Path)
-	})
-	*disablePathAppend = false
-
 	// graphite path
 	f(false, &Client{
 		dataSourceType: datasourceGraphite,

app/vmalert/datasource/init.go

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	addr = flag.String("datasource.url", "", "Datasource compatible with Prometheus or VictoriaLogs HTTP API. It can be single node VictoriaMetrics, vmselect or VictoriaLogs endpoint. Required parameter. "+
+	addr = flag.String("datasource.url", "", "Datasource compatible with Prometheus HTTP API. It can be single node VictoriaMetrics or vmselect endpoint. Required parameter. "+
 		"Supports address in the form of IP address with a port (e.g., http://127.0.0.1:8428) or DNS SRV record. "+
 		"See also -remoteRead.disablePathAppend and -datasource.showURL")
 	appendTypePrefix  = flag.Bool("datasource.appendTypePrefix", false, "Whether to add type prefix to -datasource.url based on the query type. Set to true if sending different query types to the vmselect URL.")

app/vmalert/rule/alerting.go

@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ func (ar *AlertingRule) execRange(ctx context.Context, start, end time.Time) ([]
 		return []datasource.Metric{{Timestamps: []int64{0}, Values: []float64{math.NaN()}}}, nil
 	}
 	for _, s := range res.Data {
-		ls, err := ar.expandLabelTemplates(s, qFn)
+		ls, err := ar.expandLabelTemplates(s)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ func (ar *AlertingRule) exec(ctx context.Context, ts time.Time, limit int) ([]pr
 	expandedLabels := make([]*labelSet, len(res.Data))
 	expandedAnnotations := make([]map[string]string, len(res.Data))
 	for i, m := range res.Data {
-		ls, err := ar.expandLabelTemplates(m, qFn)
+		ls, err := ar.expandLabelTemplates(m)
 		if err != nil {
 			curState.Err = err
 			return nil, curState.Err
@@ -604,7 +604,10 @@ func (ar *AlertingRule) exec(ctx context.Context, ts time.Time, limit int) ([]pr
 	return append(tss, ar.toTimeSeries(ts.Unix())...), nil
 }
 
-func (ar *AlertingRule) expandLabelTemplates(m datasource.Metric, qFn templates.QueryFn) (*labelSet, error) {
+func (ar *AlertingRule) expandLabelTemplates(m datasource.Metric) (*labelSet, error) {
+	qFn := func(_ string) ([]datasource.Metric, error) {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("`query` template isn't supported in rule label")
+	}
 	ls, err := ar.toLabels(m, qFn)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to expand label templates: %s", err)

app/vmalert/rule/alerting_test.go

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
-	"testing/synctest"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/metrics"
@@ -1430,142 +1429,3 @@ func TestAlertingRuleExec_Partial(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %s", err)
 	}
 }
-
-func TestAlertingRule_QueryTemplateInLabels(t *testing.T) {
-	fq := &datasource.FakeQuerier{}
-	fakeGroup := Group{
-		Name: "TestQueryTemplateInLabels",
-	}
-
-	ar := &AlertingRule{
-		Name: "test_alert",
-		Labels: map[string]string{
-			"suppress_for_mass_alert": `{{ if (printf "ALERTS{alertname='SomeAlert', alertstate='firing', device='%s'} == 1" $labels.device | query) }}true{{ else }}false{{ end }}`,
-		},
-		Annotations: map[string]string{
-			"summary": "Test alert with query template in labels",
-		},
-		alerts: make(map[uint64]*notifier.Alert),
-	}
-	ar.GroupID = fakeGroup.GetID()
-	ar.q = fq
-	ar.state = &ruleState{
-		entries: make([]StateEntry, 10),
-	}
-
-	// Add a metric that should trigger the alert
-	fq.Add(metricWithValueAndLabels(t, 1, "device", "sda1"))
-
-	ts := time.Now()
-	_, err := ar.exec(context.TODO(), ts, 0)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("unexpected error with query template in labels: %s", err)
-	}
-
-	// Verify that the alert was created and the query template was executed
-	if len(ar.alerts) != 1 {
-		t.Fatalf("expected 1 alert, got %d", len(ar.alerts))
-	}
-
-	alert := ar.GetAlerts()[0]
-	suppressLabel, exists := alert.Labels["suppress_for_mass_alert"]
-	if !exists {
-		t.Fatalf("expected 'suppress_for_mass_alert' label to exist")
-	}
-	// The query template should have been executed (even if it returns false due to mock data)
-	if suppressLabel != "true" && suppressLabel != "false" {
-		t.Fatalf("expected 'suppress_for_mass_alert' label to be 'true' or 'false', got '%s'", suppressLabel)
-	}
-}
-
-// TestAlertingRule_ActiveAtPreservedInAnnotations ensures that the fix for
-// https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/9543 is preserved
-// while allowing query templates in labels (https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/9783)
-func TestAlertingRule_ActiveAtPreservedInAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
-	// wrap into synctest because of time manipulations
-	synctest.Test(t, func(t *testing.T) {
-		fq := &datasource.FakeQuerier{}
-
-		ar := &AlertingRule{
-			Name: "TestActiveAtPreservation",
-			Labels: map[string]string{
-				"test_query_in_label": `{{ "static_value" }}`,
-			},
-			Annotations: map[string]string{
-				"description": "Alert active since {{ $activeAt }}",
-			},
-			alerts: make(map[uint64]*notifier.Alert),
-			q:      fq,
-			state: &ruleState{
-				entries: make([]StateEntry, 10),
-			},
-		}
-
-		// Mock query result - return empty result to make suppress_for_mass_alert = false
-		// (no need to add anything to fq for empty result)
-
-		// Add a metric that should trigger the alert
-		fq.Add(metricWithValueAndLabels(t, 1, "instance", "server1"))
-
-		// First execution - creates new alert
-		ts1 := time.Now()
-		_, err := ar.exec(context.TODO(), ts1, 0)
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("unexpected error on first exec: %s", err)
-		}
-
-		if len(ar.alerts) != 1 {
-			t.Fatalf("expected 1 alert, got %d", len(ar.alerts))
-		}
-
-		firstAlert := ar.GetAlerts()[0]
-		// Verify first execution: activeAt should be ts1 and annotation should reflect it
-		if !firstAlert.ActiveAt.Equal(ts1) {
-			t.Fatalf("expected activeAt to be %v, got %v", ts1, firstAlert.ActiveAt)
-		}
-
-		// Extract time from annotation (format will be like "Alert active since 2025-09-30 08:55:13.638551611 -0400 EDT m=+0.002928464")
-		expectedTimeStr := ts1.Format("2006-01-02 15:04:05")
-		if !strings.Contains(firstAlert.Annotations["description"], expectedTimeStr) {
-			t.Fatalf("first exec annotation should contain time %s, got: %s", expectedTimeStr, firstAlert.Annotations["description"])
-		}
-
-		// Second execution - should preserve activeAt in annotation
-
-		// Ensure different timestamp with different seconds
-		// sleep is non-blocking thanks to synctest
-		time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
-		ts2 := time.Now()
-		_, err = ar.exec(context.TODO(), ts2, 0)
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("unexpected error on second exec: %s", err)
-		}
-
-		// Get the alert again (should be the same alert)
-		if len(ar.alerts) != 1 {
-			t.Fatalf("expected 1 alert, got %d", len(ar.alerts))
-		}
-		secondAlert := ar.GetAlerts()[0]
-
-		// Critical test: activeAt should still be ts1, not ts2
-		if !secondAlert.ActiveAt.Equal(ts1) {
-			t.Fatalf("activeAt should be preserved as %v, but got %v", ts1, secondAlert.ActiveAt)
-		}
-
-		// Critical test: annotation should still contain ts1 time, not ts2
-		if !strings.Contains(secondAlert.Annotations["description"], expectedTimeStr) {
-			t.Fatalf("second exec annotation should still contain original time %s, got: %s", expectedTimeStr, secondAlert.Annotations["description"])
-		}
-
-		// Additional verification: annotation should NOT contain ts2 time
-		ts2TimeStr := ts2.Format("2006-01-02 15:04:05")
-		if strings.Contains(secondAlert.Annotations["description"], ts2TimeStr) {
-			t.Fatalf("annotation should NOT contain new eval time %s, got: %s", ts2TimeStr, secondAlert.Annotations["description"])
-		}
-
-		// Verify query template in labels still works (this would fail if query templates were broken)
-		if firstAlert.Labels["test_query_in_label"] != "static_value" {
-			t.Fatalf("expected test_query_in_label=static_value, got %s", firstAlert.Labels["test_query_in_label"])
-		}
-	})
-}

docs/victoriametrics/changelog/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ See also [LTS releases](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/lts-rel
 * SECURITY: upgrade Go builder from Go1.25.0 to Go1.25.1. See [the list of issues addressed in Go1.25.1](https://github.com/golang/go/issues?q=milestone%3AGo1.25.1%20label%3ACherryPickApproved).
 
 * FEATURE: [vmalert](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/vmalert/): add `-rule.resultsLimit` command-line flag to allow limiting the number of alerts or recording results a single rule can produce. See [#5792](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/5792).
-* FEATURE: [vmalert](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/vmalert/): ignore `-remoteRead.disablePathAppend` setting during [rules backfilling](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/vmalert/#rules-backfilling). See [#9779](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/9779).
 * FEATURE: [vmauth](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/vmauth/): stream responses from backends to clients without delays. Previously the backend data could be buffered at `vmauth` side for indefinite amounts of time. This was preventing from using `vmauth` for streaming the data from backends in [live tailing mode](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/querying/#live-tailing). See [VictoriaLogs#667](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaLogs/issues/667).
 * FEATURE: [vmbackup](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/vmbackup/), [vmrestore](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/vmrestore/): push metrics to configured `-pushmetrics.url` on shutdown. Before, if `-pushmetrics.url` was configured, vmbackup or vmrestore might have skipped to report their metrics before shutdown.
 * FEATURE: [dashboards/operator](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/blob/master/dashboards/operator.json), [dashboards/query-stats](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/blob/master/dashboards/query-stats.json): add ad-hoc filters.
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@ See also [LTS releases](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/lts-rel
 * BUGFIX: [vmsingle](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/single-server-victoriametrics/) and `vmstorage` in [VictoriaMetrics cluster](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/cluster-victoriametrics/): prevent unexpected performance degradation caused by cache misses (exposed via `vm_cache_misses_total` metric) during rotation. See this PR [#9769](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/pull/9769) for details.
 * BUGFIX: all components: restore sorting order of summary and quantile metrics exposed by VictoriaMetrics components on `/metrics` page. See [metrics#105](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/metrics/pull/105) for details.
 * BUGFIX: [vmsingle](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/single-server-victoriametrics/) and `vmselect` in [VictoriaMetrics cluster](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/cluster-victoriametrics/): avoid applying offset modifier twice to the request time when an instant query uses rollup functions `rate()` or `avg_over_time()` with cache enabled. See [#9762](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/9762).
-* BUGFIX: [vmalert](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/vmalert/): restore support for `query` templates in alert rule labels after the regression introduced in [#9543](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/9543). See [#9783](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/9783) for details.
 
 ## [v1.126.0](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/releases/tag/v1.126.0)
 
@@ -91,8 +89,6 @@ Released at 2025-08-15
 
 **Known issues: [vmsingle](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/single-server-victoriametrics/) and `vmstorage` in [VictoriaMetrics cluster](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/cluster-victoriametrics/): performance regression for queries that match [previously deleted time series](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/#how-to-delete-time-series). The issue affects installation that previously deleted big number of time series (can be checked via `vm_deleted_metrics_total` metric) but continue querying them. More details in [#9602](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/9602). The degradation is addressed in [v1.125.1](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/changelog/#v11251) release.**
 
-**Known issues: [vmalert](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/vmalert/): `query` [template function](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/vmalert.html#template-functions) was accidentally disallowed from using in rule `labels` field. The previous behavior will be restored in upcoming releases.**
-
 * SECURITY: upgrade Go builder from Go1.24.5 to Go1.24.6. See [the list of issues addressed in Go1.24.6](https://github.com/golang/go/issues?q=milestone%3AGo1.24.6+label%3ACherryPickApproved).
 
 * FEATURE: [vmsingle](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/single-server-victoriametrics/) and [vmselect](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/cluster-victoriametrics/) in [VictoriaMetrics cluster](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/cluster-victoriametrics/): protect graphite `/render` API endpoint with new flag `-search.maxGraphitePathExpressionLen`. See this PR [#9534](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/pull/9534) for details.
@@ -138,8 +134,6 @@ Released at 2025-09-12
 All these fixes are also included in [the latest community release](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/releases/latest).
 The v1.122.x line will be supported for at least 12 months since [v1.122.0](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/changelog/#v11220) release**
 
-**Known issues: [vmalert](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/vmalert/): `query` [template function](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/vmalert.html#template-functions) was accidentally disallowed from using in rule `labels` field. The previous behavior will be restored in upcoming releases.**
-
 * BUGFIX: [vmui](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/single-server-victoriametrics/#vmui): properly apply rollup functions to metrics based on their name in vmui's [metrics explorer](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/#metrics-explorer). See [#9655](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/9655) for details. Thanks to @wbwren-eric for the fix.
 * BUGFIX: all VictoriaMetrics [enterprise](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/enterprise/) components: fix support for automatic issuing of TLS certificates for HTTPS server via [Let's Encrypt service](https://letsencrypt.org/) using [TLS-ALPN-01 challenge](https://letsencrypt.org/docs/challenge-types/#tls-alpn-01). See [Automatic issuing of TLS certificates](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/#automatic-issuing-of-tls-certificates) for more info.
 * BUGFIX: [vmui](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/single-server-victoriametrics/#vmui): fix VMUI backend URL, while using multitenant API. See more in [#9703](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/pull/9703).
@@ -155,8 +149,6 @@ Released at 2025-08-29
 All these fixes are also included in [the latest community release](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/releases/latest).
 The v1.122.x line will be supported for at least 12 months since [v1.122.0](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/changelog/#v11220) release**
 
-**Known issues: [vmalert](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/vmalert/): `query` [template function](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/vmalert.html#template-functions) was accidentally disallowed from using in rule `labels` field. The previous behavior will be restored in upcoming releases.**
-
 * BUGFIX: [MetricsQL](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/metricsql/): fix `timestamp` function compatibility with Prometheus when used with sub-expressions such as `timestamp(sum(foo))`. The fix applies only when `-search.disableImplicitConversion` flag is set. See more in [#9527-comment](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/9527#issuecomment-3200646020) and [metricsql#55](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/metricsql/pull/55).
 * BUGFIX: [vmagent](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/vmagent/): prevent remote write ingestion stop on push error for [Google Pub/Sub](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/integrations/pubsub/#writing-metrics) integration.
 * BUGFIX: [vmauth](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/vmauth/): properly handle [mTLS authorization and routing](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/vmauth/#mtls-based-request-routing). Previously it didn't work. See [#29](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaLogs/issues/29).
@@ -170,8 +162,6 @@ Released at 2025-08-15
 All these fixes are also included in [the latest community release](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/releases/latest).
 The v1.122.x line will be supported for at least 12 months since [v1.122.0](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/changelog/#v11220) release**
 
-**Known issues: [vmalert](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/vmalert/): `query` [template function](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/vmalert.html#template-functions) was accidentally disallowed from using in rule `labels` field. The previous behavior will be restored in upcoming releases.**
-
 * SECURITY: upgrade Go builder from Go1.24.5 to Go1.24.6. See [the list of issues addressed in Go1.24.6](https://github.com/golang/go/issues?q=milestone%3AGo1.24.6+label%3ACherryPickApproved).
 
 * BUGFIX: [vmagent](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/vmagent/): treat single `remoteWrite.disableOnDiskQueue` flag the same way as if it is explicitly specified for each remote write url. See [#9565](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/9565) for details.
@@ -549,8 +539,6 @@ Released at 2025-09-12
 All these fixes are also included in [the latest community release](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/releases/latest).
 The v1.110.x line will be supported for at least 12 months since [v1.110.0](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/changelog/#v11100) release**
 
-**Known issues: [vmalert](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/vmalert/): `query` [template function](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/vmalert.html#template-functions) was accidentally disallowed from using in rule `labels` field. The previous behavior will be restored in upcoming releases.**
-
 * BUGFIX: [vmui](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/single-server-victoriametrics/#vmui): properly apply rollup functions to metrics based on their name in vmui's [metrics explorer](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/#metrics-explorer). See [#9655](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/9655) for details. Thanks to @wbwren-eric for the fix.
 * BUGFIX: all VictoriaMetrics [enterprise](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/enterprise/) components: fix support for automatic issuing of TLS certificates for HTTPS server via [Let's Encrypt service](https://letsencrypt.org/) using [TLS-ALPN-01 challenge](https://letsencrypt.org/docs/challenge-types/#tls-alpn-01). See [Automatic issuing of TLS certificates](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/#automatic-issuing-of-tls-certificates) for more info.
 * BUGFIX: [vmui](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/single-server-victoriametrics/#vmui): fix VMUI backend URL, while using multitenant API. See more in [#9703](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/pull/9703).
@@ -565,8 +553,6 @@ Released at 2025-09-3
 All these fixes are also included in [the latest community release](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/releases/latest).
 The v1.110.x line will be supported for at least 12 months since [v1.110.0](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/changelog/#v11100) release**
 
-**Known issues: [vmalert](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/vmalert/): `query` [template function](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/vmalert.html#template-functions) was accidentally disallowed from using in rule `labels` field. The previous behavior will be restored in upcoming releases.**
-
 * SECURITY: upgrade Go `jwt`, `csrf` and `oauth2` dependencies.
 
 ## [v1.110.17](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/releases/tag/v1.110.17)
@@ -577,8 +563,6 @@ Released at 2025-08-29
 All these fixes are also included in [the latest community release](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/releases/latest).
 The v1.110.x line will be supported for at least 12 months since [v1.110.0](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/changelog/#v11100) release**
 
-**Known issues: [vmalert](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/vmalert/): `query` [template function](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/vmalert.html#template-functions) was accidentally disallowed from using in rule `labels` field. The previous behavior will be restored in upcoming releases.**
-
 * BUG: [MetricsQL](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/metricsql/): fix `timestamp` function compatibility with Prometheus when used with sub-expressions such as `timestamp(sum(foo))`. The fix applies only when `-search.disableImplicitConversion` flag is set. See more in [#9527-comment](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/9527#issuecomment-3200646020) and [metricsql#55](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/metricsql/pull/55).
 * BUGFIX: [vmagent](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/vmagent/): prevent remote write ingestion stop on push error for [Google Pub/Sub](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/integrations/pubsub/#writing-metrics) integration.
 * BUGFIX: [vmauth](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/vmauth/): properly handle [mTLS authorization and routing](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/vmauth/#mtls-based-request-routing). Previously it didn't work. See [#29](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaLogs/issues/29).
@@ -592,8 +576,6 @@ Released at 2025-08-15
 All these fixes are also included in [the latest community release](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/releases/latest).
 The v1.110.x line will be supported for at least 12 months since [v1.110.0](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/changelog/#v11100) release**
 
-**Known issues: [vmalert](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/vmalert/): `query` [template function](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/vmalert.html#template-functions) was accidentally disallowed from using in rule `labels` field. The previous behavior will be restored in upcoming releases.**
-
 * SECURITY: upgrade Go builder from Go1.24.5 to Go1.24.6. See [the list of issues addressed in Go1.24.6](https://github.com/golang/go/issues?q=milestone%3AGo1.24.6+label%3ACherryPickApproved).
 
 * BUGFIX: [vmagent](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/vmagent/): treat single `remoteWrite.disableOnDiskQueue` flag the same way as if it is explicitly specified for each remote write url. See [#9565](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/9565) for details.

docs/victoriametrics/vmalert_flags.md

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ See the docs at https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/vmalert/ .
   -datasource.tlsServerName string
      Optional TLS server name to use for connections to -datasource.url. By default, the server name from -datasource.url is used
   -datasource.url string
-     Datasource compatible with Prometheus or VictoriaLogs HTTP API. It can be single node VictoriaMetrics, vmselect or VictoriaLogs endpoint. Required parameter. Supports address in the form of IP address with a port (e.g., http://127.0.0.1:8428) or DNS SRV record. See also -remoteRead.disablePathAppend and -datasource.showURL
+     Datasource compatible with Prometheus HTTP API. It can be single node VictoriaMetrics or vmselect endpoint. Required parameter. Supports address in the form of IP address with a port (e.g., http://127.0.0.1:8428) or DNS SRV record. See also -remoteRead.disablePathAppend and -datasource.showURL
   -defaultTenant.graphite string
      Default tenant for Graphite alerting groups. See https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/vmalert/#multitenancy .This flag is available only in Enterprise binaries. See https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/enterprise/
   -defaultTenant.prometheus string

lib/timerpool/timerpool.go

@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ package timerpool
 import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
-
-	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/logger"
 )
 
 // Get returns a timer for the given duration d from the pool.
@@ -13,9 +11,7 @@ import (
 func Get(d time.Duration) *time.Timer {
 	if v := timerPool.Get(); v != nil {
 		t := v.(*time.Timer)
-		if t.Reset(d) {
-			logger.Panicf("BUG: active timer trapped to the pool!")
-		}
+		t.Reset(d)
 		return t
 	}
 	return time.NewTimer(d)