# File lib/new_relic/agent/samplers/vm_sampler.rb, line 82
        def record_gauge_metric(metric_name, value) #THREAD_LOCAL_ACCESS
          NewRelic::Agent.agent.stats_engine.tl_record_unscoped_metrics(metric_name) do |stats|
            stats.call_count      = value
            stats.sum_of_squares  = 1
          end
        end