cbuildbot: a workround for adding ts_mon_task_num to old branches.

BUG=chromium:740562
TEST=None

Change-Id: I3228856d0064dbf3bdfaf122d0d61f5ae0d18469
Reviewed-on: https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/565900
Commit-Queue: Xixuan Wu <xixuan@chromium.org>
Tested-by: Xixuan Wu <xixuan@chromium.org>
Reviewed-by: Xixuan Wu <xixuan@chromium.org>
(cherry picked from commit fcedd74f8eaa92d2e4d8e190a07ac91d7e650222)
Reviewed-on: https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/573354
Reviewed-by: YH Lin <yueherngl@chromium.org>
Commit-Queue: YH Lin <yueherngl@chromium.org>
Tested-by: YH Lin <yueherngl@chromium.org>
(cherry picked from commit 8e5e637cad43268879d3f3b1d3ddce346be9e113)
Reviewed-on: https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/574769
diff --git a/scripts/cbuildbot.py b/scripts/cbuildbot.py
index 2067366..a6222ca 100644
--- a/scripts/cbuildbot.py
+++ b/scripts/cbuildbot.py
@@ -948,6 +948,10 @@
   # older chromite instances, we can use it for handling compatibility.
   parser.add_option('--remote-version', default=3, type=int, action='store',
                     help=optparse.SUPPRESS_HELP)
+  parser.add_option('--ts-mon-task-num', type='int', default=0,
+                   help='The task number of this process. Defaults to 0. '
+                        'This argument is useful for running multiple copies '
+                        'of cbuildbot without their metrics colliding.')
 
   #
   # Debug options