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Craig_Hammer_10
Nimbostratus
Aug 02, 2005Timing iRules
I have inserted "timing on" into a couple of scripts, and collected stats (on test sites) for a few days. The timing statistic is expressed in "Cycles." I have not found a description of what "Cycle...
unRuleY_95363
Aug 02, 2005Historic F5 Account
Oh, I should add that the number for "max" is often grossly out of proportion. This is because at least once per tick, the operating system takes control and makes sure the right process is running (this is called scheduling). Because we simply read the TSC and then measure the difference, we can't account for this operating system overhead that occasionally happens in the middle of a rule evaluation. So, unfortunately, this max number is actually quite useless (originally, I had hoped it would show the longest path through the rule). Eventually, we are planning on adding more detailed statistics to further help diagnose and improve rule performance.
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