iRules Concepts: Connection States and Command Suspension
Within iRules, in addition to mastering the language syntax and tricks therein, there is an added layer of understanding that can help in taking your iRules fu to a whole new level. Connection State....
Published Jan 04, 2012
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NimbostratusThis could save lots of discussion for us. Excellent post.
Q1) Since TMM is single threaded, who is monitoring the completion of the suspended command and/or the results it was expecting?
Q2) Is there a tool to track the cost and performance of such suspension (e.g. suspend/resume rate and/or time in suspension, etc. per iRule execution, per iRule byte code, per VIP, etc)
BTW, I like the term, command suspension, as it conveys a sense of the time period that this iRule is being suspended for.