Bug ID 684319: iRule execution logging

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IP LTM(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
11.5.4, 11.5.5, 11.5.6, 11.5.7, 11.5.8, 11.6.0, 11.6.1, 11.6.2, 11.6.3, 11.6.3.1, 11.6.3.2, 11.6.3.3, 11.6.3.4, 11.6.4, 11.6.5, 11.6.5.1, 11.6.5.2, 11.6.5.3, 12.0.0, 12.0.0 HF1, 12.1.0 HF1, 12.0.0 HF2, 12.1.0 HF2, 12.0.0 HF3, 12.0.0 HF4, 12.1.1 HF1, 12.1.1 HF2, 12.1.2 HF1, 12.1.2 HF2, 12.1.0, 12.1.1, 12.1.2, 12.1.3, 12.1.3.1, 12.1.3.2, 12.1.3.3, 12.1.3.4, 12.1.3.5, 12.1.3.6, 12.1.3.7, 12.1.4, 13.0.0, 13.0.0 HF1, 13.0.0 HF2, 13.0.0 HF3, 13.0.1, 13.1.0, 13.1.0.1, 13.1.0.2, 13.1.0.3, 13.1.0.4, 13.1.0.5, 13.1.0.6, 13.1.0.7, 13.1.0.8, 13.1.1, 13.1.1.2, 13.1.1.3, 13.1.1.4, 13.1.1.5, 13.1.3, 13.1.3.1, 13.1.3.2, 13.1.3.3, 13.1.3.4, 13.1.3.5, 13.1.3.6, 13.1.4, 13.1.4.1, 13.1.5, 13.1.5.1

Fixed In:
14.0.0, 12.1.4.1, 11.5.9

Opened: Sep 19, 2017

Severity: 4-Minor

Symptoms

iRule execution can block tmm from getting CPU cycles.

Impact

Logging shows now iRule perpetrator.

Conditions

when executing iRule TCL with e.g. a tight while loop, tmm will miss to sent its heartbeat. This change adds additional logging around this.

Workaround

No workaround.

Fix Information

tmm will now log the following message should the configurable execution limit exceed: notice tmm9[20262]: 01010338:5: Virtual /Common/http_respond iRule /Common/responder <HTTP_REQUEST> execution ran for 631 ticks (192.168.24.24:38169 -> 10.209.31.20:80 TCP) notice tmm9[20262]: 01010029:5: Clock advanced by 632 ticks

Behavior Change

Guides & references

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