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Since version 2.4 with commit 7f8f6cb926 ("BUG/MEDIUM: stats: prevent
crash if counters not alloc with dummy one") we can afford to always
update extra_counters because we know they're always either allocated
or linked to a dedicated trash. However, the ->fill_stats() callbacks
continue to access such values, making it technically possible to
retrieve random counters from this trash, which is not really clean.
Let's implement an explicit test in the ->fill_stats() functions to
only return 0 for the metric when not allocated like this. It's much
cleaner because it guarantees that we're returning an empty counter
in this case rather than random values.
The situation currently happens for dummy servers like the ones used
in Lua proxies as well as those used by rings (e.g. used for logging
or traces). Normally, none of the objects retrieved via stats or
Prometheus is concerned by this unallocated extra_counters situation,
so this is more about a cleanup than a real fix.
HAProxy
HAProxy is a free, very fast and reliable reverse-proxy offering high availability, load balancing, and proxying for TCP and HTTP-based applications.
Installation
The INSTALL file describes how to build HAProxy. A list of packages is also available on the wiki.
Getting help
The discourse and the mailing-list are available for questions or configuration assistance. You can also use the slack or IRC channel. Please don't use the issue tracker for these.
The issue tracker is only for bug reports or feature requests.
Documentation
The HAProxy documentation has been split into a number of different files for ease of use. It is available in text format as well as HTML. The wiki is also meant to replace the old architecture guide.
Please refer to the following files depending on what you're looking for:
- INSTALL for instructions on how to build and install HAProxy
- BRANCHES to understand the project's life cycle and what version to use
- LICENSE for the project's license
- CONTRIBUTING for the process to follow to submit contributions
The more detailed documentation is located into the doc/ directory:
- doc/intro.txt for a quick introduction on HAProxy
- doc/configuration.txt for the configuration's reference manual
- doc/lua.txt for the Lua's reference manual
- doc/SPOE.txt for how to use the SPOE engine
- doc/network-namespaces.txt for how to use network namespaces under Linux
- doc/management.txt for the management guide
- doc/regression-testing.txt for how to use the regression testing suite
- doc/peers.txt for the peers protocol reference
- doc/coding-style.txt for how to adopt HAProxy's coding style
- doc/internals for developer-specific documentation (not all up to date)
License
HAProxy is licensed under GPL 2 or any later version, the headers under LGPL 2.1. See the LICENSE file for a more detailed explanation.