Commit Graph

2 Commits

Author SHA1 Message Date
Mark Stemm
c6953e810b Use sinsp utils version of get time.
sinsp_utils::get_current_time_ns() has the same purpose as
get_epoch_ns(), and now that we're including the token bucket in
falco_engine, it's easy to package the dependency. So use that function
instead.
2016-12-22 12:55:36 -08:00
Mark Stemm
104c99c42e Add rate-limiting for notifications
Add token-bucket based rate limiting for falco notifications.

The token bucket is implemented in token_bucket.cpp (actually in the
engine directory, just to make it easier to include in other
programs). It maintains a current count of tokens (i.e. right to send a
notification). Its main method is claim(), which attemps to claim a
token and returns true if one was claimed successfully. It has a
configurable configurable max burst size and rate. The token bucket
gains "rate" tokens per second, up to a maximum of max_burst tokens.

These parameters are configurable in falco.yaml via the config
options (defaults shown):

outputs:
  rate: 1
  max_burst: 1000

In falco_outputs::handle_event(), try to claim a token, and if
unsuccessful log a debug message and return immediately.
2016-12-22 12:55:36 -08:00