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feat: add router_rebuild_min_interval to reduce CPU spikes from frequent route changes#13069

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Description

When routes change frequently (e.g., 20-50 changes/sec with 5000+ total routes), the data plane rebuilds the radixtree router on every single change, causing significant CPU spikes (up to 80%) and temporary TPS drops.

This PR adds a configurable router_rebuild_min_interval option that sets a minimum time interval (in seconds) between router rebuilds. When the interval has not elapsed since the last rebuild, subsequent route changes are acknowledged but the router rebuild is deferred, dramatically reducing CPU usage during bulk route updates.

Configuration

apisix:
  router:
    http: radixtree_host_uri
    ssl: radixtree_sni
    router_rebuild_min_interval: 0  # default: 0 (rebuild immediately, current behavior)

Expected Impact

Scenario (30s duration) min_interval: 0 min_interval: 1 min_interval: 5
20 changes/sec 600 rebuilds ~31 rebuilds ~7 rebuilds
50 changes/sec 1500 rebuilds ~31 rebuilds ~7 rebuilds
1 change/3sec 10 rebuilds 10 rebuilds 10 rebuilds

Changes

  • conf/config.yaml.example: Added router_rebuild_min_interval config option with documentation
  • apisix/cli/config.lua: Added default value (0) for the new config option
  • apisix/router.lua: Reads config and passes router_rebuild_min_interval to all router modules (HTTP + stream)
  • apisix/http/router/radixtree_uri.lua: Added min_interval check before router rebuild
  • apisix/http/router/radixtree_host_uri.lua: Added min_interval check before router rebuild
  • apisix/http/router/radixtree_uri_with_parameter.lua: Added min_interval check before router rebuild
  • apisix/stream/router/ip_port.lua: Added min_interval check before router rebuild
  • t/router/router-rebuild-min-interval.t: Test cases covering default behavior (interval=0), skip behavior, and deferred rebuild after interval expiry

Backward Compatibility

Default value is 0, which preserves the existing behavior of rebuilding immediately on every route change. No existing configurations are affected.

…ent route changes

When routes change frequently (e.g., 20-50 changes/sec), the router is
rebuilt on every change which causes CPU spikes under high-frequency
updates due to full radixtree recompilation with all routes.

This adds a configurable minimum interval between router rebuilds.
When set to a positive value (e.g., 1 or 5 seconds), rebuilds are
throttled so the router is not recompiled more frequently than the
configured interval, significantly reducing CPU usage during bulk
route updates.

Default value is 0 (rebuild immediately on every change), preserving
backward compatibility with existing behavior.
@membphis membphis closed this Mar 5, 2026
@membphis membphis deleted the feat/router-rebuild-min-interval branch March 5, 2026 05:47
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