diff --git a/deps/Makefile b/deps/Makefile
index 700867f3b..dea4cd656 100644
--- a/deps/Makefile
+++ b/deps/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 uname_S:= $(shell sh -c 'uname -s 2>/dev/null || echo not')
 
+LUA_COVERAGE?=no
+
 CCCOLOR="\033[34m"
 LINKCOLOR="\033[34;1m"
 SRCCOLOR="\033[33m"
@@ -64,6 +66,11 @@ endif
 
 LUA_CFLAGS+= -O2 -Wall -DLUA_ANSI -DENABLE_CJSON_GLOBAL -DREDIS_STATIC='' $(CFLAGS)
 LUA_LDFLAGS+= $(LDFLAGS)
+ifeq ($(LUA_COVERAGE),yes)
+	LUA_CFLAGS += -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage
+	LUA_LDFLAGS += -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage
+endif
+
 # lua's Makefile defines AR="ar rcu", which is unusual, and makes it more
 # challenging to cross-compile lua (and redis).  These defines make it easier
 # to fit redis into cross-compilation environments, which typically set AR.
diff --git a/deps/lua/src/lua_cjson.c b/deps/lua/src/lua_cjson.c
index c26c0d7b8..991f5d31d 100644
--- a/deps/lua/src/lua_cjson.c
+++ b/deps/lua/src/lua_cjson.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <math.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 #include "lua.h"
 #include "lauxlib.h"
@@ -141,13 +142,13 @@ typedef struct {
 
 typedef struct {
     json_token_type_t type;
-    int index;
+    size_t index;
     union {
         const char *string;
         double number;
         int boolean;
     } value;
-    int string_len;
+    size_t string_len;
 } json_token_t;
 
 static const char *char2escape[256] = {
@@ -473,6 +474,8 @@ static void json_append_string(lua_State *l, strbuf_t *json, int lindex)
      * This buffer is reused constantly for small strings
      * If there are any excess pages, they won't be hit anyway.
      * This gains ~5% speedup. */
+    if (len > SIZE_MAX / 6 - 3)
+        abort(); /* Overflow check */
     strbuf_ensure_empty_length(json, len * 6 + 2);
 
     strbuf_append_char_unsafe(json, '\"');
@@ -706,7 +709,7 @@ static int json_encode(lua_State *l)
     strbuf_t local_encode_buf;
     strbuf_t *encode_buf;
     char *json;
-    int len;
+    size_t len;
 
     luaL_argcheck(l, lua_gettop(l) == 1, 1, "expected 1 argument");
 
diff --git a/deps/lua/src/lua_cmsgpack.c b/deps/lua/src/lua_cmsgpack.c
index 892154793..49879455a 100644
--- a/deps/lua/src/lua_cmsgpack.c
+++ b/deps/lua/src/lua_cmsgpack.c
@@ -117,7 +117,9 @@ mp_buf *mp_buf_new(lua_State *L) {
 
 void mp_buf_append(lua_State *L, mp_buf *buf, const unsigned char *s, size_t len) {
     if (buf->free < len) {
-        size_t newsize = (buf->len+len)*2;
+        size_t newsize = buf->len+len;
+        if (newsize < buf->len || newsize >= SIZE_MAX/2) abort();
+        newsize *= 2;
 
         buf->b = (unsigned char*)mp_realloc(L, buf->b, buf->len + buf->free, newsize);
         buf->free = newsize - buf->len;
@@ -173,7 +175,7 @@ void mp_cur_init(mp_cur *cursor, const unsigned char *s, size_t len) {
 
 void mp_encode_bytes(lua_State *L, mp_buf *buf, const unsigned char *s, size_t len) {
     unsigned char hdr[5];
-    int hdrlen;
+    size_t hdrlen;
 
     if (len < 32) {
         hdr[0] = 0xa0 | (len&0xff); /* fix raw */
@@ -220,7 +222,7 @@ void mp_encode_double(lua_State *L, mp_buf *buf, double d) {
 
 void mp_encode_int(lua_State *L, mp_buf *buf, int64_t n) {
     unsigned char b[9];
-    int enclen;
+    size_t enclen;
 
     if (n >= 0) {
         if (n <= 127) {
@@ -290,9 +292,9 @@ void mp_encode_int(lua_State *L, mp_buf *buf, int64_t n) {
     mp_buf_append(L,buf,b,enclen);
 }
 
-void mp_encode_array(lua_State *L, mp_buf *buf, int64_t n) {
+void mp_encode_array(lua_State *L, mp_buf *buf, uint64_t n) {
     unsigned char b[5];
-    int enclen;
+    size_t enclen;
 
     if (n <= 15) {
         b[0] = 0x90 | (n & 0xf);    /* fix array */
@@ -313,7 +315,7 @@ void mp_encode_array(lua_State *L, mp_buf *buf, int64_t n) {
     mp_buf_append(L,buf,b,enclen);
 }
 
-void mp_encode_map(lua_State *L, mp_buf *buf, int64_t n) {
+void mp_encode_map(lua_State *L, mp_buf *buf, uint64_t n) {
     unsigned char b[5];
     int enclen;
 
@@ -790,7 +792,7 @@ void mp_decode_to_lua_type(lua_State *L, mp_cur *c) {
     }
 }
 
-int mp_unpack_full(lua_State *L, int limit, int offset) {
+int mp_unpack_full(lua_State *L, lua_Integer limit, lua_Integer offset) {
     size_t len;
     const char *s;
     mp_cur c;
@@ -802,10 +804,10 @@ int mp_unpack_full(lua_State *L, int limit, int offset) {
     if (offset < 0 || limit < 0) /* requesting negative off or lim is invalid */
         return luaL_error(L,
             "Invalid request to unpack with offset of %d and limit of %d.",
-            offset, len);
+            (int) offset, (int) len);
     else if (offset > len)
         return luaL_error(L,
-            "Start offset %d greater than input length %d.", offset, len);
+            "Start offset %d greater than input length %d.", (int) offset, (int) len);
 
     if (decode_all) limit = INT_MAX;
 
@@ -827,12 +829,13 @@ int mp_unpack_full(lua_State *L, int limit, int offset) {
         /* c->left is the remaining size of the input buffer.
          * subtract the entire buffer size from the unprocessed size
          * to get our next start offset */
-        int offset = len - c.left;
+        size_t new_offset = len - c.left;
+        if (new_offset > LONG_MAX) abort();
 
         luaL_checkstack(L, 1, "in function mp_unpack_full");
 
         /* Return offset -1 when we have have processed the entire buffer. */
-        lua_pushinteger(L, c.left == 0 ? -1 : offset);
+        lua_pushinteger(L, c.left == 0 ? -1 : (lua_Integer) new_offset);
         /* Results are returned with the arg elements still
          * in place. Lua takes care of only returning
          * elements above the args for us.
@@ -851,15 +854,15 @@ int mp_unpack(lua_State *L) {
 }
 
 int mp_unpack_one(lua_State *L) {
-    int offset = luaL_optinteger(L, 2, 0);
+    lua_Integer offset = luaL_optinteger(L, 2, 0);
     /* Variable pop because offset may not exist */
     lua_pop(L, lua_gettop(L)-1);
     return mp_unpack_full(L, 1, offset);
 }
 
 int mp_unpack_limit(lua_State *L) {
-    int limit = luaL_checkinteger(L, 2);
-    int offset = luaL_optinteger(L, 3, 0);
+    lua_Integer limit = luaL_checkinteger(L, 2);
+    lua_Integer offset = luaL_optinteger(L, 3, 0);
     /* Variable pop because offset may not exist */
     lua_pop(L, lua_gettop(L)-1);
 
diff --git a/deps/lua/src/strbuf.c b/deps/lua/src/strbuf.c
index f0f7f4b9a..775e8baf1 100644
--- a/deps/lua/src/strbuf.c
+++ b/deps/lua/src/strbuf.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
 
 #include "strbuf.h"
 
@@ -38,22 +39,22 @@ static void die(const char *fmt, ...)
     va_end(arg);
     fprintf(stderr, "\n");
 
-    exit(-1);
+    abort();
 }
 
-void strbuf_init(strbuf_t *s, int len)
+void strbuf_init(strbuf_t *s, size_t len)
 {
-    int size;
+    size_t size;
 
-    if (len <= 0)
+    if (!len)
         size = STRBUF_DEFAULT_SIZE;
     else
-        size = len + 1;         /* \0 terminator */
-
+        size = len + 1;
+    if (size < len)
+        die("Overflow, len: %zu", len);
     s->buf = NULL;
     s->size = size;
     s->length = 0;
-    s->increment = STRBUF_DEFAULT_INCREMENT;
     s->dynamic = 0;
     s->reallocs = 0;
     s->debug = 0;
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ void strbuf_init(strbuf_t *s, int len)
     strbuf_ensure_null(s);
 }
 
-strbuf_t *strbuf_new(int len)
+strbuf_t *strbuf_new(size_t len)
 {
     strbuf_t *s;
 
@@ -81,20 +82,10 @@ strbuf_t *strbuf_new(int len)
     return s;
 }
 
-void strbuf_set_increment(strbuf_t *s, int increment)
-{
-    /* Increment > 0:  Linear buffer growth rate
-     * Increment < -1: Exponential buffer growth rate */
-    if (increment == 0 || increment == -1)
-        die("BUG: Invalid string increment");
-
-    s->increment = increment;
-}
-
 static inline void debug_stats(strbuf_t *s)
 {
     if (s->debug) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "strbuf(%lx) reallocs: %d, length: %d, size: %d\n",
+        fprintf(stderr, "strbuf(%lx) reallocs: %d, length: %zd, size: %zd\n",
                 (long)s, s->reallocs, s->length, s->size);
     }
 }
@@ -113,7 +104,7 @@ void strbuf_free(strbuf_t *s)
         free(s);
 }
 
-char *strbuf_free_to_string(strbuf_t *s, int *len)
+char *strbuf_free_to_string(strbuf_t *s, size_t *len)
 {
     char *buf;
 
@@ -131,57 +122,62 @@ char *strbuf_free_to_string(strbuf_t *s, int *len)
     return buf;
 }
 
-static int calculate_new_size(strbuf_t *s, int len)
+static size_t calculate_new_size(strbuf_t *s, size_t len)
 {
-    int reqsize, newsize;
+    size_t reqsize, newsize;
 
     if (len <= 0)
         die("BUG: Invalid strbuf length requested");
 
     /* Ensure there is room for optional NULL termination */
     reqsize = len + 1;
+    if (reqsize < len)
+        die("Overflow, len: %zu", len);
 
     /* If the user has requested to shrink the buffer, do it exactly */
     if (s->size > reqsize)
         return reqsize;
 
     newsize = s->size;
-    if (s->increment < 0) {
+    if (reqsize >= SIZE_MAX / 2) {
+        newsize = reqsize;
+    } else {
         /* Exponential sizing */
         while (newsize < reqsize)
-            newsize *= -s->increment;
-    } else {
-        /* Linear sizing */
-        newsize = ((newsize + s->increment - 1) / s->increment) * s->increment;
+            newsize *= 2;
     }
 
+    if (newsize < reqsize)
+        die("BUG: strbuf length would overflow, len: %zu", len);
+
     return newsize;
 }
 
 
 /* Ensure strbuf can handle a string length bytes long (ignoring NULL
  * optional termination). */
-void strbuf_resize(strbuf_t *s, int len)
+void strbuf_resize(strbuf_t *s, size_t len)
 {
-    int newsize;
+    size_t newsize;
 
     newsize = calculate_new_size(s, len);
 
     if (s->debug > 1) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "strbuf(%lx) resize: %d => %d\n",
+        fprintf(stderr, "strbuf(%lx) resize: %zd => %zd\n",
                 (long)s, s->size, newsize);
     }
 
     s->size = newsize;
     s->buf = realloc(s->buf, s->size);
     if (!s->buf)
-        die("Out of memory");
+        die("Out of memory, len: %zu", len);
     s->reallocs++;
 }
 
 void strbuf_append_string(strbuf_t *s, const char *str)
 {
-    int space, i;
+    int i;
+    size_t space;
 
     space = strbuf_empty_length(s);
 
@@ -197,55 +193,6 @@ void strbuf_append_string(strbuf_t *s, const char *str)
     }
 }
 
-/* strbuf_append_fmt() should only be used when an upper bound
- * is known for the output string. */
-void strbuf_append_fmt(strbuf_t *s, int len, const char *fmt, ...)
-{
-    va_list arg;
-    int fmt_len;
-
-    strbuf_ensure_empty_length(s, len);
-
-    va_start(arg, fmt);
-    fmt_len = vsnprintf(s->buf + s->length, len, fmt, arg);
-    va_end(arg);
-
-    if (fmt_len < 0)
-        die("BUG: Unable to convert number");  /* This should never happen.. */
-
-    s->length += fmt_len;
-}
-
-/* strbuf_append_fmt_retry() can be used when the there is no known
- * upper bound for the output string. */
-void strbuf_append_fmt_retry(strbuf_t *s, const char *fmt, ...)
-{
-    va_list arg;
-    int fmt_len, try;
-    int empty_len;
-
-    /* If the first attempt to append fails, resize the buffer appropriately
-     * and try again */
-    for (try = 0; ; try++) {
-        va_start(arg, fmt);
-        /* Append the new formatted string */
-        /* fmt_len is the length of the string required, excluding the
-         * trailing NULL */
-        empty_len = strbuf_empty_length(s);
-        /* Add 1 since there is also space to store the terminating NULL. */
-        fmt_len = vsnprintf(s->buf + s->length, empty_len + 1, fmt, arg);
-        va_end(arg);
-
-        if (fmt_len <= empty_len)
-            break;  /* SUCCESS */
-        if (try > 0)
-            die("BUG: length of formatted string changed");
-
-        strbuf_resize(s, s->length + fmt_len);
-    }
-
-    s->length += fmt_len;
-}
 
 /* vi:ai et sw=4 ts=4:
  */
diff --git a/deps/lua/src/strbuf.h b/deps/lua/src/strbuf.h
index d861108c1..c10f83f0d 100644
--- a/deps/lua/src/strbuf.h
+++ b/deps/lua/src/strbuf.h
@@ -27,15 +27,13 @@
 
 /* Size: Total bytes allocated to *buf
  * Length: String length, excluding optional NULL terminator.
- * Increment: Allocation increments when resizing the string buffer.
  * Dynamic: True if created via strbuf_new()
  */
 
 typedef struct {
     char *buf;
-    int size;
-    int length;
-    int increment;
+    size_t size;
+    size_t length;
     int dynamic;
     int reallocs;
     int debug;
@@ -44,32 +42,26 @@ typedef struct {
 #ifndef STRBUF_DEFAULT_SIZE
 #define STRBUF_DEFAULT_SIZE 1023
 #endif
-#ifndef STRBUF_DEFAULT_INCREMENT
-#define STRBUF_DEFAULT_INCREMENT -2
-#endif
 
 /* Initialise */
-extern strbuf_t *strbuf_new(int len);
-extern void strbuf_init(strbuf_t *s, int len);
-extern void strbuf_set_increment(strbuf_t *s, int increment);
+extern strbuf_t *strbuf_new(size_t len);
+extern void strbuf_init(strbuf_t *s, size_t len);
 
 /* Release */
 extern void strbuf_free(strbuf_t *s);
-extern char *strbuf_free_to_string(strbuf_t *s, int *len);
+extern char *strbuf_free_to_string(strbuf_t *s, size_t *len);
 
 /* Management */
-extern void strbuf_resize(strbuf_t *s, int len);
-static int strbuf_empty_length(strbuf_t *s);
-static int strbuf_length(strbuf_t *s);
-static char *strbuf_string(strbuf_t *s, int *len);
-static void strbuf_ensure_empty_length(strbuf_t *s, int len);
+extern void strbuf_resize(strbuf_t *s, size_t len);
+static size_t strbuf_empty_length(strbuf_t *s);
+static size_t strbuf_length(strbuf_t *s);
+static char *strbuf_string(strbuf_t *s, size_t *len);
+static void strbuf_ensure_empty_length(strbuf_t *s, size_t len);
 static char *strbuf_empty_ptr(strbuf_t *s);
-static void strbuf_extend_length(strbuf_t *s, int len);
+static void strbuf_extend_length(strbuf_t *s, size_t len);
 
 /* Update */
-extern void strbuf_append_fmt(strbuf_t *s, int len, const char *fmt, ...);
-extern void strbuf_append_fmt_retry(strbuf_t *s, const char *format, ...);
-static void strbuf_append_mem(strbuf_t *s, const char *c, int len);
+static void strbuf_append_mem(strbuf_t *s, const char *c, size_t len);
 extern void strbuf_append_string(strbuf_t *s, const char *str);
 static void strbuf_append_char(strbuf_t *s, const char c);
 static void strbuf_ensure_null(strbuf_t *s);
@@ -87,12 +79,12 @@ static inline int strbuf_allocated(strbuf_t *s)
 
 /* Return bytes remaining in the string buffer
  * Ensure there is space for a NULL terminator. */
-static inline int strbuf_empty_length(strbuf_t *s)
+static inline size_t strbuf_empty_length(strbuf_t *s)
 {
     return s->size - s->length - 1;
 }
 
-static inline void strbuf_ensure_empty_length(strbuf_t *s, int len)
+static inline void strbuf_ensure_empty_length(strbuf_t *s, size_t len)
 {
     if (len > strbuf_empty_length(s))
         strbuf_resize(s, s->length + len);
@@ -103,12 +95,12 @@ static inline char *strbuf_empty_ptr(strbuf_t *s)
     return s->buf + s->length;
 }
 
-static inline void strbuf_extend_length(strbuf_t *s, int len)
+static inline void strbuf_extend_length(strbuf_t *s, size_t len)
 {
     s->length += len;
 }
 
-static inline int strbuf_length(strbuf_t *s)
+static inline size_t strbuf_length(strbuf_t *s)
 {
     return s->length;
 }
@@ -124,14 +116,14 @@ static inline void strbuf_append_char_unsafe(strbuf_t *s, const char c)
     s->buf[s->length++] = c;
 }
 
-static inline void strbuf_append_mem(strbuf_t *s, const char *c, int len)
+static inline void strbuf_append_mem(strbuf_t *s, const char *c, size_t len)
 {
     strbuf_ensure_empty_length(s, len);
     memcpy(s->buf + s->length, c, len);
     s->length += len;
 }
 
-static inline void strbuf_append_mem_unsafe(strbuf_t *s, const char *c, int len)
+static inline void strbuf_append_mem_unsafe(strbuf_t *s, const char *c, size_t len)
 {
     memcpy(s->buf + s->length, c, len);
     s->length += len;
@@ -142,7 +134,7 @@ static inline void strbuf_ensure_null(strbuf_t *s)
     s->buf[s->length] = 0;
 }
 
-static inline char *strbuf_string(strbuf_t *s, int *len)
+static inline char *strbuf_string(strbuf_t *s, size_t *len)
 {
     if (len)
         *len = s->length;
diff --git a/tests/unit/scripting.tcl b/tests/unit/scripting.tcl
index 8314f0268..552ed757a 100644
--- a/tests/unit/scripting.tcl
+++ b/tests/unit/scripting.tcl
@@ -215,6 +215,66 @@ start_server {tags {"scripting"}} {
         } 0
     } {a b}
 
+    test {EVAL - JSON smoke test} {
+        r eval {
+            local some_map = {
+                s1="Some string",
+                n1=100,
+                a1={"Some","String","Array"},
+                nil1=nil,
+                b1=true,
+                b2=false}
+            local encoded = cjson.encode(some_map)
+            local decoded = cjson.decode(encoded)
+            assert(table.concat(some_map) == table.concat(decoded))
+
+            cjson.encode_keep_buffer(false)
+            encoded = cjson.encode(some_map)
+            decoded = cjson.decode(encoded)
+            assert(table.concat(some_map) == table.concat(decoded))
+
+            -- Table with numeric keys
+            local table1 = {one="one", [1]="one"}
+            encoded = cjson.encode(table1)
+            decoded = cjson.decode(encoded)
+            assert(decoded["one"] == table1["one"])
+            assert(decoded["1"] == table1[1])
+
+            -- Array
+            local array1 = {[1]="one", [2]="two"}
+            encoded = cjson.encode(array1)
+            decoded = cjson.decode(encoded)
+            assert(table.concat(array1) == table.concat(decoded))
+
+            -- Invalid keys
+            local invalid_map = {}
+            invalid_map[false] = "false"
+            local ok, encoded = pcall(cjson.encode, invalid_map)
+            assert(ok == false)
+
+            -- Max depth
+            cjson.encode_max_depth(1)
+            ok, encoded = pcall(cjson.encode, some_map)
+            assert(ok == false)
+
+            cjson.decode_max_depth(1)
+            ok, decoded = pcall(cjson.decode, '{"obj": {"array": [1,2,3,4]}}')
+            assert(ok == false)
+
+            -- Invalid numbers
+            ok, encoded = pcall(cjson.encode, {num1=0/0})
+            assert(ok == false)
+            cjson.encode_invalid_numbers(true)
+            ok, encoded = pcall(cjson.encode, {num1=0/0})
+            assert(ok == true)
+
+            -- Restore defaults
+            cjson.decode_max_depth(1000)
+            cjson.encode_max_depth(1000)
+            cjson.encode_invalid_numbers(false)
+        } 0
+    }
+
     test {EVAL - cmsgpack can pack double?} {
         r eval {local encoded = cmsgpack.pack(0.1)
                 local h = ""
@@ -235,6 +295,68 @@ start_server {tags {"scripting"}} {
         } 0
     } {d3ffffff0000000000}
 
+    test {EVAL - cmsgpack pack/unpack smoke test} {
+        r eval {
+                local str_lt_32 = string.rep("x", 30)
+                local str_lt_255 = string.rep("x", 250)
+                local str_lt_65535 = string.rep("x", 65530)
+                local str_long = string.rep("x", 100000)
+                local array_lt_15 = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}
+                local array_lt_65535 = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18}
+                local array_big = {}
+                for i=1, 100000 do
+                    array_big[i] = i
+                end
+                local map_lt_15 = {a=1, b=2}
+                local map_big = {}
+                for i=1, 100000 do
+                    map_big[tostring(i)] = i
+                end
+                local some_map = {
+                    s1=str_lt_32,
+                    s2=str_lt_255,
+                    s3=str_lt_65535,
+                    s4=str_long,
+                    d1=0.1,
+                    i1=1,
+                    i2=250,
+                    i3=65530,
+                    i4=100000,
+                    i5=2^40,
+                    i6=-1,
+                    i7=-120,
+                    i8=-32000,
+                    i9=-100000,
+                    i10=-3147483648,
+                    a1=array_lt_15,
+                    a2=array_lt_65535,
+                    a3=array_big,
+                    m1=map_lt_15,
+                    m2=map_big,
+                    b1=false,
+                    b2=true,
+                    n=nil
+                }
+                local encoded = cmsgpack.pack(some_map)
+                local decoded = cmsgpack.unpack(encoded)
+                assert(table.concat(some_map) == table.concat(decoded))
+                local offset, decoded_one = cmsgpack.unpack_one(encoded, 0)
+                assert(table.concat(some_map) == table.concat(decoded_one))
+                assert(offset == -1)
+
+                local encoded_multiple = cmsgpack.pack(str_lt_32, str_lt_255, str_lt_65535, str_long)
+                local offset, obj = cmsgpack.unpack_limit(encoded_multiple, 1, 0)
+                assert(obj == str_lt_32)
+                offset, obj = cmsgpack.unpack_limit(encoded_multiple, 1, offset)
+                assert(obj == str_lt_255)
+                offset, obj = cmsgpack.unpack_limit(encoded_multiple, 1, offset)
+                assert(obj == str_lt_65535)
+                offset, obj = cmsgpack.unpack_limit(encoded_multiple, 1, offset)
+                assert(obj == str_long)
+                assert(offset == -1)
+        } 0
+    }
+
     test {EVAL - cmsgpack can pack and unpack circular references?} {
         r eval {local a = {x=nil,y=5}
                 local b = {x=a}
@@ -396,6 +518,7 @@ start_server {tags {"scripting"}} {
     }
 
     test {EVAL does not leak in the Lua stack} {
+        r script flush ;# reset Lua VM
         r set x 0
         # Use a non blocking client to speedup the loop.
         set rd [redis_deferring_client]