Re: #540: "jumbo" frames

In message <CAH_y2NGNCsKkhbmog-RXQ5PLefzjMRUkUOyee=fFbBbkxiFfxg@mail.gmail.com>
, Greg Wilkins writes:

>Continuations are jumbo frames!  They are just really bad jumbo frames that
>only apply to headers, can't be efficiently handled and don't have a
>mechanism for end points to pre declare max acceptable sizes.   General
>jumbo frames would handle the headers use-case, but also provide a solution
>for those who need efficient large data.

My view exactly.

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Received on Wednesday, 25 June 2014 22:10:05 UTC