Re: CONTINUATION was: #540: "jumbo" frames

Today the use of CONTINUATION does not imply header block > 16k.
So be careful what you're considering "evil", and why :)

-=R


On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 1:01 PM, Greg Wilkins <gregw@intalio.com> wrote:

> To double up on my reply.... the uncertainly we currently have is only as
> a result of applications trying to stick arbitrarily large data into the
> transport meta-data channel.  Because there are real limitations on how
> large transport meta-data channels can be all along a http path, such
> applications are going to be hit with limits - many of which are
> undisclosed and undiscoverable.
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> So the solution to this uncertainly is to stop encouraging applications to
> put arbitrary large data into the transport meta-data channel.   The
> current draft actually gives and incentive to do so!
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> We should be giving applications alternate channels for their meta-data.
> Perhaps that is "stateless multiplexable continuations #541"? Or something
> else.    Whatever, it is certainly something that is achievable and I think
> it is crazy to enforce h2 to copy this drastic mistake of h1!
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> On 26 June 2014 21:55, Greg Wilkins <gregw@intalio.com> wrote:
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>> On 26 June 2014 21:50, Martin Thomson <martin.thomson@gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> Didn't I already explain that it's basically impossible to remove this
>>> uncertainty?
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>> Why?  If a path negotiates a
>> please-transport-my-stupidly-large-kerberos-ticket extension, then surely
>> there should some reasonable certainty that such a ticket can be
>> transported over that path.
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>> For the purposes of this conversation, I don't care how the extension
>> sends it, but if asked I would suggest in flow controlled data frames.
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>> regards
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>> --
>> Greg Wilkins <gregw@intalio.com>
>> http://eclipse.org/jetty HTTP, SPDY, Websocket server and client that
>> scales
>> http://www.webtide.com  advice and support for jetty and cometd.
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> --
> Greg Wilkins <gregw@intalio.com>
> http://eclipse.org/jetty HTTP, SPDY, Websocket server and client that
> scales
> http://www.webtide.com  advice and support for jetty and cometd.
>

Received on Thursday, 26 June 2014 21:41:46 UTC