Re: Getting to Consensus: CONTINUATION-related issues

Prefer A, can't live with B because with large frames it would mean sifting through potentially 2^24-1 per frame of extra compressed header data, assuming you even wanted to leave the connection up at that point.  We already place a tremendous burden on the endpoints to support HPACK (compared to sending headers the HTTP/1.1 way) - with a single limit upfront we can control the size of that burden for everyone.


On Jul 17, 2014, at 8:44 PM, Mark Nottingham <mnot@mnot.net> wrote:

> We've had a rollicking discussion about the design tradeoffs in CONTINUATION, especially regarding HOL blocking and DoS considerations.
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> I see very little new information entering that discussion, and I think everyone has come to understand the tradeoffs. For a refresher, please see the wiki:
>  https://github.com/http2/http2-spec/wiki/ContinuationProposals
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> I proposed two options the other day:
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> a) Remove CONTINUATION from the specification and add a new setting that dictates the maximum HEADERS/PUSH_PROMISE frame size (as distinct from max_frame_size) a peer is willing to receive. I.e., the setting refers to the compressed header size.
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> b) Keep CONTINUATION in the specification, and add a new setting that advises the maximum header set size (i.e,. uncompressed) a peer is willing to receive (but might not imply PROTOCOL_ERROR or STREAM_ERROR on receipt).
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> Although there have been some tentative proposals for additional options since, I haven't heard a clamour for support for them, so I think these are realistically the ways we can go.
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> As stated before, there will no doubt be tweaking and adjustments made to these, but I think we're in a place where we can choose a general direction.
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> I'd like to hear:
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> 1) Your preferred outcome (if any)
> 2) Whether you can live with the other option, and if not, why
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> "I have no preference" is useful information too.
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> If you indicate you can't live with one (or both) of the options, you MUST give a detailed, relevant reason as to why; omitting the reason means your "can't live with" will be ignored.
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> Thanks,
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> P.S. Please state *your* preference, not what you think the WG can live with.
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> P.P.S. This is not a call for more discussion; please resist replying to others' preferences.
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> Mark Nottingham   https://www.mnot.net/
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Michael Sweet, Senior Printing System Engineer, PWG Chair