- From: Pavel Rappo <pavel.rappo@gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 16:10:52 +0100
- To: Mark Nottingham <mnot@mnot.net>
- Cc: Tatsuhiro Tsujikawa <tatsuhiro.t@gmail.com>, "ietf-http-wg@w3.org" <ietf-http-wg@w3.org>
It looks like I'm not too familiar with the spec language after all :) Anyway, I believe "6.1." it should be as visual as it is in Wikipedia's article and at the same time a lot more concise. On Fri, Aug 29, 2014 at 1:47 AM, Mark Nottingham <mnot@mnot.net> wrote: > See: > https://github.com/http2/http2-spec/issues/595 > > I tend to think we need some text to replace it... any volunteers? > > > On 29 Aug 2014, at 2:12 am, Tatsuhiro Tsujikawa <tatsuhiro.t@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >> >> On Fri, Aug 29, 2014 at 1:00 AM, Pavel Rappo <pavel.rappo@gmail.com> wrote: >> > HPACK uses little endian. >> >> I think this difference should be mentioned explicitly. >> >> >> FYI, wikipedia reference was deleted. >> https://github.com/http2/http2-spec/commit/bd8d7688a9dd8708bae543a9abe889ea7797e139 >> >> >> > "I" is updated while loop: >> > >> > repeat >> > B = next octet >> > I = I + (B & 127) * 2^M >> > >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> > M = M + 7 >> > while B & 128 == 128 >> > >> > So, initial "I" is not forgotten. >> >> Thanks, Tatsuhiro! It's indeed updated. I overlooked it. >> >> > "I" comes from next N bits as algorithm exactly says: >> > >> > >> > decode I from the next N bits >> > >> > HPACK integer encoding uses specific prefix bits, which is described as N >> > here in algorithm. >> > So when decoding integer encoded with 7 prefix bits, decode initial "I" from >> > next 7 bits. >> >> The only thing then, the meaning of "I" is different for the encoding >> and decoding parts. Isn't it? >> "The algorithm to represent an integer I is as follows:" and "For >> informational purpose, the algorithm to decode an integer I is as >> follows:". i.e. same "I" different meanings. >> >> >> If integer X is encoded to some byte string B and then B is decoded to integer Y, then X should be equal to Y, so in that sense, both "I" mean same integer. >> For decoding algorithm, "I" in the sentence you quoted means the result of the algorithm, and not just the first N bits. >> >> Best regards, >> Tatsuhiro Tsujikawa >> >> >> >> > > -- > Mark Nottingham https://www.mnot.net/ >
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