- From: Nicholas Hurley <hurley@todesschaf.org>
- Date: Mon, 06 Oct 2014 11:30:09 -0700
- To: Jeff Pinner <jpinner@twitter.com>, HTTP Working Group <ietf-http-wg@w3.org>
On Mon, Oct 6, 2014, at 08:02, Jeff Pinner wrote: > As request by Mark, I propose that the current HPACK draft be changed > such that Sec. 2.3.3 Index Address Space reads, > > "Indices between 1 and the length of the dynamic table (inclusive) > refer to elements in the dynamic table. > > Indices strictly greater than the length of the dynamic table refer to > elements in the static table. The length of the dynamic table is > subtracted from the index into the static table." > > with the associated diagram updated. This reverts the change made > between draft -08 and -09 in the change log, "Exchanged header and > static table positions." > I'm (still) a -1 on this. The change in 09 simplified both the spec and the code implementing the spec, as well as making the common case (for my users) more straightforward and efficient. I haven't seen anything that convinces me the proposal does anything except make the uncommon case (large amounts of custom header names) more efficient at the expense of the common case. -- Peace, -Nick
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