[Bug 7689] Cache-defeating semantics are not defined

http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=7689


Nikunj Mehta <nikunj.mehta@oracle.com> changed:

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--- Comment #8 from Nikunj Mehta <nikunj.mehta@oracle.com>  2009-10-19 18:11:23 ---
(In reply to comment #7)
> > > > My proposal is to either be specific in a normative manner about the kinds of
> > > > cache semantics that must be ignored or may be permitted. The specific
> > > > semantics that are actually applied are then bounded in this range.
> > > 
> > > Do you have any suggestions for what should _not_ be permitted? I don't really
> > > understand what this would look like.
> >
> > Cache defeating semantics are identified here -
> > http://www.basswood.com/standards/WD-countmethod.html. Identifying the
> > techniques that are permitted should be either good enough or leaving out the
> > whole discussion on cache-defeating semantics should be fine. The current
> > situation doesn't really help anyone.
> 
> That doesn't really answer my question.
> 
> There's no point listing which features are permitted if all of them are
> permitted. Which should _not_ be permitted?
> 

My proposal is not to identify what is not permitted, but simply to move the
statement on cache-defeating semantics to a note.


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