Re: [quicwg/base-drafts] Prevent an unlikely deadlock (#1965)

ianswett <notifications@github.com> Mon, 05 November 2018 08:30 UTC

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ianswett commented on this pull request.



> @@ -418,6 +418,12 @@ used to send a probe into the network prior to establishing any packet loss,
 prior unacknowledged packets SHOULD NOT be marked as lost when a TLP timer
 expires.
 
+If no new data or unacknowledged data is available to send, a retransmittable
+frame SHOULD be sent.  Sending a retransmittable frame ensures that any in
+flight packets are acknowledged or declared lost in a timely manner,
+potentially preventing a deadlock if all in flight packets contain no data

Sorry, I update the text right as you were reviewing, PTAL.

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