Re: [quicwg/base-drafts] Explicitly allow discard of packets <40 bytes (#2864)

Marten Seemann <notifications@github.com> Mon, 01 July 2019 00:25 UTC

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marten-seemann commented on this pull request.



> @@ -2525,9 +2526,6 @@ a small packet might result in Stateless Reset not being useful in detecting
 cases of broken connections where only very small packets are sent; such
 failures might only be detected by other means, such as timers.
 
-An endpoint can increase the odds that a packet will trigger a Stateless Reset

Yes. I think it's a good idea to always send a packet padded to > 40 bytes after quiescence, so you'd be able to quickly recover by receiving the stateless reset.

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