Re: [quicwg/base-drafts] Don't let the PMTU drop below 1280 (#2069)

Marten Seemann <notifications@github.com> Thu, 29 November 2018 04:01 UTC

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marten-seemann commented on this pull request.



> @@ -3100,9 +3100,11 @@ Further validation can also be provided:
   use for validation (for example, the IP ID or UDP checksum).
 
 The endpoint SHOULD ignore all ICMP messages that are not validated or do not
-carry sufficient quoted packet payload to perform validation.  Any reduction in
-the QUIC maximum packet size MAY be provisional until QUIC's loss detection
-algorithm determines that the quoted packet has actually been lost.
+carry sufficient quoted packet payload to perform validation.  ICMP messages
+that suggest that the PMTU has decreased below 1280 bytes SHOULD also be

Why only a SHOULD? We say that QUIC depends on a PMTU of at least 1280 bytes, so I think a MUST would be justified here.

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