acks are not congestion control -> be careful #478
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this PR is a clarification based on the discussion in issue #454. Of course it's optimal to add this recommendation or not. However, it's in the implementation considerations section and I think at least noting the issue is a good thing.
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| and thus better performance. As packets that only carries PATH_ACK frames | ||
| are not congestion controlled, sending only PATH_ACK frames on a path | ||
| should carefully consider the load induced by these packets, especially | ||
| if the capacity is unknown on that path. | ||
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The additional sentence uses the passive form and is a bit hard to read. If we want something, I would suggest:
However, since packets that only carries PATH_ACK frames
are not congestion controlled, senders should carefully consider the load induced by these packets, especially
if the capacity is unknown on that path.
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this PR is a clarification based on the discussion in issue #454. Of course it's optimal to add this recommendation or not. However, it's in the implementation considerations section and I think at least noting the issue is a good thing.