> Oh, and, it is likely that when we issue that many or more reads, we > want a flow controlled network. Just guessing :-)
the downside of course is that the set of suitable protocols is then greatly reduced. tftp, rudp, il, cec to name a few simple protocols (yes i've done 9p over cec) would then be unusable for 9p. and the minimum requirements for participating in a 9p converstation would be increased. maybe that's okay, but it's hard to give that up. one thing that 9p doesn't address (that aoe does) is the maximum number of outstanding messages. that can be a fairly effective means of flow control. - erik
