Clients MUST NOT set unknown client flags. Currently this is permitted (but 'SHOULD NOT' be done), with the result that the server MUST drop the connection if it happens. This in effect gives the client an inappropriate way to close the connection.
Signed-off-by: Alex Bligh <[email protected]> --- doc/proto.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/proto.md b/doc/proto.md index 8c83382..6a7ebda 100644 --- a/doc/proto.md +++ b/doc/proto.md @@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ receiving the handshake flags from the server. set `NBD_FLAG_NO_ZEROES`. If set, the server MUST NOT send the 124 bytes of zeroes at the end of the negotiation. -Clients SHOULD NOT set any other flags; the server MUST drop the +Clients MUST NOT set any other flags; the server MUST drop the connection if the client sets an unknown flag, or a flag that does not match something advertised by the server. -- 1.9.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Transform Data into Opportunity. Accelerate data analysis in your applications with Intel Data Analytics Acceleration Library. Click to learn more. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=278785471&iu=/4140 _______________________________________________ Nbd-general mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nbd-general
