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On 11 Apr 2006, at 09:15, Matthew Toseland wrote: > Which requests should count for load limiting? > > Load limiting is the process whereby if we get a RejectedOverload or a > timeout we reduce the rate at which we send (locally originated) > requests, and if we don't, we increase it. > > The original intention I think, based loosely on the TCP-over-Ethernet > metaphor, was to only count locally originated requests. So if we > get a > timeout on any other request, this doesn't affect the rate at which we > send requests. > > Is this the best option? It is perhaps closest to "propagate the load > back to the originator"? But maybe more information - counting other > requests - would be better? We should not change this, we need to keep it simple - only introducing further complexity if there is a *clear* justification. I don't see a clear justification here. Ian. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2.2 (Darwin) iD8DBQFEO/iLQtgxRWSmsqwRApq3AJ0brx1vu7aK1WtZhgyxl95wmxhl2wCeMaVm i9RW9QqbzcE2vpalivRTryY= =SM3m -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
