On 07/04/2016 17:35, Pavel Borzenkov wrote: > > On 05/04/2016 06:05, Kevin Wolf wrote: > > > The options I can think of is adding a request field "max number of > > > descriptors" or a flag "only single descriptor" (with the assumption > > > that clients always want one or unlimited), but maybe you have a better > > > idea. > > > > I think a limit is better. Even if the client is ultimately going to > > process the whole file, it may take a very long time and space to > > retrieve all the descriptors in one go. Rather than query e.g. 16GB at > > a time, I think it's simpler to put a limit of 1024 descriptors or so. > > Agree. I'm not sure that the value of the limit should be hard-coded > into the protocol, though. Why don't just allow a server to send less > data than requested (similar to what SCSI "GET LBA STATUS" allows) and > allow the server to choose the limit suitable for it (without directly > exposing it to the clients)?
Yes, definitely. The number was just an example. Even 1 would be fine. Paolo
