Hi Qin, thank you for your comments, responses inline.

Note to other WG members: PR 127 is completely editorial but 128 does add
some RFC 2119 language that was previously implicit, please double-check my
work.

Thanks,
David

On Fri, Sep 30, 2022 at 5:48 AM Qin Wu via Datatracker <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Minor Issues:

1. Section 4 introduce verson downgrade term [Qin]What the version
> downgrade is? I
> feel confused, does it mean when I currently use new version, I should not
> fall
> back to the old version? Can you explain how version downgrade is different
> from version incompatible? It will be great to give a definition of version
> downgrade in the first place or provide an example to explain it?


It's a pretty common term of art in versioned protocols but I've defined it
in Section 4.
https://github.com/quicwg/version-negotiation/pull/127


> 2. Section 9
> said: " The requirement that versions not be assumed compatible mitigates
> the
> possibility of cross-protocol attacks, but more analysis is still needed
> here."
> [Qin] It looks this paragraph is incomplete, what else analysis should we
> provide to make this paragraph complete?


The paragraph is complete. It acknowledges the potential for cross-protocol
attacks
and encourages more research in this area.


> 3. Section 10 [Qin]: I am not clear
> why not request permanent allocation of a codepoint in the 0-63 range
> directly
> in this document. In my understanding, provisional codepoint can be
> requested
> without any dependent document? e.g., Each vendor can request IANA for
> Vendor
> specific range. Secondly, if replacing provisional codepoint with permanent
> allocation, requires make bis for this document, I don't think it is
> reasonable.


The IANA section means that when the IESG approves the document, we will
modify the document to select a permanent 0-63 codepoint before or during
AUTH48. There will be no need for a bis document.


> Nits:

1. Section 2 said: " For instance, if the client initiates a
> connection with version A and the server starts incompatible version
> negotiation and the client then initiates a new connection with .... "
> [Qin]Can
> the client starts incompatible version negotiation? if not, I think we
> should
> call this out, e.g., using RFC2119 language.


Good catch, this was an implicit assumption. I made it explicit with 2119
text:
https://github.com/quicwg/version-negotiation/pull/128


> 2. Section 2, last paragraph [Qin]
> This paragraph is a little bit vague to me, how do we define not fully
> support?
> e.g., the server can interpret version A, B,C, but the server only fully
> implements version A,B, regarding version C, the server can read this
> version,
> but can not use this version, in other words, it is partially implemented,
> is
> my understanding correct?


Your understanding is correct. Do you have suggestions for better wording?


> 3.Section 2.1 the new term "offered version" [Qin]
> Can you add one definition of offered versions in section 1.2, terminology
> section? To be honest, I still not clear how offered version is different
> from
> negotiated version? Also I suggest to add definitions of accepted version,
> deployed version as well in section 1.2? Too many terminologies, hard to
> track
> them in the first place.


Those terms are introduced with a reference to Section 5 that very clearly
defines them. Duplicating those definitions in Section 1.2 would make the
document less clear in my opinion.


> 4. Section 6 said: " it is possible for some
> application layer protocols to not be able to run over some of the offered
> compatible versions. " [Qin]I believe compatible versions is not
> pertaining to
> any application layer protocol, if yes,
>  s/compatible versions/compatible QUIC versions
>

Compatible versions are defined as referring to QUIC versions. My apologies
but I think the existing text is clearer.

5.Section 7.1 said:
> "For example, that could be accomplished by having the server send a Retry
> packet in the original
>  version first thereby validating the client's IP address before"
> [Qin] Is Version first Version 1? If the answer is yes, please be
> consistent
> and keep using
>  either of them instead of inter-exchange to use them.
>  s/version first/version 1
>

You're misunderstanding this sentence, I've moved the word first to avoid
the confusion:
https://github.com/quicwg/version-negotiation/commit/e1ca5b749e2ea2347db7d8353bc2f9cc770ae354

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