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Re: [Qemu-block] [PATCH] qemu-img / curl: When fetching Content-Size use
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Boris Schrijver |
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Re: [Qemu-block] [PATCH] qemu-img / curl: When fetching Content-Size use GET instead of HEAD. |
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Tue, 8 Dec 2015 21:39:30 +0100 (CET) |
Hi!
To clarify: The body of the response is the maximum size defined by MTU network
policies, so by default around ~1500 bytes. After that is received, the header
is parsed and the connection is dropped!
So no whole file transfers!!! Please test and see for your self!
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Met vriendelijke groet / Kind regards,
Boris Schrijver
PCextreme B.V.
http://www.pcextreme.nl/contact
Tel direct: +31 (0) 118 700 215
> On December 8, 2015 at 8:56 PM Michael Tokarev <address@hidden> wrote:
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> 08.12.2015 00:23, Boris Schrijver wrote:
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> > It's is therefore better to use only the GET request method, and discard the
> > body at the first call.
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> Nooooooo! Please NOOOO!
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> Fetching a large file once might be too long already.
> Fetching it twice is twice as long. Oh well!..
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> Thanks,
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> /mjt