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[tor-commits] [torspec/master] clarify that RELAY_SENDME cells are empty



commit 1cda024edf1501f23d639a40965602205ab300bb
Author: Nick Mathewson <nickm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date:   Tue Sep 19 09:47:56 2017 -0400

    clarify that RELAY_SENDME cells are empty
---
 tor-spec.txt | 8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tor-spec.txt b/tor-spec.txt
index 16dc74b..bb74678 100644
--- a/tor-spec.txt
+++ b/tor-spec.txt
@@ -1604,9 +1604,9 @@ see tor-design.pdf.
    if no 'circwindow' value is given,
    in each direction (cells that are not data cells do not affect
    the window).  When an OR is willing to deliver more cells, it sends a
-   RELAY_SENDME cell towards the OP, with Stream ID zero.  When an OR
-   receives a RELAY_SENDME cell with stream ID zero, it increments its
-   packaging window.
+   RELAY_SENDME cell towards the OP, with Stream ID zero and an empty
+   body. When an OR receives a RELAY_SENDME cell with stream ID zero, it
+   increments its packaging window. (The body SHOULD be ignored.)
 
    Each of these cells increments the corresponding window by 100.
 
@@ -1631,6 +1631,8 @@ see tor-design.pdf.
    cells when both a) the window is <= 450, and b) there are less than
    ten cell payloads remaining to be flushed at that edge.
 
+   Stream-level RELAY_SENDME cells are distinguished by having nonzero
+   StreamID. They are still empty; the body still SHOULD be ignored.
 
 
 8. Handling resource exhaustion

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