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diff --git a/Documentation/technical/protocol-common.txt b/Documentation/technical/protocol-common.txt index 889985f707..ecedb34bba 100644 --- a/Documentation/technical/protocol-common.txt +++ b/Documentation/technical/protocol-common.txt @@ -62,11 +62,14 @@ A pkt-line MAY contain binary data, so implementors MUST ensure pkt-line parsing/formatting routines are 8-bit clean. A non-binary line SHOULD BE terminated by an LF, which if present -MUST be included in the total length. - -The maximum length of a pkt-line's data component is 65520 bytes. -Implementations MUST NOT send pkt-line whose length exceeds 65524 -(65520 bytes of payload + 4 bytes of length data). +MUST be included in the total length. Receivers MUST treat pkt-lines +with non-binary data the same whether or not they contain the trailing +LF (stripping the LF if present, and not complaining when it is +missing). + +The maximum length of a pkt-line's data component is 65516 bytes. +Implementations MUST NOT send pkt-line whose length exceeds 65520 +(65516 bytes of payload + 4 bytes of length data). Implementations SHOULD NOT send an empty pkt-line ("0004"). |