Subject: Re: [quicwg/base-drafts] Clarify when timer should be set (#3390)

From: ianswett <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2020 14:05:08 -0800

ianswett commented on this pull request.

> @@ -410,8 +410,9 @@ time threshold MUST be set to at least kGranularity.  The time threshold is:
 max(kTimeThreshold * max(smoothed_rtt, latest_rtt), kGranularity)
 ~~~
 
-If packets sent prior to the largest acknowledged packet cannot yet be declared
-lost, then a timer SHOULD be set for the remaining time.
+When an ACK frame is received and unacknowledged packets sent prior to the

This is slightly less correct, because a loss detection timer could be set for one packet, and then it could be declared lost, and then when it is, the timer may be re-armed for the next packet to be declared lost.

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