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pack-protocol: fix maximum pkt-line size

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According to LARGE_PACKET_MAX in pkt-line.h the maximal length of a
pkt-line packet is 65520 bytes. The pkt-line header takes 4 bytes and
therefore the pkt-line data component must not exceed 65516 bytes.

Signed-off-by: Lars Schneider <larsxschneider@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Lars Schneider 2016-08-29 19:55:09 +02:00 committed by Junio C Hamano
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@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ pkt-line parsing/formatting routines are 8-bit clean.
A non-binary line SHOULD BE terminated by an LF, which if present A non-binary line SHOULD BE terminated by an LF, which if present
MUST be included in the total length. MUST be included in the total length.
The maximum length of a pkt-line's data component is 65520 bytes. The maximum length of a pkt-line's data component is 65516 bytes.
Implementations MUST NOT send pkt-line whose length exceeds 65524 Implementations MUST NOT send pkt-line whose length exceeds 65520
(65520 bytes of payload + 4 bytes of length data). (65516 bytes of payload + 4 bytes of length data).
Implementations SHOULD NOT send an empty pkt-line ("0004"). Implementations SHOULD NOT send an empty pkt-line ("0004").