[Nbd] [PATCH] Docs: proto.md: Clarify NUL in export name
Clarify that
* The name is not NUL terminated (not just that the length
'does not include NUL termination' which might be taken to mean
there is NUL termination but the length doesn't include it.
* The name cannot itself include embedded NUL characters (despite
it not being NUL terminated).
Signed-off-by: Alex Bligh <alex@...872...>
---
doc/proto.md | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/doc/proto.md b/doc/proto.md
index c1e05c5..7729051 100644
--- a/doc/proto.md
+++ b/doc/proto.md
@@ -292,7 +292,8 @@ of the newstyle negotiation.
haggling, and proceed to the transmission phase. Data: name of the
export, free-form UTF-8 text (subject to limitations by server
implementation). The length of the name is determined from the
- option header, and does NOT include a NUL terminator. If the
+ option header. The name is not NUL terminated, and may not
+ contain embedded NUL characters. If the
chosen export does not exist or requirements for the chosen export
are not met (e.g., the client did not negotiate TLS for an export
where the server requires it), the server should close the
--
1.9.1
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