Enforce deadlines
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- Scala
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Description
Currently, linkerd propagates deadlines but does not act on them. Routers should expose configuration that causes them to use deadlines to enforce timeouts/nacking.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the router implementation and the existing deadline propagation path. Trace how router configuration is exposed and how timeouts or nacking are currently handled. Done means routers have configuration that uses propagated deadlines to enforce the intended timeout behavior, with relevant tests covering the enforcement.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- scala
- Domain
- backend, distributed-systems, networking
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100