clarify timeout defaults
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- JavaScript
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Description
In https://linkerd.io/2/tasks/configuring-timeouts/, it currently says:
"If unspecified, the default timeout is 10 seconds."
This should be clarified to point out that this only applies if a service profile is set. Without a service profile set, there is no timeout on requests. (At least that's what @grampelberg tells me!)
We may also want to clarify whether the 10s default applies only to matched routes without a timeout config, or also to unmatched routes.
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start with the timeout documentation at https://linkerd.io/2/tasks/configuring-timeouts/. Verify when the 10-second default applies, including whether a service profile is required and how matched versus unmatched routes behave. Update the wording to clarify those cases and confirm the page accurately describes the resulting request timeout behavior.
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Assessment
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100