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These settings exist in xquic's xqc_conn_settings_t but nothing in mqvpn can
reach them, so what the HTTP/3 receive path buffers is whatever xquic defaults
to. max_body_buf_per_stream is the one that has no default to fall back on —
it is the subject of alibaba/xquic#959, where the buffer it bounds has no limit
at all.

Four keys under [Advanced], each set on both the client and the server path.
All four default to 0; 0 means "leave xquic's own default alone", and nothing
in the tree sets a non-zero value.

H3BodyBufPerStream xqc_conn_settings_t.max_body_buf_per_stream
BlockedBufPerStream xqc_conn_settings_t.max_blocked_buf_per_stream
BlockedBufPerConn xqc_conn_settings_t.max_blocked_buf_per_conn
MaxRecvWindow xqc_conn_settings_t.max_recv_window

Two of them cannot be used against the xquic this repository pins: at 0487d0be,
grep -rn "max_body_buf_per_stream\|max_recv_window" third_party/xquic/include
returns nothing. CMake probes xqc_conn_settings_t for each field, the builder
assigns only what is there, and mqvpn refuses to start on a non-zero value it
cannot honour, naming the key; 0 is accepted on any build. The other two do work
at that pin (xquic.h:1640, :1647), and exceeding either closes the HTTP/3
connection with H3_EXCESSIVE_LOAD (xqc_h3_stream.c:1722, :1732, :1823, :1832).

max_body_buf_per_stream is the subject of alibaba/xquic#959. Happy to send only
the two keys that work against the pinned xquic today instead.

./build.sh && cd build && ctest # 38/38 before, 39/39 after
bash ../tests/check_buf_limits_bridged.sh

On b9227aa with its own submodule pins (xquic 0487d0be, lwip 821af199): 39/39,
and clang-format 18.1.3 over src include tests is clean.

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  • New Features

    • Added Advanced settings for HTTP/3 body buffering, QPACK blocked buffers, and maximum receive windows.
    • Applied these limits to both client and server connections.
    • Zero values preserve protocol defaults.
    • Unsupported settings are rejected at startup, while values above the supported maximum are ignored with a warning.
  • Documentation

    • Documented configuration options, JSON names, limits, defaults, and connection behavior in English and Japanese.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for parsing, validation, propagation, defaults, and platform support.

Four keys under [Advanced], each bridged to a field of xqc_conn_settings_t on
both the client and the server path:

  H3BodyBufPerStream    .max_body_buf_per_stream
  BlockedBufPerStream   .max_blocked_buf_per_stream
  BlockedBufPerConn     .max_blocked_buf_per_conn
  MaxRecvWindow         .max_recv_window

All four default to 0, 0 means "leave xquic's own default alone", and nothing
in this tree sets a non-zero value.

They follow RecvRateLimit's route: mqvpn_file_config_t, mqvpn_client_cfg_t /
mqvpn_server_cfg_t, the two CLI -> library bridges, mqvpn_config_s, and
mqvpn_conn_settings_input_t. mqvpn_build_conn_settings() assigns them outside
the is_server if/else that hard-zeroes recv_rate_bytes_per_sec for servers.
tests/test_conn_settings.c pins both sides; tests/check_buf_limits_bridged.sh
gates the two bridges, one of which is inside linux_platform_run_server(),
where no unit test reaches it.

xqc_conn_settings_t.max_blocked_buf_per_stream and .max_blocked_buf_per_conn
are in the xquic this repository pins. .max_body_buf_per_stream and
.max_recv_window are not, as of this commit, so H3BodyBufPerStream and
MaxRecvWindow cannot be used against it: CMake probes for each field
(check_struct_has_member), the builder assigns only the fields that are there,
and mqvpn refuses to start on a non-zero value it cannot honour, naming the
key. 0 is accepted on any build. The check sits below the --status early exit
in main().

Exceeding either BlockedBuf limit closes the HTTP/3 connection with
H3_EXCESSIVE_LOAD (third_party/xquic/src/http3/xqc_h3_stream.c).

Docs in website/guide/configuration.md and website/ja/guide/configuration.md.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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The change adds four Advanced receive-buffer limits, detects optional xquic fields, validates unsupported settings, propagates values to client and server connection settings, and adds parsing, forwarding, saturation, source-gate, and documentation coverage.

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Advanced buffer-limit configuration

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Feature detection and configuration contracts
CMakeLists.txt, src/config.*, src/mqvpn_internal.h, src/vpn_*.h, src/mqvpn_conn_settings.h
The build detects optional xquic fields. Configuration and public client/server structures now expose four bounded uint64_t limits.
Configuration loading and startup checks
src/main.c, src/mqvpn_config.c, src/platform/*
INI and JSON values flow into client and server configurations. Non-zero values for unavailable xquic fields are rejected before normal startup.
Connection-settings propagation
src/mqvpn_conn_settings.c, src/mqvpn_client.c, src/mqvpn_server.c
Client and server connection settings receive the four limits. Values are conditionally assigned and clamped to destination widths.
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tests/*, website/guide/configuration.md, website/ja/guide/configuration.md
Tests cover parsing, forwarding, defaults, unsupported fields, saturation, and source structure. Both guides document the settings and runtime behavior.

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In `@website/guide/configuration.md`:
- Around line 355-357: Update the BlockedBufPerStream, BlockedBufPerConn, and
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MQVPN_CONFIG_MAX_BUF_LIMIT caps all three settings, values above 4294967295 are
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Comment thread website/guide/configuration.md Outdated
BlockedBufPerStream, BlockedBufPerConn and MaxRecvWindow are capped at
MQVPN_CONFIG_MAX_BUF_LIMIT (4294967295). A larger value makes
cfg_key_store() return before writing, and the INI path logs it as
invalid and ignores it, so the key keeps its previous value.

For the two blocked-buffer keys that matters on a client, where 0 means
unbounded: an oversized value meant as a large bound leaves the client
with no bound at all. H3BodyBufPerStream already said this; the other
three rows now do too, in both guides.
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