download resume behaviour of Firefox fails for big files (connection aborts)
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(Core :: Networking, defect)
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(Reporter: ulli.luftpumpe, Unassigned, NeedInfo)
Details
Steps to reproduce:
Server supports download resume.
Start download of a big file (multiple GBs).
Download ist interrupted by external cause, so resume button is shown by Firefox for that download after 90% finished already => .part file bigger than free RAM/file cache of OS
Click resume in Firefox (after fixing external cause).
Actual results:
Resume starts for 2 seconds then freezes. Now Firefox starts to re-read the big part file from the (slow) disk without clear reason and without downloading anymore. The re-reading takes so long that the connection times out.
After reading the part file, this file has grown in size by a few kB (when resuming worked for 2 seconds).
The resume button is shown again.
This can be repeated, but Firefox always re-reads the big file enforcing a delay and disconnection again, thus resume function is practically not working.
Expected results:
Don't read the whole *.part file for no good reason, and not repeatedly.
If this reading is really necessary, then remember it after the first reading.
Don't make the connection timeout.
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Comment 1•1 year ago
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The Bugbug bot thinks this bug should belong to the 'Core::Networking' component, and is moving the bug to that component. Please correct in case you think the bot is wrong.
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Comment 2•1 year ago
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Hi Reporter,
Could you try to capture a http log for this?
I'd like to see why the resume request only works for a few seconds. In about:logging, please select Logging to file and send the file to necko@mozilla.com.
Thanks.
Without more information we aren't able to do anything here so I am closing this.
If we get more information then please re-open this bug, thanks.
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