Re: [PATCH] remote-curl: don't hang when a server dies before any output

> On Mon, Nov 14, 2016 at 05:02:27PM -0800, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>
>> Jeff King <peff@peff.net> writes:
>> 
>> > Actually, I take it back. I think it works for a single round of ref
>> > negotiation, but not for multiple. Enabling GIT_TEST_LONG=1 causes it to
>> > fail t5551.
>> >
>> > I think I've probably made a mis-assumption on exactly when in the HTTP
>> > protocol we will see a flush packet (and perhaps that is a sign that
>> > this protocol-snooping approach is not a good one).
>> 
>> Hmph.  I think I tried David's original under GIT_TEST_LONG and saw
>> it got stuck; could be the same issue, I guess.
>
> It works OK here. I think it is just that the test is really slow (by
> design).