quest: plan the second round of 2026-10-08 spawn follow-ups

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Plans follow-ups suggested by #5069, #5077, #5086, and #5088.

• quest/m1/js-head-race.md [S]: JS subgroup heads race the subscription closing (fix(net): accept a clear FIRST_OBJECT that starts at object 0 (backport #5027) #5069 review P2), main only.
• quest/m1/ietf-dispatch-headers.md [S]: Rust run_dispatch reads each bidi request header in its own task (same pattern fix(net): serve held groups to a cross-relay FETCH on any peer link #5086 fixed for uni streams).
• quest/m1/ietf-end-of-track-placement.md [S]: END_OF_TRACK at the upstream's Location, and Rust's END_OF_TRACK header clears END_OF_GROUP (deferred from fix(net): a capped IETF stream never claims END_OF_GROUP #5077).
• quest/m1/session-burst-hang.md [S]: root-cause the session burst bench hang; requires serve-budget.

Public API: none (planning only). Wire: none.

Paper trail

• JS race scope: ✅ main only, m1 S / main + release backport, m0
• Dispatch scope: ✅ Rust only, m1 S, after fix(net): serve held groups to a cross-relay FETCH on any peer link #5086 / Fold into fix(net): serve held groups to a cross-relay FETCH on any peer link #5086
• END_OF_TRACK scope: ✅ Both, one m1 S quest / Header agreement only, XS / Two quests
• Burst hang framing: ✅ Root-cause as a possible bug, m1 S / Bench-only fix, m2 XS

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Grok review of 5fb1a9f1: four planning quests, no code.

Spot-checked against main: run_dispatch (rs/moq-net/src/ietf/session.rs:1010), write_end_of_track building from GroupFlags::default() (publisher.rs:2637-2650), JS #runBidis (connection.ts:267) and the FIRST_OBJECT peekU62() (subscriber.ts:1152) all match what the quests describe. README links resolve.

Non-blocking:

1. session-burst-hang.md: the burst axis isn't in rs/moq-net/benches/session.rs on main yet; it arrives with feat(net): bound the publish serve loops with a per-loop budget #5088 (still open). "Hangs on main too" and "the sweep was limited" only make sense once feat(net): bound the publish serve loops with a per-loop budget #5088 lands, so either gate this PR on feat(net): bound the publish serve loops with a per-loop budget #5088 or reword it as "with feat(net): bound the publish serve loops with a per-loop budget #5088's burst axis applied to main". The Required link to serve-budget.md is right.
2. ietf-end-of-track-placement.md: "Wire: none" is a bit generous, since moving END_OF_TRACK from a new stream (6/0) onto the last group's stream changes what a peer sees. That's fine as conformance polish, but it's worth noting interop with Fastly in the test plan.
3. ietf-dispatch-headers.md: it says to name the new test "beside fix(net): serve held groups to a cross-relay FETCH on any peer link #5086's" test. fix(net): serve held groups to a cross-relay FETCH on any peer link #5086 isn't merged yet, so this has the same ordering dependency as item 1.

CI is pending.

Verdict: MERGE

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Reviewed full commit 5fb1a9f184c6fb439ca26b1a3794f4bda0cfce5e against da1aa61fb92bc8a3c577f0f898893fb22d7e208f.

No actionable bugs found in the five-file planning diff. The JS pre-producer waits, Rust serial bidi-header reads, and END_OF_TRACK header mismatch match the surrounding code. The burst investigation appropriately leaves the cause open and requires serve-budget.

Direction: keep these focused follow-ups. For END_OF_TRACK, preserve the upstream terminal location and cover the already-finished-stream case without holding every group open; retain PUBLISH_DONE's final stream count. One correction to the existing review: #5086 is already merged and is this PR's base, so its regression test is available.

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Walkthrough

The pull request adds four M1 quest documents and indexes them in the README. The documents describe planned IETF bidi-header handling and END_OF_TRACK placement work, a JavaScript subscriber head-read race, and a session burst-sweep hang investigation. They also record proposed tests and other quest-specific details. The pull request adds documentation; it does not implement the described behavior.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to cd8ff

The plans are mergeable with owner awareness: reproducing the burst hang requires the #5088 changes, and Fastly acceptance of the END_OF_TRACK placement remains to be checked.

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Description check		The description clearly summarizes the four planning quests, their scope, and the absence of public API or wire-format changes. It is directly related to the changeset.
Title check		The title identifies the changes as a planned second round of spawn follow-ups and includes the relevant date. It is concise and related to the four quest documents.
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quest/m1/ietf-end-of-track-placement.md (1)

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Add a Fastly interoperability check for the new placement.

The quest is deferred from Fastly follow-up #5020 and changes the peer-visible END_OF_TRACK location. The listed Rust and JavaScript tests do not establish Fastly relay compatibility. Add a Fastly interoperability test, or state explicitly why Fastly is out of scope for this quest.

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Review comment at @quest/m1/ietf-end-of-track-placement.md around lines 23 - 25:
Add a Fastly interoperability check for the `END_OF_TRACK` placement described
in the quest, verifying the peer-visible location through a Fastly relay; the
existing Rust and JavaScript tests do not establish relay compatibility.
Alternatively, explicitly document why Fastly interoperability is out of scope
for this quest.

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Review comments at @quest/m1/session-burst-hang.md:
- Around line 11-12: Update the hang report near the “Found while landing
serve-budget” note to identify the exact main revision and changes used to
reproduce it, and state explicitly whether the burst sweep requires #5088.

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Review comments at @quest/m1/ietf-end-of-track-placement.md:
- Around line 23-25: Add a Fastly interoperability check for the `END_OF_TRACK`
placement described in the quest, verifying the peer-visible location through a
Fastly relay; the existing Rust and JavaScript tests do not establish relay
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Review follow-up, pushed as 6246c53:

• CodeRabbit (burst baseline) and Grok 1: session-burst-hang.md now names feat(net): bound the publish serve loops with a per-loop budget #5088 as the source of the burst axis. The quest's Required already gates it on serve-budget, so this PR need not wait for feat(net): bound the publish serve loops with a per-loop budget #5088.
• CodeRabbit nitpick (Fastly interop) and Grok 2: Fastly's moq-relay-interop harness is external and can't run in our CI, so the quest says the PR flags the change for their next rerun of the status-end-of-track and publish-done cells. The Wire line now says a peer sees END_OF_TRACK at a different Location.
• Grok 3: no change. As the OpenAI review noted, fix(net): serve held groups to a cross-relay FETCH on any peer link #5086 is merged and is this PR's base, so its test is on main.

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Follow-up review at 6246c537 (push since 5fb1a9f1, docs-only).

Two earlier non-blocking notes are fixed:

• session-burst-hang.md now links feat(net): bound the publish serve loops with a per-loop budget #5088 and says the hang appears with its burst axis applied, so it no longer reads as reproducible on main today.
• ietf-end-of-track-placement.md no longer claims "Wire: none"; it says the format is unchanged but peers see END_OF_TRACK at a different Location, and notes the external Fastly interop rerun.

Still open (non-blocking): the dispatch test reference to unmerged #5086, unchanged by this push.

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Reviewed commit: 6246c53

No new actionable bugs found in the two-file planning delta from 5fb1a9f. quest/m1/session-burst-hang.md:11–14 now identifies #5088's burst axis as a prerequisite, fixing the misleading unmodified-main reproduction claim raised by CodeRabbit and Grok. quest/m1/ietf-end-of-track-placement.md:23–29 now acknowledges the peer-visible Location change and external Fastly rerun; compatibility remains to be tested.

Direction: keep these focused follow-ups and establish a pinned baseline when investigating the hang. The latest review's #5086 dependency warning does not apply: #5086 merged as da1aa61, this PR's base.

Verification: GitHub-only static review of ancestry, exact delta, both quests, relevant publisher/benchmark code, and source PRs. No tests, benchmarks, or Fastly interop run. Rechecked open/non-draft state, unchanged head, and reviews immediately before posting.

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Grok review of cd8ff71f (full review, planning-only PR)

Checked the four new quests against main; the claims hold up:

• ietf-dispatch-headers.md: run_dispatch in rs/moq-net/src/ietf/session.rs is real, fix(net): serve held groups to a cross-relay FETCH on any peer link #5086 did fix run_unis, and a_silent_stream_does_not_hold_up_the_next exists to sit beside. JS #runBidis in js/net/src/ietf/connection.ts confirmed.
• ietf-end-of-track-placement.md: write_end_of_track in publisher.rs does build its header from ietf::GroupFlags::default(), as described.
• session-burst-hang.md: benches/session.rs and /quest/m0/serve-budget.md both exist, so the Required link resolves.
• README entries link to all four new files.

Non-blocking:

• fix(net): a capped IETF stream never claims END_OF_GROUP #5077 and feat(net): bound the publish serve loops with a per-loop budget #5088 are still open. The END_OF_TRACK quest says it was "deferred from fix(net): a capped IETF stream never claims END_OF_GROUP #5077" and the burst-hang quest says the burst axis is added by feat(net): bound the publish serve loops with a per-loop budget #5088, which hasn't merged, so until feat(net): bound the publish serve loops with a per-loop budget #5088 lands the bench shapes it describes don't exist on main. Fine if this merges after feat(net): bound the publish serve loops with a per-loop budget #5088, otherwise worth a note.
• fix(net): serve held groups to a cross-relay FETCH on any peer link #5086's title is about cross-relay FETCH; the run_unis fix is a side part of it, so a reader following the link may not find it fast. Optional: name the test or commit.
• CI (Check, Test, Quest) was still pending at review time.

Verdict: MERGE

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[kixelated]

Merging at cd8ff71f.

• Plans four m1 quests: JS subgroup heads race close, IETF bidi request headers read per stream, END_OF_TRACK at the upstream's Location (plus Rust's header clearing END_OF_GROUP), and the session burst hang (requires serve-budget). Every scope choice was settled in the /quest-plan interview (see the paper trail).
• Review fixes in 6246c537: the burst-hang quest names feat(net): bound the publish serve loops with a per-loop budget #5088 as the source of the burst axis, and the END_OF_TRACK quest notes the peer-visible Location change and Fastly's external rerun. The OpenAI review of 6246c537 had no findings.
• cd8ff71f merges main; it only resolves a quest/m1/README.md conflict by keeping both entries. quest check and CI pass.
• Grok's remaining notes need no change: Required gates the burst quest on serve-budget, and the dispatch quest already names fix(net): serve held groups to a cross-relay FETCH on any peer link #5086's test.

Public API: none. Wire: none.

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