feat(transfer): stream single files and bases above the 256 MiB ceiling (#318)

2026-09-24 01:25:12 +02:00
parent f7d5dda93b
commit c387beb182
21 changed files with 1758 additions and 193 deletions
@@ -112,8 +112,9 @@ layout is unchanged (golden length still 886).
  wording, and symlink/empty-directory quick-checks.
 - `--delete-before`'s phase-0 late-file divergence remains (rsync's pre-scan
  fixes the file list before the data pass).
- A single file larger than 256 MiB cannot be streamed in the default path
-  (a general whole-file limit, not basis-specific).
+- A whole-file sender that cannot stream its codec (lz4's one-shot block
+  format) or a `--append`/delta source above the bound still buffers; the
+  default zstd/zlib and the uncompressed paths stream (see #318).
 - `--stats` byte totals and `--msgs2stderr` stay documented divergences.

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