From 8ad49b8df3d12cb60e565b9cfdc75e5a9864a37b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Benoit Chesneau Date: Sun, 22 Mar 2026 08:09:35 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update settings.md for simplified http_parser options --- docs/content/reference/settings.md | 16 +++++++++------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/content/reference/settings.md b/docs/content/reference/settings.md index 984329ed..84ddd16c 100644 --- a/docs/content/reference/settings.md +++ b/docs/content/reference/settings.md @@ -1978,14 +1978,16 @@ This setting only affects the ``asgi`` worker type. **Default:** `'auto'` -HTTP parser implementation. +HTTP parser implementation for ASGI workers. -- auto: Use gunicorn_h1c if available, otherwise pure Python (default) -- fast: Require gunicorn_h1c C extension (fail if unavailable) -- python: Force pure Python parser +- auto: Use H1CProtocol if gunicorn_h1c is available, else PythonProtocol (default) +- fast: Require H1CProtocol from gunicorn_h1c (fail if unavailable) +- python: Force pure Python PythonProtocol parser -The gunicorn_h1c C extension provides significantly faster HTTP -parsing using picohttpparser with SIMD optimizations. Install it -with: pip install gunicorn[fast] +ASGI workers use callback-based parsing in data_received() for efficient +incremental parsing. The gunicorn_h1c C extension provides significantly +faster HTTP parsing using picohttpparser with SIMD optimizations. + +Install it with: pip install gunicorn[fast] !!! info "Added in 25.0.0"