v0.34.0_2

scripts/performance/README.md

@@ -18,6 +18,17 @@ shutdown). Treat `--max-idle` tuning and recycles as separately labelled
 experiments rather than mixing them into the primary comparison. There are no
 new measured RPS figures in the source candidate.
 
+## Follow-up RPS candidate on 0.34.0
+
+`docs/PROXY_RPS_0.34.0.md` tracks the code changes and their regressions.
+Compile before/after binaries from the two 0.34.0 source revisions and use
+the paired benchmark below; a live run against the older binary cannot
+establish a measured RPS improvement for the uncompiled candidate. Keep
+`max_idle_per_host`, recycling, HTTP1/H2 settings and all application security
+and logging features equal between runs. Treat any configuration tuning as a
+separate experiment. Profile the resulting binary with `perf` only after
+correctness checks pass.
+
 ## Offline cache-retention model for 0.34.0
 
 `python3 scripts/performance/simulate_cache_034.py` compares cache invalidation