v0.34.0_4

README.md

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 # RustProxy 0.34.0
 
+## DEV: small-response proxy hot path, OPT3 source candidate
+
+Seven compatible optimizations reduce path copies and work constructing
+forwarded headers, log IPs, hop-by-hop headers, request IDs and cache-off
+reason totals. HTTP/1.1 proxy with a 1,040-byte response remains the first
+benchmark priority; local Web Server is secondary. No version or policy changes.
+The **new code is not compiled or RPS-verified** here. See
+[`docs/PROXY_1KB_OPT3_DEV_0.34.0.md`](docs/PROXY_1KB_OPT3_DEV_0.34.0.md).
+
 ## DEV: cache counter contention and saturated analytics (source candidate)
 
 Per-domain cache outcome/reason accounting now uses bounded immutable indexes