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Context compression infinite loop and context_length semantics discussion

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1 open item. Fix attempted, not merged.

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0open PRs
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Known?
Yes. 5 related items grouped here, 1 issue already closed.
Fix event
No fix has been merged to main. 3 PRs closed without merging; see the attempts below.
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1 issue and 0 PRs.

The members all concern context compression repeating in a loop, especially when an auxiliary model's context is smaller than the session or when context_length is user-configured. They include a bug report, a semantics issue, and several proposed fix PRs, but the titles alone do not show whether any of them address the same root cause or whether any have reached a final outcome.

Open issues1

  • Issue#58745compression: context_length capability-vs-budget semantics conflict (every-turn compression loop family)

Open PRs0

No open pull requests.

3 PRs closed without merging

From the close comments: stale or abandoned 1 · other 2

  • #53162 fix(compression): prevent infinite loop when aux model context < session size · other
  • #53235 fix(compression): break infinite loop when aux model context < session size (#53008) · other → 7f94857
  • #58418 fix(compression): skip auto-lower when context_length is user-configured · stale or abandoned → #58407, #8499, #58745, #57102, #53235, #58431, #58378, #58397
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#53008[Bug]: Context Compression Infinite Loop
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