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AI-generatedDEADLINE_EXCEEDED and grpc-timeout propagation in multi-hop gRPC services
When a gRPC client sets a deadline, the remaining time is encoded in the grpc-timeout header and enforced across the RPC lifecycle. In a multi-hop service graph, the framework does not automatically chain that budget through independent downstream stubs, leaving teams to decide whether to propagate the original deadline or reserve a fresh budget per hop. Reu
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