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1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/conditional_get.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/conditional_get.rb
index a26ebd2b24..89bf60a0bb 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/conditional_get.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/conditional_get.rb
@@ -242,8 +242,9 @@ module ActionController
response.date = Time.now unless response.date?
end
- # Sets an HTTP 1.1 Cache-Control header of <tt>no-cache</tt> so no caching should
- # occur by the browser or intermediate caches (like caching proxy servers).
+ # Sets an HTTP 1.1 Cache-Control header of <tt>no-cache</tt>. This means the
+ # resource will be marked as stale, so clients must always revalidate.
+ # Intermediate/browser caches may still store the asset.
def expires_now
response.cache_control.replace(no_cache: true)
end