Document that lookup forces GET to the backend

varnish · Sep 26, 2012 · d8e5e70 · d8e5e70
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@@ -385,7 +385,8 @@ vcl_recv
   lookup  
     Look up the requested object in the cache.  Control will
     eventually pass to vcl_hit or vcl_miss, depending on whether the
-    object is in the cache.
+    object is in the cache.  The ``bereq.request`` value will be set
+    to ``GET`` regardless of the value of ``req.request``.
 
 vcl_pipe
   Called upon entering pipe mode.  In this mode, the request is passed