Add support for netty4 communication module in 2.5.6 version of dubbo, enabled as follows:
provider：
<dubbo:protocol server="netty4" />
or
<dubbo:provider server="netty4" />
consumer：
<dubbo:consumer client="netty4" />
If provider need to use different communication layer framework for different protocols , please configure multiple protocols separately.
consumer configuration as follow：
<dubbo:consumer client="netty">
<dubbo:reference />
</dubbo:consumer>
<dubbo:consumer client="netty4">
<dubbo:reference />
</dubbo:consumer>
Next we will continue to do something：We will provide a reference data on the performance test indicators and performance test comparison with the version of netty 3.