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[tor/master] Merge branch 'maint-0.3.0' into maint-0.3.1
by nickm＠torproject.org 05 Jan '18

05 Jan '18

commit 48d94e290dec5a5563d8ba97754b98f4374e9566 Merge: c1d98c75e 16fd975a8 Author: Nick Mathewson <nickm(a)torproject.org> Date: Fri Jan 5 16:41:34 2018 -0500 Merge branch 'maint-0.3.0' into maint-0.3.1 changes/ticket24681 | 6 ++++++ doc/tor.1.txt | 3 ++- src/or/config.c | 9 ++++++++- 3 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

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[tor/release-0.2.9] Make the default DirAuthorityFallbackRate 0.1
by nickm＠torproject.org 05 Jan '18

05 Jan '18

commit 30e13716754bc3d991500f5f68eb83a19aea9b11 Author: teor <teor2345(a)gmail.com> Date: Sat Dec 23 00:00:18 2017 +1100 Make the default DirAuthorityFallbackRate 0.1 This makes clients on the public tor network prefer to bootstrap off fallback directory mirrors. This is a follow-up to 24679, which removed weights from the default fallbacks. Implements ticket 24681. --- changes/ticket24681 | 6 ++++++ doc/tor.1.txt | 3 ++- src/or/config.c | 9 ++++++++- 3 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/changes/ticket24681 b/changes/ticket24681 new file mode 100644 index 000000000..cc0a42b2e --- /dev/null +++ b/changes/ticket24681 @@ -0,0 +1,6 @@ + o Minor features (fallback directory mirrors): + - Make the default DirAuthorityFallbackRate 0.1, so that clients on the + public tor network prefer to bootstrap off fallback directory mirrors. + This is a follow-up to 24679, which removed weights from the default + fallbacks. + Implements ticket 24681. diff --git a/doc/tor.1.txt b/doc/tor.1.txt index 74915b711..b286a0656 100644 --- a/doc/tor.1.txt +++ b/doc/tor.1.txt @@ -432,7 +432,8 @@ GENERAL OPTIONS When configured to use both directory authorities and fallback directories, the directory authorities also work as fallbacks. They are chosen with their regular weights, multiplied by this number, which - should be 1.0 or less. (Default: 1.0) + should be 1.0 or less. The default is less than 1, to reduce load on + authorities. (Default: 0.1) [[AlternateDirAuthority]] **AlternateDirAuthority** [__nickname__] [**flags**] __address__:__port__ __fingerprint__ + diff --git a/src/or/config.c b/src/or/config.c index 557790a81..2a0d091a2 100644 --- a/src/or/config.c +++ b/src/or/config.c @@ -225,7 +225,14 @@ static config_var_t option_vars_[] = { VAR("DirReqStatistics", BOOL, DirReqStatistics_option, "1"), VAR("DirAuthority", LINELIST, DirAuthorities, NULL), V(DirCache, BOOL, "1"), - V(DirAuthorityFallbackRate, DOUBLE, "1.0"), + /* A DirAuthorityFallbackRate of 0.1 means that 0.5% of clients try an + * authority when all fallbacks are up, and 2% try an authority when 25% of + * fallbacks are down. (We rebuild the list when 25% of fallbacks are down). + * + * We want to reduce load on authorities, but keep these two figures within + * an order of magnitude, so there isn't too much load shifting to authorities + * when fallbacks go down. */ + V(DirAuthorityFallbackRate, DOUBLE, "0.1"), V(DisableAllSwap, BOOL, "0"), V(DisableDebuggerAttachment, BOOL, "1"), V(DisableIOCP, BOOL, "1"),

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[tor/master] Merge branch 'teor_ticket24681_028' into maint-0.2.9
by nickm＠torproject.org 05 Jan '18

05 Jan '18

commit c52d4d9e3454fd0a94cb900dc18516a489441c18 Merge: c9b3f6352 94d5523c7 Author: Nick Mathewson <nickm(a)torproject.org> Date: Fri Jan 5 16:41:31 2018 -0500 Merge branch 'teor_ticket24681_028' into maint-0.2.9 changes/ticket24681 | 6 ++++++ doc/tor.1.txt | 3 ++- src/or/config.c | 9 ++++++++- 3 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --cc src/or/config.c index ddf49b037,dd0016f7a..42ff25877 --- a/src/or/config.c +++ b/src/or/config.c @@@ -226,10 -225,17 +226,17 @@@ static config_var_t option_vars_[] = VAR("DirReqStatistics", BOOL, DirReqStatistics_option, "1"), VAR("DirAuthority", LINELIST, DirAuthorities, NULL), V(DirCache, BOOL, "1"), - V(DirAuthorityFallbackRate, DOUBLE, "1.0"), + /* A DirAuthorityFallbackRate of 0.1 means that 0.5% of clients try an + * authority when all fallbacks are up, and 2% try an authority when 25% of + * fallbacks are down. (We rebuild the list when 25% of fallbacks are down). + * + * We want to reduce load on authorities, but keep these two figures within + * an order of magnitude, so there isn't too much load shifting to + * authorities when fallbacks go down. */ + V(DirAuthorityFallbackRate, DOUBLE, "0.1"), V(DisableAllSwap, BOOL, "0"), V(DisableDebuggerAttachment, BOOL, "1"), - V(DisableIOCP, BOOL, "1"), + OBSOLETE("DisableIOCP"), OBSOLETE("DisableV2DirectoryInfo_"), OBSOLETE("DynamicDHGroups"), VPORT(DNSPort, LINELIST, NULL),

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[tor/release-0.3.1] fix a wide line
by nickm＠torproject.org 05 Jan '18

05 Jan '18

commit 94d5523c7f100a2fc94869c55af6ec8e3429df2a Author: Nick Mathewson <nickm(a)torproject.org> Date: Fri Jan 5 11:28:23 2018 -0500 fix a wide line --- src/or/config.c | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/or/config.c b/src/or/config.c index 2a0d091a2..dd0016f7a 100644 --- a/src/or/config.c +++ b/src/or/config.c @@ -230,8 +230,8 @@ static config_var_t option_vars_[] = { * fallbacks are down. (We rebuild the list when 25% of fallbacks are down). * * We want to reduce load on authorities, but keep these two figures within - * an order of magnitude, so there isn't too much load shifting to authorities - * when fallbacks go down. */ + * an order of magnitude, so there isn't too much load shifting to + * authorities when fallbacks go down. */ V(DirAuthorityFallbackRate, DOUBLE, "0.1"), V(DisableAllSwap, BOOL, "0"), V(DisableDebuggerAttachment, BOOL, "1"),

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[tor/release-0.3.0] Make the default DirAuthorityFallbackRate 0.1
by nickm＠torproject.org 05 Jan '18

05 Jan '18

commit 30e13716754bc3d991500f5f68eb83a19aea9b11 Author: teor <teor2345(a)gmail.com> Date: Sat Dec 23 00:00:18 2017 +1100 Make the default DirAuthorityFallbackRate 0.1 This makes clients on the public tor network prefer to bootstrap off fallback directory mirrors. This is a follow-up to 24679, which removed weights from the default fallbacks. Implements ticket 24681. --- changes/ticket24681 | 6 ++++++ doc/tor.1.txt | 3 ++- src/or/config.c | 9 ++++++++- 3 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/changes/ticket24681 b/changes/ticket24681 new file mode 100644 index 000000000..cc0a42b2e --- /dev/null +++ b/changes/ticket24681 @@ -0,0 +1,6 @@ + o Minor features (fallback directory mirrors): + - Make the default DirAuthorityFallbackRate 0.1, so that clients on the + public tor network prefer to bootstrap off fallback directory mirrors. + This is a follow-up to 24679, which removed weights from the default + fallbacks. + Implements ticket 24681. diff --git a/doc/tor.1.txt b/doc/tor.1.txt index 74915b711..b286a0656 100644 --- a/doc/tor.1.txt +++ b/doc/tor.1.txt @@ -432,7 +432,8 @@ GENERAL OPTIONS When configured to use both directory authorities and fallback directories, the directory authorities also work as fallbacks. They are chosen with their regular weights, multiplied by this number, which - should be 1.0 or less. (Default: 1.0) + should be 1.0 or less. The default is less than 1, to reduce load on + authorities. (Default: 0.1) [[AlternateDirAuthority]] **AlternateDirAuthority** [__nickname__] [**flags**] __address__:__port__ __fingerprint__ + diff --git a/src/or/config.c b/src/or/config.c index 557790a81..2a0d091a2 100644 --- a/src/or/config.c +++ b/src/or/config.c @@ -225,7 +225,14 @@ static config_var_t option_vars_[] = { VAR("DirReqStatistics", BOOL, DirReqStatistics_option, "1"), VAR("DirAuthority", LINELIST, DirAuthorities, NULL), V(DirCache, BOOL, "1"), - V(DirAuthorityFallbackRate, DOUBLE, "1.0"), + /* A DirAuthorityFallbackRate of 0.1 means that 0.5% of clients try an + * authority when all fallbacks are up, and 2% try an authority when 25% of + * fallbacks are down. (We rebuild the list when 25% of fallbacks are down). + * + * We want to reduce load on authorities, but keep these two figures within + * an order of magnitude, so there isn't too much load shifting to authorities + * when fallbacks go down. */ + V(DirAuthorityFallbackRate, DOUBLE, "0.1"), V(DisableAllSwap, BOOL, "0"), V(DisableDebuggerAttachment, BOOL, "1"), V(DisableIOCP, BOOL, "1"),

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[tor/release-0.3.0] Merge branch 'maint-0.3.0' into release-0.3.0
by nickm＠torproject.org 05 Jan '18

05 Jan '18

commit 7c411bba8a81b545e377af18ecd47f7de23a2dbc Merge: 72c2292ef 16fd975a8 Author: Nick Mathewson <nickm(a)torproject.org> Date: Fri Jan 5 16:41:34 2018 -0500 Merge branch 'maint-0.3.0' into release-0.3.0 changes/ticket24681 | 6 ++++++ doc/tor.1.txt | 3 ++- src/or/config.c | 9 ++++++++- 3 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

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[tor/release-0.3.1] Merge branch 'maint-0.2.9' into maint-0.3.0
by nickm＠torproject.org 05 Jan '18

05 Jan '18

commit 16fd975a82e502418578c81f04894272c4f11826 Merge: bbc9ff160 c52d4d9e3 Author: Nick Mathewson <nickm(a)torproject.org> Date: Fri Jan 5 16:41:34 2018 -0500 Merge branch 'maint-0.2.9' into maint-0.3.0 changes/ticket24681 | 6 ++++++ doc/tor.1.txt | 3 ++- src/or/config.c | 9 ++++++++- 3 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

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[tor/release-0.3.0] Merge branch 'teor_ticket24681_028' into maint-0.2.9
by nickm＠torproject.org 05 Jan '18

05 Jan '18

commit c52d4d9e3454fd0a94cb900dc18516a489441c18 Merge: c9b3f6352 94d5523c7 Author: Nick Mathewson <nickm(a)torproject.org> Date: Fri Jan 5 16:41:31 2018 -0500 Merge branch 'teor_ticket24681_028' into maint-0.2.9 changes/ticket24681 | 6 ++++++ doc/tor.1.txt | 3 ++- src/or/config.c | 9 ++++++++- 3 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --cc src/or/config.c index ddf49b037,dd0016f7a..42ff25877 --- a/src/or/config.c +++ b/src/or/config.c @@@ -226,10 -225,17 +226,17 @@@ static config_var_t option_vars_[] = VAR("DirReqStatistics", BOOL, DirReqStatistics_option, "1"), VAR("DirAuthority", LINELIST, DirAuthorities, NULL), V(DirCache, BOOL, "1"), - V(DirAuthorityFallbackRate, DOUBLE, "1.0"), + /* A DirAuthorityFallbackRate of 0.1 means that 0.5% of clients try an + * authority when all fallbacks are up, and 2% try an authority when 25% of + * fallbacks are down. (We rebuild the list when 25% of fallbacks are down). + * + * We want to reduce load on authorities, but keep these two figures within + * an order of magnitude, so there isn't too much load shifting to + * authorities when fallbacks go down. */ + V(DirAuthorityFallbackRate, DOUBLE, "0.1"), V(DisableAllSwap, BOOL, "0"), V(DisableDebuggerAttachment, BOOL, "1"), - V(DisableIOCP, BOOL, "1"), + OBSOLETE("DisableIOCP"), OBSOLETE("DisableV2DirectoryInfo_"), OBSOLETE("DynamicDHGroups"), VPORT(DNSPort, LINELIST, NULL),

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[tor/release-0.2.9] Merge branch 'maint-0.2.9' into release-0.2.9
by nickm＠torproject.org 05 Jan '18

05 Jan '18

commit 74842cce63fee55389179c2dd45346f0c257a6ff Merge: 45a93ac80 c52d4d9e3 Author: Nick Mathewson <nickm(a)torproject.org> Date: Fri Jan 5 16:41:34 2018 -0500 Merge branch 'maint-0.2.9' into release-0.2.9 changes/ticket24681 | 6 ++++++ doc/tor.1.txt | 3 ++- src/or/config.c | 9 ++++++++- 3 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

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[tor/release-0.3.1] Merge branch 'teor_ticket24681_028' into maint-0.2.9
by nickm＠torproject.org 05 Jan '18

05 Jan '18

commit c52d4d9e3454fd0a94cb900dc18516a489441c18 Merge: c9b3f6352 94d5523c7 Author: Nick Mathewson <nickm(a)torproject.org> Date: Fri Jan 5 16:41:31 2018 -0500 Merge branch 'teor_ticket24681_028' into maint-0.2.9 changes/ticket24681 | 6 ++++++ doc/tor.1.txt | 3 ++- src/or/config.c | 9 ++++++++- 3 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --cc src/or/config.c index ddf49b037,dd0016f7a..42ff25877 --- a/src/or/config.c +++ b/src/or/config.c @@@ -226,10 -225,17 +226,17 @@@ static config_var_t option_vars_[] = VAR("DirReqStatistics", BOOL, DirReqStatistics_option, "1"), VAR("DirAuthority", LINELIST, DirAuthorities, NULL), V(DirCache, BOOL, "1"), - V(DirAuthorityFallbackRate, DOUBLE, "1.0"), + /* A DirAuthorityFallbackRate of 0.1 means that 0.5% of clients try an + * authority when all fallbacks are up, and 2% try an authority when 25% of + * fallbacks are down. (We rebuild the list when 25% of fallbacks are down). + * + * We want to reduce load on authorities, but keep these two figures within + * an order of magnitude, so there isn't too much load shifting to + * authorities when fallbacks go down. */ + V(DirAuthorityFallbackRate, DOUBLE, "0.1"), V(DisableAllSwap, BOOL, "0"), V(DisableDebuggerAttachment, BOOL, "1"), - V(DisableIOCP, BOOL, "1"), + OBSOLETE("DisableIOCP"), OBSOLETE("DisableV2DirectoryInfo_"), OBSOLETE("DynamicDHGroups"), VPORT(DNSPort, LINELIST, NULL),

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