commit 5f4e9d50799ff5bd01408a439405671db28598ce Author: Fernando Fernandez Mancera ffernandezmancera@gmail.com Date: Mon Nov 20 17:13:16 2017 +0100
Clarify the RelayBandwidth* options in man file
Added clarifying information in man file about RelayBandwidthRate and RelayBandwidthBurst options that exclude directory fetches by relays.
Fixes #24318
Signed-off-by: Fernando Fernandez Mancera ffernandezmancera@gmail.com --- doc/tor.1.txt | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/tor.1.txt b/doc/tor.1.txt index e1c3cdaf9..6d0b80918 100644 --- a/doc/tor.1.txt +++ b/doc/tor.1.txt @@ -231,12 +231,15 @@ GENERAL OPTIONS usage for _relayed traffic_ on this node to the specified number of bytes per second, and the average outgoing bandwidth usage to that same value. Relayed traffic currently is calculated to include answers to directory - requests, but that may change in future versions. (Default: 0) + requests, but that may change in future versions. They do not include directory + fetches by the relay (from authority or other relays), because that is considered + "client" activity. (Default: 0)
[[RelayBandwidthBurst]] **RelayBandwidthBurst** __N__ **bytes**|**KBytes**|**MBytes**|**GBytes**|**TBytes**|**KBits**|**MBits**|**GBits**|**TBits**:: If not 0, limit the maximum token bucket size (also known as the burst) for _relayed traffic_ to the given number of bytes in each direction. - (Default: 0) + They do not include directory fetches by the relay (from authority + or other relays), because that is considered "client" activity. (Default: 0)
[[PerConnBWRate]] **PerConnBWRate** __N__ **bytes**|**KBytes**|**MBytes**|**GBytes**|**TBytes**|**KBits**|**MBits**|**GBits**|**TBits**:: If set, do separate rate limiting for each connection from a non-relay.