commit 25ea8be9de9137d61daaa20237698aeeb2dc03e8 Author: teor teor2345@gmail.com Date: Sun May 28 21:01:08 2017 +1000

Update the client bootstrap comment in config.c for exponential backoff

This brings the description up to date with the exponential backoff code introduced in 0.2.9.1-alpha.

Fixes bug #22421. --- src/or/config.c | 8 +++++--- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/or/config.c b/src/or/config.c index c96f42c..7d2ebbd 100644 --- a/src/or/config.c +++ b/src/or/config.c @@ -558,11 +558,13 @@ static config_var_t option_vars_[] = { "10800, 21600, 43200"), /* With the ClientBootstrapConsensus*Download* below: * Clients with only authorities will try: - * - 3 authorities over 10 seconds, then wait 60 minutes. + * - at least 3 authorities over 10 seconds, then exponentially backoff, + * with the next attempt 3-21 seconds later, * Clients with authorities and fallbacks will try: - * - 2 authorities and 4 fallbacks over 21 seconds, then wait 60 minutes. + * - at least 2 authorities and 4 fallbacks over 21 seconds, then + * exponentially backoff, with the next attempts 4-33 seconds later, * Clients will also retry when an application request arrives. - * After a number of failed reqests, clients retry every 3 days + 1 hour. + * After a number of failed requests, clients retry every 3 days + 1 hour. * * Clients used to try 2 authorities over 10 seconds, then wait for * 60 minutes or an application request.