[metrics-bugs] #33214 [Core Tor/Tor]: ConnDirectionStatistics is off by default, but most relays report it

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#33214: ConnDirectionStatistics is off by default, but most relays report it
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 Reporter:  teor          |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect        |         Status:  closed
 Priority:  Medium        |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.4.4.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal        |     Resolution:  not a bug
 Keywords:                |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:  #33052        |         Points:  1
 Reviewer:                |        Sponsor:  Sponsor55-can
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Changes (by karsten):

 * status:  assigned => closed
 * resolution:   => not a bug


Comment:

 False alarm!

 I did mean conn-bi-direct lines, but I must have looked at the wrong `grep
 | wc -l` result when giving the 79,709 number. I was certain that the
 number was correct, but turns out I was wrong.

 I just ran another check for descriptors published in 2020 to be sure it
 was not a temporary thing when I looked a few days ago. Here are the
 stats-end times for conn-bi-direct lines contained in extra-info
 descriptors from 2020:

 {{{
     110 2019-12-31
     173 2020-01-01
     166 2020-01-02
     172 2020-01-03
     173 2020-01-04
     171 2020-01-05
     159 2020-01-06
     155 2020-01-07
     147 2020-01-08
     154 2020-01-09
     167 2020-01-10
     143 2020-01-11
     155 2020-01-12
     155 2020-01-13
     151 2020-01-14
     161 2020-01-15
     164 2020-01-16
     155 2020-01-17
     156 2020-01-18
     160 2020-01-19
     146 2020-01-20
     157 2020-01-21
     157 2020-01-22
     159 2020-01-23
     149 2020-01-24
     161 2020-01-25
     146 2020-01-26
     154 2020-01-27
     178 2020-01-28
     158 2020-01-29
     166 2020-01-30
     160 2020-01-31
     153 2020-02-01
     169 2020-02-02
     173 2020-02-03
     168 2020-02-04
     166 2020-02-05
     158 2020-02-06
     155 2020-02-07
     159 2020-02-08
     171 2020-02-09
     150 2020-02-10
     165 2020-02-11
     124 2020-02-12
       4 2020-02-13
 }}}

 All is good, the code does what it's supposed to do! I'm really sorry for
 the noise and for causing unnecessary bug hunting. I'm closing this ticket
 now, pretending it was never opened... Thanks, everyone!

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