[tor-bugs] #5337 [Tor Directory Authority]: Memory fragmentation(?) issues on dirauths

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#5337: Memory fragmentation(?) issues on dirauths
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 Reporter:  Sebastian                |          Owner:                    
     Type:  defect                   |         Status:  new               
 Priority:  major                    |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.3.x-final
Component:  Tor Directory Authority  |        Version:                    
 Keywords:                           |         Parent:                    
   Points:                           |   Actualpoints:                    
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Comment(by arma):

 Memory bloat happens, among other times, when you get a whole lot of
 connections (Tor allocates the memory, and then typically doesn't give it
 back). Linus was complaining about getting bombarded by connections. I
 wonder if those are related.

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