[tor-bugs] #6683 [Tor Relay]: Request: add offset to current system time

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#6683: Request: add offset to current system time
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 Reporter:  tmpname0901  |          Owner:                  
     Type:  enhancement  |         Status:  needs_revision  
 Priority:  normal       |      Milestone:  Tor: unspecified
Component:  Tor Relay    |        Version:                  
 Keywords:               |         Parent:                  
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Comment(by tmpname0901):

 After a week of testing I think that the use of libfaketime is a better
 solution than modifying Tor when a system has a fixed inaccuracy in time.

 Besides having all the system components on the same page, time-wise, it
 also keeps Tor's components in sync.  In particular, libevent checks the
 time in several locations.  I didn't see any obvious problems when
 patching Tor and leaving libevent unpatched, but I'm sure I didn't
 exercise all the code paths needed to touch those unpatched instances.

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