[tor-bugs] #6904 [Metrics Utilities]: consensus-health message for ‘conflicting or invalid consensus parameters’ is unclear

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#6904: consensus-health message for ‘conflicting or invalid consensus parameters’
is unclear
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 Reporter:  rransom            |          Owner:  karsten
     Type:  defect             |         Status:  new    
 Priority:  minor              |      Milestone:         
Component:  Metrics Utilities  |        Version:         
 Keywords:                     |         Parent:         
   Points:                     |   Actualpoints:         
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 {{{
 2012-09-20 20:02:14 <nsa> ^Bor^B: [consensus-health] NOTICE: The following
 directory authorities set conflicting or invalid consensus parameters:
 maatuska CircuitPriorityHalflifeMsec=30000 UseOptimisticData=1
 bwauthpid=1, moria1 CircuitPriorityHalflifeMsec=30000 UseOptimisticData=1
 bwauthpid=1, turtles CircuitPriorityHalflifeMsec=30000 UseOptimisticData=1
 bwauthpid=1
 }}}

 In this message, the consensus health checker is complaining because it
 thinks the ‘`UseOptimisticData`’ parameter is invalid.

 This type of message should be split into two messages:
  * one for an ‘invalid’ parameter (usually what this actually means is
 that consensus-health hasn't been told that a new parameter is valid yet),
 and
  * one for an actual conflict between parameter values (in which case, it
 should show the name of the parameter with conflicting values, the values
 specified by each dirauth which votes on it, and the value produced in the
 consensus).

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