[tor-bugs] #9862 [Stem]: Tor hangs if you ask it to open too many ORPorts

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#9862: Tor hangs if you ask it to open too many ORPorts
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     Reporter:  zwol    |      Owner:  atagar
         Type:  defect  |     Status:  new
     Priority:  normal  |  Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.5.x-final
    Component:  Stem    |    Version:  Tor: 0.2.4.17-rc
   Resolution:          |   Keywords:  tor-relay
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Comment (by atagar):

 Oh, just thought of something. If you call tor_process.stdout.close() does
 this still manifest? If not then that's a pretty trivial fix to make in
 launch_tor().

 > The bootstrap status events (or the getinfo) don't do it for you?

 No for a couple reasons:

 1. It doesn't tell us when we *can* connect to the control port. We could
 poll instead, but reading stdout is better.

 2. The launch_tor() function simply launches tor, it doesn't require that
 the user has a control port.

 I recall you asking this on an earlier ticket too.

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