[tor-bugs] #9646 [Tor]: Feature request: add torrc option to specify max physical RAM to use

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#9646: Feature request: add torrc option to specify max physical RAM to use
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     Reporter:           |      Owner:
  gmorehouse             |     Status:  new
         Type:           |  Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.5.x-final
  enhancement            |    Version:  Tor: unspecified
     Priority:  normal   |   Keywords:  tor-relay 025-deferrable needs-
    Component:  Tor      |  design
   Resolution:           |  Parent ID:
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Changes (by nickm):

 * keywords:   => tor-relay 025-deferrable needs-design
 * milestone:   => Tor: 0.2.5.x-final


Comment:

 I'd love to have one of these, but it's going to be a lot of work.  We
 have a start already in the OOM killer that starts eliminating circuits
 once the number of cells allocated is too high, but making it cover all
 the RAM in tor is going to be a challenge.  Probably we'd get some benefit
 from having it cover only the greediest memory-users in the code?

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