[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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  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
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Comment (by gmorehouse):

 If MaxMemInCellQueues is not set, is it then unlimited?

 Do cell queues typically consume the lion's share of memory in a stable
 Tor relay that's been up for a few weeks and is forwarding a few Mbps of
 traffic?

 Maybe setting this can help to some degree for now on low-RAM relays.
 It's brand new, not even in stable (as the changelog I found told me), so
 it's not documented in the online manual yet.

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