[tor-bugs] #11553 [Tor]: Be more verbose when warning about not finding a circuit ID

Wed Apr 30 00:34:30 UTC 2014

#11553: Be more verbose when warning about not finding a circuit ID
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     Reporter:  ra       |      Owner:
         Type:           |     Status:  needs_review
  enhancement            |  Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.4.x-final
     Priority:  major    |    Version:  Tor: 0.2.5.3-alpha
    Component:  Tor      |   Keywords:  tor-relay, 024-backport,
   Resolution:           |  023-backport, andrea-review-0254, 025-triaged,
Actual Points:           |  nickm-backport-02422
       Points:           |  Parent ID:
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Comment (by nickm):

 The rationale for backporting the randomized CircID code it enables the
 "don't check 2^15^ times in order to confirm that we're out of circuit
 IDs!" fix, which is a huge slowdown on connections that are, or have been
 maliciously made, heavily loaded.

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