[tor-bugs] #13449 [Torflow]: bwauth takes a long time to scan the network

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#13449: bwauth takes a long time to scan the network
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 Reporter:  cypherpunks  |          Owner:  aagbsn
     Type:  defect       |         Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |      Milestone:
Component:  Torflow      |        Version:
 Keywords:  performance  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:               |         Points:
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 Hey there, this is from a newly set up bwauth's cron.log file:

 {{{
 NOTICE[Wed Sep 03 00:45:02 2014]:No previous vote data.
 NOTICE[Wed Sep 03 00:45:08 2014]:Did not measure 60% of nodes yet (0.9%)
 NOTICE[Wed Sep 03 01:45:02 2014]:No previous vote data.
 NOTICE[Wed Sep 03 01:45:07 2014]:Did not measure 60% of nodes yet (9.6%)
 NOTICE[Wed Sep 03 02:45:02 2014]:No previous vote data.
 NOTICE[Wed Sep 03 02:45:07 2014]:Did not measure 60% of nodes yet (18.9%)
 NOTICE[Wed Sep 03 03:45:02 2014]:No previous vote data.
 NOTICE[Wed Sep 03 03:45:06 2014]:Did not measure 60% of nodes yet (24.7%)
 NOTICE[Wed Sep 03 04:45:02 2014]:No previous vote data.
 NOTICE[Wed Sep 03 04:45:06 2014]:Did not measure 60% of nodes yet (31.1%)
 NOTICE[Wed Sep 03 05:45:02 2014]:No previous vote data.
 NOTICE[Wed Sep 03 05:45:05 2014]:Did not measure 60% of nodes yet (34.9%)
 NOTICE[Wed Sep 03 06:45:02 2014]:No previous vote data.
 NOTICE[Wed Sep 03 06:45:06 2014]:Did not measure 60% of nodes yet (41.0%)
 NOTICE[Wed Sep 03 07:45:02 2014]:No previous vote data.
 NOTICE[Wed Sep 03 07:45:05 2014]:Did not measure 60% of nodes yet (45.5%)
 NOTICE[Wed Sep 03 08:45:02 2014]:No previous vote data.
 NOTICE[Wed Sep 03 08:45:05 2014]:Did not measure 60% of nodes yet (50.5%)
 NOTICE[Wed Sep 03 09:45:03 2014]:No previous vote data.
 NOTICE[Wed Sep 03 09:45:05 2014]:Did not measure 60% of nodes yet (52.6%)
 NOTICE[Wed Sep 03 10:45:02 2014]:No previous vote data.
 NOTICE[Wed Sep 03 10:45:04 2014]:Did not measure 60% of nodes yet (59.1%)
 NOTICE[Wed Sep 03 11:45:03 2014]:No previous vote data.
 NOTICE[Wed Sep 03 11:45:05 2014]:Only measured 93.900000 of the previous
 consensus bandwidth despite measuring 61.800000 of the nodes
 NOTICE[Wed Sep 03 12:45:05 2014]:Only measured 94.800000 of the previous
 consensus bandwidth despite measuring 61.600000 of the nodes
 NOTICE[Wed Sep 03 13:45:05 2014]:Only measured 94.900000 of the previous
 consensus bandwidth despite measuring 62.500000 of the nodes
 NOTICE[Wed Sep 03 15:45:05 2014]:Only measured 94.700000 of the previous
 consensus bandwidth despite measuring 64.900000 of the nodes
 NOTICE[Wed Sep 03 16:45:05 2014]:Only measured 94.500000 of the previous
 consensus bandwidth despite measuring 63.300000 of the nodes
 }}}
 Can you help me interpret the ouput? Are we really taking that long to
 measure the network once we get close to 60% of nodes?

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