[tor-bugs] #16585 [Tor]: relay stops forwarding all traffic when client function cannot establish circuits -- scheduler_run() starvation

Sat Aug 15 17:45:14 UTC 2015

#16585: relay stops forwarding all traffic when client function cannot establish
circuits -- scheduler_run() starvation
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     Reporter:  starlight  |      Owner:
         Type:  defect     |     Status:  new
     Priority:  major      |  Milestone:
    Component:  Tor        |    Version:  Tor: 0.2.6.10
   Resolution:             |   Keywords:
Actual Points:             |  Parent ID:
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Comment (by starlight):

 Another idea would be to modify the path-
 search code so it can pause and resume
 after some increment of work has completed.
 Thus control can be returned to the main
 event loop frequently to permit cell
 forward processing to run on more reasonable
 intervals.

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