[tor-bugs] #17772 [Tor]: We don't consider the Guard flag when picking a directory guard

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#17772: We don't consider the Guard flag when picking a directory guard
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 Reporter:  arma    |          Owner:
     Type:  defect  |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium  |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.7.x-final
Component:  Tor     |        Version:
 Severity:  Major   |     Resolution:
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Comment (by arma):

 In terms of impact, we are still sticking with our guards for the intended
 periods (as far as I can tell), so from a security perspective this isn't
 the end of the world. Effectively it's like all the relays have the Guard
 flag.

 From a performance perspective, we're probably doing our load balancing
 suboptimally, since we're shifting load onto relays that don't have the
 Guard flag, and also shifting load away from relays that do have the Guard
 flag.

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