[tor-bugs] #16844 [Tor]: Duplicate directory fetches when on high-latency connection

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#16844: Duplicate directory fetches when on high-latency connection
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 Reporter:  arma        |          Owner:
     Type:  defect      |         Status:  new
 Priority:  High        |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.9.x-final
Component:  Tor         |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal      |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tor-client  |  Actual Points:
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  Sponsor:              |
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Comment (by arma):

 How about if we disable the stream timeouts for begindir requests?

 Originally the stream timeouts were there to handle broken exit relays
 that e.g. don't have enough sockets, have broken dns resolvers, are
 censored from reaching the destination, etc. The goal was to dump the
 whole circuit, and try a new one (probably with a new exit). But for
 begindir requests, there should be a lot less variance between relays.

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