[tor-bugs] #18640 [Core Tor/Tor]: Use smarter algorithms to handle socket exhaustion

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#18640: Use smarter algorithms to handle socket exhaustion
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 Reporter:  nickm                                |          Owner:  andrea
     Type:  enhancement                          |         Status:
 Priority:  Medium                               |  needs_review
Component:  Core Tor/Tor                         |      Milestone:  Tor:
 Severity:  Normal                               |  0.2.9.x-final
 Keywords:  tor-dos, TorCoreTeam201606, review-  |        Version:
  group-5                                        |     Resolution:
Parent ID:  #17293                               |  Actual Points:  4
 Reviewer:  nickm                                |         Points:  3
                                                 |        Sponsor:
                                                 |  SponsorU-can
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Comment (by nickm):

 ''Actual-review-points-so-far'' : 0.2

 Looking good!  There are a few small issues to fix, and I'd like to talk a
 little more about the actual heuristics for what to kill: see comments on
 branch.

 (I don't think we need to get those heuristics right before merging.  We
 could instead disable the connection-killer until we believe in it, or
 make it off-by-default till we believe in it.)

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