[tor-bugs] #7798 [Core Tor/Tor]: Use directory guards even when consensus isn't live

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#7798: Use directory guards even when consensus isn't live
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 Reporter:  nickm         |          Owner:
     Type:  defect        |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium        |      Milestone:  Tor: unspecified
Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal        |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tor-client    |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                |         Points:
 Reviewer:                |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by arma):

 * cc: teor (added)
 * severity:   => Normal


Comment:

 Agreed!

 I wonder how this should relate to the fallbackdir design now that there
 is one.

 Can we add the directory guards from our state file to the fallbackdir
 list, with higher priority than the other ones on the list?

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