[tor-bugs] #20534 [Core Tor/Tor]: Revise hard-coded download schedules

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#20534: Revise hard-coded download schedules
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 Reporter:  teor          |          Owner:
     Type:  defect        |         Status:  needs_information
 Priority:  Medium        |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.9.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal        |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  regression    |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:  #20499        |         Points:  0.5
 Reviewer:                |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by teor):

 Replying to [comment:4 dgoulet]:
 > Replying to [comment:3 teor]:
 > > Actually, there's not much point in revising these schedules - the
 exponential backoff code only pays attention to the first and last value
 in the schedule.
 >
 > teor, should we keep this in 029 then? Or the ticket at all?

 If we revert the exponential backoff code as our solution to #20499, we
 will want to tweak the final times on some of these schedules, to achieve
 Roger's goal of "never have a relay stop trying entirely".

 If we don't, we will want to adjust the initial time as well.

 So I think my comment was a bit hasty - it's only the middle times that
 don't matter, and only if we keep exponential backoff.

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