[tor-bugs] #19969 [Core Tor/Tor]: tor client does not immediately open new circuits after standby

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#19969: tor client does not immediately open new circuits after standby
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 Reporter:  weasel        |          Owner:
     Type:  defect        |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium        |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.8.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |        Version:  Tor: 0.2.8.6
 Severity:  Normal        |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  regression    |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                |         Points:
 Reviewer:                |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by arma):

 Ok, it just happened to me (running "Tor 0.2.9.3-alpha-dev (git-
 bfaded9143d127cb)"). My tor client has been on an airplane all day,
 firewalled from the internet. Now I made a request to it, and it just sat
 there -- it received the request but did not attempt to make any circuits
 or anything.

 I connected over the control port and asked it 'getinfo circuit-status'
 and it has no circuits open.

 It is *supposed* to say
 {{{
         log_fn(severity, LD_APP|LD_DIR,
                "Application request when we haven't %s. "
                "Optimistically trying directory fetches again.",
                !router_have_minimum_dir_info() ?
                "used client functionality lately" :
                "received a consensus with exits");
 }}}
 and then start making circuits and stuff.

 It's weird that it didn't even try to make a circuit for the new stream
 request though.

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