[tor-bugs] #23109 [Core Tor/Tor]: prop224: Do we need to re-encode HS desc everytime we upload it?

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#23109: prop224: Do we need to re-encode HS desc everytime we upload it?
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     Reporter:  asn           |      Owner:
         Type:  defect        |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium        |  Milestone:  Tor: 0.3.2.x-final
    Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |    Version:
     Severity:  Normal        |   Keywords:  prop224 prop224-extra tor-hs
Actual Points:                |  Parent ID:
       Points:  0.2           |   Reviewer:
      Sponsor:                |
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 Nick is worrying that we are spending cycles needlessly when we re-encode
 the descriptor in every `upload_descriptor_to_hsdir()`. Instead we could
 encode the desc once and use it for all uploads.

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