[tor-bugs] #21425 [Core Tor/Tor]: entry_list_is_constrained() should look at the guard_selection_t object

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#21425: entry_list_is_constrained() should look at the guard_selection_t object
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 Reporter:  nickm         |          Owner:
     Type:  defect        |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium        |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.3.1.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal        |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  guards        |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:  #20822        |         Points:
 Reviewer:                |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by arma):

 Replying to [ticket:21425 nickm]:
 > to find out if our list of entry points is highly limited

 At least originally, the definition of constrained was more like 'fixed'.
 The question is whether the entry list is growable using the default
 algorithm of "go to the consensus and pick a new one". So it isn't about
 whether it's limited to a few or a lot, it's about whether it's growable.

 (I haven't looked at the code changes lately to see how much we've gotten
 away from that definition, but I'd posit that wherever we have, it's a
 potential bug. :)

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