[tor-bugs] #20395 [Metrics/metrics-lib]: metrics-lib should be able to handle large descriptor files

Wed May 10 14:00:59 UTC 2017

#20395: metrics-lib should be able to handle large descriptor files
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 Reporter:  iwakeh               |          Owner:  karsten
     Type:  defect               |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium               |      Milestone:  metrics-lib 2.0.0
Component:  Metrics/metrics-lib  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal               |     Resolution:
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Comment (by iwakeh):

 Lazy reading/providing of bytes could leave the code referred to in #22140
 and #22141 as is?
 Maybe worth a try; the descriptor only stores the file location and
 position and provides raw bytes only on request by accessing the file
 system and not from memory?

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