[tor-bugs] #4848 [Core Tor/Tor]: Prealloc disk space for descriptors files

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#4848: Prealloc disk space for descriptors files
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 Reporter:  tmpname0901     |          Owner:
     Type:  enhancement     |         Status:  closed
 Priority:  Medium          |      Milestone:  Tor: unspecified
Component:  Core Tor/Tor    |        Version:  Tor: 0.2.2.35
 Severity:  Normal          |     Resolution:  wontfix
 Keywords:  perf tor-relay  |  Actual Points:
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 Reviewer:                  |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by nickm):

 * status:  new => closed
 * resolution:   => wontfix
 * severity:   => Normal


Comment:

 Going to go with the "fragmentation doesn't matter here" theory.  The
 descriptor.new file is going to wind up severely fragmented, but we only
 read it at startup. What matters is the "descriptors" file, which we
 generate all-at-once.

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