[tor-bugs] #23985 [Core Tor/Tor]: If less than 15 missing mds, Tor will delay md download for 10 mins

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#23985: If less than 15 missing mds, Tor will delay md download for 10 mins
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 Reporter:  asn                                |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect                             |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                             |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                               |  0.3.2.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor                       |        Version:  Tor:
                                               |  0.3.0.6
 Severity:  Normal                             |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tor-guard, tor-bridge, tor-client  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:  #21969                             |         Points:
 Reviewer:                                     |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by nickm):

 Replying to [comment:1 asn]:
 > Perhaps the fix here is to disable this delay functionality if the
 missing descriptors are delaying bootstrap (e.g. if missing descs are
 primary guard descs)?

 Before we do that, let's consider the purpose of waiting here: we don't
 want anybody to be able to force us to use a secondary guard by denying us
 descriptors for any primary guards.

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