[tor-bugs] #23861 [Core Tor/Tor]: Excessive I learned some more directory information. [...] log message at startup

Sat Oct 14 21:00:55 UTC 2017

#23861: Excessive I learned some more directory information. [...] log message at
startup
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     Reporter:  s7r           |      Owner:  (none)
         Type:  defect        |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium        |  Milestone:  Tor: 0.3.2.x-final
    Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |    Version:  Tor: 0.3.2.2-alpha
     Severity:  Normal        |   Keywords:
Actual Points:                |  Parent ID:
       Points:                |   Reviewer:
      Sponsor:                |
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 On `0.3.2.2-alpha-dev (git-51e47481fc6f131d)`, if started with an old
 consensus, until it bootstraps to 80% and starts with guard context
 'default' it will print this log message excessively, multiple times per
 second even:
 {{{
 Oct 14 23:38:08.000 [notice] Bootstrapped 0%: Starting
 Oct 14 23:38:27.000 [notice] This version of Tor (0.3.2.2-alpha-dev) is
 newer than any recommended version, according to the directory
 authorities. Recommended versions are:
 0.2.5.14,0.2.8.14,0.2.8.15,0.2.9.11,0.2.9.12,0.3.0.9,0.3.0.10,0.3.0.11,0.3.1.5-alpha,0.3.1.6-rc,0.3.1.7,0.3.2.1-alpha,0.3.2.2-alpha
 Oct 14 23:38:27.000 [notice] I learned some more directory information,
 but not enough to build a circuit: We have no recent usable consensus.
 Oct 14 23:38:40.000 [notice] Bootstrapped 50%: Loading relay descriptors
 Oct 14 23:38:40.000 [notice] I learned some more directory information,
 but not enough to build a circuit: We have no recent usable consensus.
 Oct 14 23:38:41.000 [notice] I learned some more directory information,
 but not enough to build a circuit: We have no recent usable consensus.
 Oct 14 23:38:41.000 [notice] I learned some more directory information,
 but not enough to build a circuit: We have no recent usable consensus.
 Oct 14 23:38:41.000 [notice] I learned some more directory information,
 but not enough to build a circuit: We have no recent usable consensus.
 Oct 14 23:38:41.000 [notice] I learned some more directory information,
 but not enough to build a circuit: We have no recent usable consensus.
 Oct 14 23:38:42.000 [notice] I learned some more directory information,
 but not enough to build a circuit: We have no recent usable consensus.
 Oct 14 23:38:42.000 [notice] I learned some more directory information,
 but not enough to build a circuit: We have no recent usable consensus.
 Oct 14 23:38:42.000 [notice] I learned some more directory information,
 but not enough to build a circuit: We have no recent usable consensus.
 Oct 14 23:38:43.000 [notice] I learned some more directory information,
 but not enough to build a circuit: We have no recent usable consensus.
 Oct 14 23:38:43.000 [notice] I learned some more directory information,
 but not enough to build a circuit: We have no recent usable consensus.
 Oct 14 23:38:43.000 [notice] I learned some more directory information,
 but not enough to build a circuit: We have no recent usable consensus.
 Oct 14 23:38:43.000 [notice] I learned some more directory information,
 but not enough to build a circuit: We have no recent usable consensus.
 Oct 14 23:38:43.000 [notice] I learned some more directory information,
 but not enough to build a circuit: We have no recent usable consensus.
 Oct 14 23:38:43.000 [notice] I learned some more directory information,
 but not enough to build a circuit: We have no recent usable consensus.
 Oct 14 23:38:44.000 [notice] I learned some more directory information,
 but not enough to build a circuit: We have no recent usable consensus.
 Oct 14 23:38:44.000 [notice] I learned some more directory information,
 but not enough to build a circuit: We have no recent usable consensus.
 Oct 14 23:38:44.000 [notice] I learned some more directory information,
 but not enough to build a circuit: We have no recent usable consensus.
 Oct 14 23:38:44.000 [notice] I learned some more directory information,
 but not enough to build a circuit: We have no recent usable consensus.
 Oct 14 23:38:44.000 [notice] I learned some more directory information,
 but not enough to build a circuit: We have no recent usable consensus.
 Oct 14 23:38:44.000 [notice] I learned some more directory information,
 but not enough to build a circuit: We have no recent usable consensus.
 Oct 14 23:38:44.000 [notice] I learned some more directory information,
 but not enough to build a circuit: We have no recent usable consensus.
 Oct 14 23:38:44.000 [notice] I learned some more directory information,
 but not enough to build a circuit: We have no recent usable consensus.
 Oct 14 23:38:44.000 [notice] I learned some more directory information,
 but not enough to build a circuit: We have no recent usable consensus.
 Oct 14 23:38:44.000 [notice] I learned some more directory information,
 but not enough to build a circuit: We have no recent usable consensus.
 Oct 14 23:38:45.000 [notice] I learned some more directory information,
 but not enough to build a circuit: We have no recent usable consensus.
 Oct 14 23:38:45.000 [notice] I learned some more directory information,
 but not enough to build a circuit: We have no recent usable consensus.
 Oct 14 23:38:45.000 [notice] I learned some more directory information,
 but not enough to build a circuit: We have no recent usable consensus.
 Oct 14 23:38:45.000 [notice] I learned some more directory information,
 but not enough to build a circuit: We have no recent usable consensus.
 Oct 14 23:38:45.000 [notice] I learned some more directory information,
 but not enough to build a circuit: We have no recent usable consensus.
 Oct 14 23:38:45.000 [notice] I learned some more directory information,
 but not enough to build a circuit: We have no recent usable consensus.
 Oct 14 23:38:45.000 [notice] I learned some more directory information,
 but not enough to build a circuit: We have no recent usable consensus.
 Oct 14 23:38:45.000 [notice] I learned some more directory information,
 but not enough to build a circuit: We have no recent usable consensus.
 Oct 14 23:38:45.000 [notice] I learned some more directory information,
 but not enough to build a circuit: We have no recent usable consensus.
 Oct 14 23:38:45.000 [notice] I learned some more directory information,
 but not enough to build a circuit: We have no recent usable consensus.
 }}}

 Didn't paste the full log, there are 78 lines of this message. I recall we
 made a change in bootstrapping code which may lead to this.

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