[tor-bugs] #23502 [Core Tor/Tor]: prop224: Don't make IPv4 mandatory because one day we'll have IPv6 only relays

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#23502: prop224: Don't make IPv4 mandatory because one day we'll have IPv6 only
relays
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 Reporter:  dgoulet                     |          Owner:  dgoulet
     Type:  defect                      |         Status:  needs_revision
 Priority:  Medium                      |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                        |  0.3.3.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor                |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                      |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  prop224, tor-relay, tor-hs  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                              |         Points:
 Reviewer:  asn                         |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by teor):

 * status:  merge_ready => needs_revision


Comment:

 This patch doesn't work, it fails:
 {{{
 chutney/tools/test-network.sh --flavour single-onion-v23-ipv6
 }}}
 with:
 {{{
 Warning: Couldn't extend circuit to new point
 $263A27537C064BEE62ECF7D8670D70BD0B5504C4~ at ::1. Number: 9
 Warning: Couldn't extend circuit to new point
 $CCD29F70D3B95E13B5512D1F5B868C69D402F182~ at ::1. Number: 6
 Warning: Couldn't extend circuit to new point
 $DDD5C375894E1B71EBA4A76E4FBFA3A960F7F8C7~ at ::1. Number: 8
 Warning: circuit_receive_relay_cell (backward) failed. Closing. Number: 36
 Warning: circuit_send_intermediate_onion_skin: Bug: Trying to extend to a
 non-IPv4 address. (on Tor 0.3.2.0-alpha-dev 1c52d39989fa5ccd) Number: 59
 Warning: connection_edge_process_relay_cell (at origin) failed. Number: 36
 }}}

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