[tor-bugs] #25374 [Core Tor/Tor]: Create a better-designed system for handling computation outside the event loop

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#25374: Create a better-designed system for handling computation outside the event
loop
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 Reporter:  nickm                                |          Owner:  nickm
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:
                                                 |  accepted
 Priority:  Low                                  |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                                 |  0.3.4.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor                         |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  034-roadmap-subtask,                 |  Actual Points:
  034-triage-20180328, 034-included-20180328     |
Parent ID:  #25500                               |         Points:
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
                                                 |  Sponsor8
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Comment (by nickm):

 I've started work here in a branch called `postloop_callbacks` based on
 `isolate_libevent_2`.  It still needs tests and a changes file, and we'll
 need to rebase it once `isolate_libevent_2` is squashed and merged.

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