[tor-bugs] #25687 [Core Tor/Tor]: over-report of observed / self-measure bandwidth on fast hardware -- important to torflow / peerflow

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#25687: over-report of observed / self-measure bandwidth  on fast hardware --
important to torflow / peerflow
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 Reporter:  starlight     |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect        |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium        |      Milestone:  Tor: unspecified
Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |        Version:  Tor: 0.2.6.10
 Severity:  Normal        |     Resolution:
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Comment (by teor):

 The current variance between bandwidth authorities is 50%.
 Perhaps this issue is a contributing factor.

 We're designing a new bandwidth authority codebase that doesn't rely on
 self-reported bandwidths.
 We'll be able to prioritise this issue better once it is deployed.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/25687#comment:6>
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