[tor-bugs] #25762 [Core Tor/Tor]: Make periodic events array with flags including when they are enabled/disabled

Tue Apr 17 00:05:49 UTC 2018

#25762: Make periodic events array with flags including when they are
enabled/disabled
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 Reporter:  dgoulet                              |          Owner:  dgoulet
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:
                                                 |  assigned
 Priority:  Medium                               |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                                 |  0.3.4.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor                         |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  034-roadmap-subtask, client,         |  Actual Points:
  s8-perf                                        |
Parent ID:  #25500                               |         Points:
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
                                                 |  Sponsor8
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Comment (by nickm):

 I left some comments on the PR.

 My main suggestion here would be:
   * Always initialize every periodic event.  Instead of initializing only
 some...
   * Only call `periodic_event_launch()` on the events that should be
 running.
   * Add a `periodic_event_disable()` that delegates to
 `mainloop_event_cancel()`; call that on the events that should not be
 running.

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