[tor-bugs] #24228 [Core Tor/Tor]: Tor keeps on creating new circuits even when it's idle

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#24228: Tor keeps on creating new circuits even when it's idle
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 Reporter:  asn           |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect        |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Very High     |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.3.3.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |        Version:  Tor: 0.3.1.1-alpha
 Severity:  Normal        |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tor-circuit   |  Actual Points:
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 Reviewer:                |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by mikeperry):

 Replying to [comment:16 dgoulet]:
 > Replying to [comment:14 mikeperry]:
 > > That said, 10 minutes *is* 3X faster than we really need. We could
 lower this by a factor of three and still get it done inside of the
 connection idle time for reduced padding clients.
 >
 > Considering #24902 DoS mitigation, I might be in favor of this
 especially if we can get it in the time frame we are comfortable with.
 >
 > @mikeperry, where/what should be changed for this to happen if you are
 still OK?

 The 3X change is done in my patches for #24769, and I also added consensus
 params to let us tweak it live. I think this ticket can be dupped to that
 one.

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