[tor-bugs] #25377 [- Select a component]: Provide a control-port mechanisms to manage idle mode better.

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#25377: Provide a control-port mechanisms to manage idle mode better.
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     Reporter:  nickm                 |      Owner:  (none)
         Type:  defect                |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium                |  Milestone:  Tor: 0.3.4.x-final
    Component:  - Select a component  |    Version:
     Severity:  Normal                |   Keywords:
Actual Points:                        |  Parent ID:
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      Sponsor:  Sponsor8              |
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 When Tor is idle, we should fetch directory information less aggressively,
 not build predictive or probe circuits, and so on.  We should provide a
 way for controllers to manage idle mode: to tell Tor to enter it early,
 and to leave it in part of in full.

 This is related to proposal 286.

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