[tor-bugs] #22453 [Core Tor/Tor]: Relays should regularly do a larger bandwidth self-test

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#22453: Relays should regularly do a larger bandwidth self-test
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 Reporter:  arma                                 |          Owner:  juga
     Type:  enhancement                          |         Status:
                                                 |  assigned
 Priority:  Medium                               |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                                 |  unspecified
Component:  Core Tor/Tor                         |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  034-triage-20180328,                 |  Actual Points:
  034-removed-20180328, tor-bwauth               |
Parent ID:  #25925                               |         Points:
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by arma):

 I still think there's a strong argument for simplifying our design and
 code and ripping out the bandwidth self-tests. So long as there are
 bwauths of any sort running, they will produce load on the relays, which
 will have the same effect as the self-test. And if there aren't bwauths
 running, then either the existing client traffic is enough to make relays
 realize they are fast or it isn't, but the tiny amount of traffic from the
 self-test isn't going to help that much.

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