[tor-bugs] #28423 [Core Tor/Tor]: improve precision of finegrained periodic event scheduling?

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#28423: improve precision of finegrained periodic event scheduling?
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 Reporter:  nickm         |          Owner:  nickm
     Type:  defect        |         Status:  assigned
 Priority:  Medium        |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.4.0.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal        |     Resolution:
 Keywords:                |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:  #28335        |         Points:
 Reviewer:                |        Sponsor:  Sponsor8
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Comment (by nickm):

 I ran an experiment for a while to see how frequently
 second_elapsed_callback was called on a not-too-loaded desktop after we
 made it a periodic event:
 {{{
 Nov 13 13:31:52.000 [notice] Called 4560 times in 4564 seconds
 }}}

 We need to check whether this is ok.

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