[tor-bugs] #28930 [Core Tor/Tor]: consider reordering PT/proxy phases

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#28930: consider reordering PT/proxy phases
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 Reporter:  catalyst                             |          Owner:  ahf
     Type:  enhancement                          |         Status:
                                                 |  assigned
 Priority:  Medium                               |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                                 |  unspecified
Component:  Core Tor/Tor                         |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  sponsor19-also, s8-bootstrap, pt,    |  Actual Points:
  proxy, 040-deferred-20190220                   |
Parent ID:  #28018                               |         Points:  3
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
                                                 |  Sponsor19
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Comment (by catalyst):

 The change would be to reorder the phases so the proxy phases are "inside"
 the PT phases. Last I checked, tor doesn't know about whether or not the
 PT client itself uses a proxy, so the PT would have to explicitly tell
 tor.

 We can do the reordering now, or wait until we have a PT client interface
 that can report intermediate progress when using a PT tunneled through a
 proxy. ahf, which do you think is better?

 There might be reasons to have these phases in any number of slightly
 different orderings, including the current ordering. I would have to
 refresh my memory about the current behavior to be sure.

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