[tor-bugs] #32103 [Core Tor/Tor]: Subsystem "thread_cleanup" is never called

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#32103: Subsystem "thread_cleanup" is never called
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 Reporter:  opara                     |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  needs_revision
 Priority:  Medium                    |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.4.3.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor              |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                    |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  043-should, extra-review  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                            |         Points:
 Reviewer:  nickm                     |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by opara):

 The 'defect' status should probably be removed from this ticket. When I
 made the ticket I didn't realize that threads in tor never exit, so there
 is no reason to clean up any memory in these threads. It might be best
 just to remove the `thread_cleanup` function altogether.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/32103#comment:11>
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