[tor-bugs] #32720 [Core Tor/Tor]: How much bandwidth does a user use to bootstrap and maintain dir info? How has that changed over time?

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#32720: How much bandwidth does a user use to bootstrap and maintain dir info? How
has that changed over time?
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 Reporter:  arma          |          Owner:  nickm
     Type:  task          |         Status:  needs_review
 Priority:  Medium        |      Milestone:
Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal        |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  prop312-can   |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:  #33049        |         Points:
 Reviewer:                |        Sponsor:  Sponsor55-can
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Comment (by teor):

 Replying to [comment:9 nickm]:
 > I found my original branch; it was called `measure_dl`.  I've rebased it
 and cleaned it up a little as `ticket32720`.  I've made an example PR as
 https://github.com/torproject/tor/pull/1750
 >
 > It breaks the tests in test_status.c by adding a new heartbeat section;
 it would need at least new tests before it could be merged.  Perhaps there
 should be an option to manage whether these stats are logged or not.  What
 do you think?

 I don't think an option is necessary.
 What's the risk?
 Should these statistics be enabled on clients by default?

 > Also, would you have time to make these changes, or should I put it on
 my queue?

 I don't know if I'll have time to make these changes. I won't be sure
 until I start Sponsor 55 Objective 1.2 (Auto Relay IPv6 Addresses).

 I really just need a once-off set of figures, so if it's a lot of work, I
 could just do a `grep -c` on the right tor logs.

 If it's not much work, I'd really appreciate you doing it :-)

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