[tor-bugs] #4626 [Tor Directory Authority]: Very high cpu usage for gabelmoo running master

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#4626: Very high cpu usage for gabelmoo running master
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 Reporter:  Sebastian                |          Owner:                    
     Type:  defect                   |         Status:  new               
 Priority:  normal                   |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.3.x-final
Component:  Tor Directory Authority  |        Version:                    
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   Points:                           |   Actualpoints:                    
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Comment(by rransom):

 Based on a later profile, it looks like we're seeing locking overhead
 inside OpenSSL, probably in or around its PRNG.  Hopefully the locking
 calls are inside the PRNG, where we can avoid them by hooking in our own
 (new) PRNG implementation.

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