[tor-bugs] #4709 [Torflow]: Implement bwauth cap for TCP socket exhaustion

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#4709: Implement bwauth cap for TCP socket exhaustion
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 Reporter:  mikeperry    |          Owner:  mikeperry
     Type:  enhancement  |         Status:  new      
 Priority:  normal       |      Milestone:           
Component:  Torflow      |        Version:           
 Keywords:               |         Parent:           
   Points:               |   Actualpoints:           
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 Step 0 is to determine if any of the Gbit+ tor relays (especially
 Guard+Exit nodes) ever come close to running out of TCP sockets.

 Step 1 is find some way to measure stream failures from the bwauths,
 compute a stream_error value, and use it. See #4708 for more details on
 that.

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