[tor-bugs] #3375 [Tor Client]: NEWNYM does not abandon open rendezvous circuits

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#3375: NEWNYM does not abandon open rendezvous circuits
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 Reporter:  rransom     |          Owner:  rransom           
     Type:  defect      |         Status:  needs_review      
 Priority:  major       |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.1.x-final
Component:  Tor Client  |        Version:                    
 Keywords:              |         Parent:                    
   Points:              |   Actualpoints:                    
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Comment(by arma):

 Replying to [comment:3 rransom]:
 > Replying to [comment:2 nickm]:
 > > Is changing circuit_is_acceptable sufficient?  That is, will the
 having this circuit present but non-usable cause new introduction attempts
 to be made correctly, or will new attempts to connect to the hidden
 service fail while it's around?
 >
 > When I tested this patch, a new attempt to connect to a hidden service
 after NEWNYM succeeded (in refetching the descriptor, reintroducing to the
 HS, and building and using a second rendezvous circuit).

 Did you test it with a stream open during the newnym? I worry that your
 test did a newnym, causing the circuit to become dirty, causing it to be
 closed, and then of course your new connection worked as expected.

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