[tor-bugs] #4359 [Torflow]: Minimize time between new relay appearing and having some bw vote for it

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#4359: Minimize time between new relay appearing and having some bw vote for it
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 Reporter:  arma         |          Owner:  mikeperry
     Type:  enhancement  |         Status:  new      
 Priority:  normal       |      Milestone:           
Component:  Torflow      |        Version:           
 Keywords:               |         Parent:  #2286    
   Points:               |   Actualpoints:           
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Comment(by mikeperry):

 There already is logic to measure least-measured nodes first in a given
 slice, but if the relays show up in a ratio percentile slice that is not
 actively being scanned, they will wait until that slice starts being
 scanned.

 One hack to accomplish this is to devote a single dedicated scanner that
 only scans the slice of nodes with descriptor bandwidth equal to consensus
 bandwidth.

 However, since the slices are created based on percentiles, it will be
 hard to predict which ratios are scanned first.

 My opinion is that the bandwidth auths are not the place to add excessive
 complexity for measurement security, because they aren't really about
 providing secure measurements. I think A+A' of #2286 are the right way to
 solve the security issue in the short term.

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