[tor-bugs] #6363 [Tor Directory Authority]: Make directory authorities vote on "a" lines in consensus network status documents
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#6363: Make directory authorities vote on "a" lines in consensus network status
documents
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Reporter: ln5 | Owner: ln5
Type: enhancement | Status: accepted
Priority: normal | Milestone:
Component: Tor Directory Authority | Version:
Keywords: SponsorG20120930 | Parent: #4564
Points: | Actualpoints:
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Changes (by ln5):
* status: needs_revision => accepted
* cc: phobos, karsten (added)
Comment:
Replying to [comment:7 nickm]:
> > > Does this need to be deployed and producing "a" lines for September?
If so, it needs to go in 0.2.3.x, unfortunately. ("No" is the answer that
would make me happie.)
> >
> > External (SponsorG) deadline is September 30. Why does it have to go
> > in 0.2.3? Wouldn't the 0.2.4.1 (around September 7) be a good release
> > for this?
>
> Because the authorities won't all upgrade to 0.2.4.x on that timeframe.
Oh. I see. I guess this is a question for Andrew and maybe Karsten then.
Andrew, Karsten: Is there a way to avoid having to have "clients talk
to public relays" _deployed_ by the end of September?
> > > The logic for setting the 3rd argument for compare_vote_rs is pretty
complicated! Some comments might help me out.
> >
> > I'm afraid I don't understand. Do you mean that the places where we're
> > calling compare_vote_rs() are hard to understand? The
> >
> > consensus_method >= MIN_METHOD_FOR_A_LINES
> >
> > in compute_routerstatus_consensus()?
> >
>
> yes, those.
Comments added in 4aa76832, pushed to the same branch.
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