[tor-bugs] #7743 [Tor]: Avoid needless wasted space in cells

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#7743: Avoid needless wasted space in cells
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 Reporter:  nickm                                    |          Owner:  nickm             
     Type:  defect                                   |         Status:  needs_review      
 Priority:  critical                                 |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.4.x-final
Component:  Tor                                      |        Version:                    
 Keywords:  backport-023 tor-relay regression bwbug  |         Parent:                    
   Points:                                           |   Actualpoints:                    
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Comment(by nickm):

 Replying to [comment:6 arma]:
 > Right, we never did the consensus param since our refill code couldn't
 handle being changed.
 >
 > That said, do we have any evidence that this feared bug is for real
 much? connection_bucket_round_robin() tries pretty hard to fill its cell.

 It tries, but it can leave cells low when the per-tick bandwidth isn't
 huge.  Please engage with the bug reporter if you don't believe me.

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