[tor-bugs] #5231 [Tor Client]: Sometimes Tor makes very long (=many hops) circuits

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#5231: Sometimes Tor makes very long (=many hops) circuits
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 Reporter:  Sebastian   |          Owner:                    
     Type:  defect      |         Status:  needs_review      
 Priority:  normal      |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.3.x-final
Component:  Tor Client  |        Version:                    
 Keywords:              |         Parent:                    
   Points:              |   Actualpoints:                    
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Comment(by Sebastian):

 Replying to [comment:3 nickm]:
 > The patch seems reasonable, I think.

 Agreed.

 > If I understand wanoskarnet's comments above correctly, I think he's
 saying: "Extra-long circuits can happen not only if we cannibalize an
 already-cannibalized circuit, but also if we cannibalize a circuit that
 was already 4 hops for some other reason, such as having a fixed exit or
 something like that."

 That's how I understand it, too.

 > Oh, what about bridge users?  Their circuits are already an extra hop
 long, right?

 We never implemented it that way, did we? Even with the bridges putting
 circuits through their own guards design (which we haven't done yet
 either), the bridge using client would still only think it's a three-hop
 circuit.

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