[tor-bugs] #9403 [arm]: consider using PyPy with 'arm' where appropriate

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#9403: consider using PyPy with 'arm' where appropriate
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 Reporter:  gmorehouse         |          Owner:  atagar
     Type:  enhancement        |         Status:  new   
 Priority:  normal             |      Milestone:        
Component:  arm                |        Version:        
 Keywords:  arm, python, pypy  |         Parent:        
   Points:                     |   Actualpoints:        
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 I'm currently doing a lot of experimentation with Tor relays on single-
 board computers such as the Raspberry Pi.  Currently, 'arm' is *very*
 heavy on such machines, taking a lot of memory and CPU.

 It might be worth it to release a PyPy[1] powered version if it results in
 significant improvements in speed and/or memory usage on resource-limited
 systems with ARM CPUs.  Or, possibly, to build alternate packages for
 users of the Tor Project repos for Debian et al.

 [1] http://pypy.org/

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