[tor-bugs] #9645 [Tor]: Tor client goes berserk downloading microdescriptors forever, if you rm -rf its datadir

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#9645: Tor client goes berserk downloading microdescriptors forever, if you rm -rf
its datadir
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     Reporter:  arma    |      Owner:
         Type:  defect  |     Status:  needs_review
     Priority:  normal  |  Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.4.x-final
    Component:  Tor     |    Version:
   Resolution:          |   Keywords:  tor-client
Actual Points:          |  Parent ID:
       Points:          |
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Changes (by nickm):

 * status:  new => needs_review


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:3 nickm]:
 > One option would be just to hold them in RAM when writing to disk fails,
 and not save them to disk at all.

 This is now "bug9645" in my public repository.

 > Another (simpler) option would be to exit Tor in this case.

 This is now "bug9645_big_hammer" in my public repository.

 These are incompatible with one another, and they both make the #9639 fix
 unneeded.

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