[tor-bugs] #15518 [Tor]: Tor considers routers in the same IPv6 /16 to be "in the same subnet"

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#15518: Tor considers routers in the same IPv6 /16 to be "in the same subnet"
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     Reporter:  isis    |      Owner:
         Type:  defect  |     Status:  new
     Priority:  normal  |  Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.???
    Component:  Tor     |    Version:
   Resolution:          |   Keywords:  ipv6, path, path-bias 026-backport
Actual Points:          |  Parent ID:
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Changes (by nickm):

 * priority:  major => normal
 * milestone:  Tor: 0.2.7.x-final => Tor: 0.2.???


Comment:

 Fortunately, that function is only called on the output of
 node_get_addr(), which calls node_get_prim_orport(), which can only return
 an IPv4 address.  But we should come back to this when we do more with
 IPv6 addresses, and also when we fix #7193.

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