[tor-bugs] #14918 [Tor]: Tor 0.2.6.2-alpha complaining about "no exits in consensus" but consensus actually seems fine

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#14918: Tor 0.2.6.2-alpha complaining about "no exits in consensus" but consensus
actually seems fine
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     Reporter:  fk      |      Owner:
         Type:  defect  |     Status:  closed
     Priority:  normal  |  Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.6.x-final
    Component:  Tor     |    Version:  Tor: 0.2.6.2-alpha
   Resolution:  fixed   |   Keywords:  tor-relay regression
Actual Points:          |  Parent ID:
       Points:          |
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Comment (by fk):

 Looks like there's another (presumably new) problem in
 compute_frac_paths_available().

 The number of final exits present seems to consistently stay the same or
 go down and does not even stop at zero:

 {{{
 Feb 17 22:23:51.000 [notice] {DIR} 7117 usable, 5619 present (descs).
 Feb 17 22:23:51.000 [notice] {DIR} 1152 usable, 911 present (desc exits).
 Feb 17 22:23:51.000 [notice] {NET} exits: 911 present, 1152 usable
 Feb 17 22:23:51.000 [notice] {DIR} 1152 usable, 911 present (desc exits).
 Feb 17 22:23:51.000 [notice] {NET} myexits: 911 present, 1152 usable
 Feb 17 22:23:51.000 [notice] {DIR} 7117 usable, 5619 present (descs).
 Feb 17 22:23:51.000 [notice] {NET} myexits_unflagged (initial): 5619
 present, 7117 usable
 Feb 17 22:23:51.000 [notice] {NET} myexits_unflagged (final): 113 present,
 1611 usable
 Feb 17 22:23:51.000 [notice] {NET} f_exit: 1.00, f_myexit: 1.00,
 f_myexit_unflagged: 1.00
 Feb 17 22:25:52.000 [notice] {DIR} 7117 usable, 5619 present (descs).
 Feb 17 22:25:52.000 [notice] {DIR} 1152 usable, 911 present (desc exits).
 Feb 17 22:25:52.000 [notice] {NET} exits: 911 present, 1152 usable
 Feb 17 22:25:52.000 [notice] {DIR} 1152 usable, 911 present (desc exits).
 Feb 17 22:25:52.000 [notice] {NET} myexits: 911 present, 1152 usable
 Feb 17 22:25:52.000 [notice] {DIR} 7117 usable, 5619 present (descs).
 Feb 17 22:25:52.000 [notice] {NET} myexits_unflagged (initial): 5619
 present, 7117 usable
 Feb 17 22:25:52.000 [notice] {NET} myexits_unflagged (final): 113 present,
 1611 usable
 Feb 17 22:25:52.000 [notice] {NET} f_exit: 1.00, f_myexit: 1.00,
 f_myexit_unflagged: 1.00
 Feb 17 22:27:23.000 [notice] {DIR} 7020 usable, 4643 present (descs).
 Feb 17 22:27:23.000 [notice] {DIR} 1151 usable, 763 present (desc exits).
 Feb 17 22:27:23.000 [notice] {NET} exits: 763 present, 1151 usable
 Feb 17 22:27:23.000 [notice] {DIR} 1151 usable, 763 present (desc exits).
 Feb 17 22:27:23.000 [notice] {NET} myexits: 763 present, 1151 usable
 Feb 17 22:27:23.000 [notice] {DIR} 7020 usable, 4643 present (descs).
 Feb 17 22:27:23.000 [notice] {NET} myexits_unflagged (initial): 4643
 present, 7020 usable
 Feb 17 22:27:23.000 [notice] {NET} myexits_unflagged (final): -758
 present, 1619 usable
 Feb 17 22:27:23.000 [notice] {NET} f_exit: 1.00, f_myexit: 1.00,
 f_myexit_unflagged: 0.99
 Feb 17 22:27:53.000 [notice] {DIR} 7020 usable, 4643 present (descs).
 Feb 17 22:27:53.000 [notice] {DIR} 1151 usable, 763 present (desc exits).
 Feb 17 22:27:53.000 [notice] {NET} exits: 763 present, 1151 usable
 Feb 17 22:27:53.000 [notice] {DIR} 1151 usable, 763 present (desc exits).
 Feb 17 22:27:53.000 [notice] {NET} myexits: 763 present, 1151 usable
 Feb 17 22:27:53.000 [notice] {DIR} 7020 usable, 4643 present (descs).
 Feb 17 22:27:53.000 [notice] {NET} myexits_unflagged (initial): 4643
 present, 7020 usable
 Feb 17 22:27:53.000 [notice] {NET} myexits_unflagged (final): -758
 present, 1619 usable
 [...]
 Feb 18 11:14:13.000 [notice] {DIR} 6945 usable, 692 present (descs).
 Feb 18 11:14:13.000 [notice] {DIR} 1146 usable, 121 present (desc exits).
 Feb 18 11:14:13.000 [notice] {NET} exits: 121 present, 1146 usable
 Feb 18 11:14:13.000 [notice] {DIR} 1146 usable, 121 present (desc exits).
 Feb 18 11:14:13.000 [notice] {NET} myexits: 121 present, 1146 usable
 Feb 18 11:14:13.000 [notice] {DIR} 6945 usable, 692 present (descs).
 Feb 18 11:14:13.000 [notice] {NET} myexits_unflagged (initial): 692
 present, 6945 usable
 Feb 18 11:14:13.000 [notice] {NET} myexits_unflagged (final): -4641
 present, 1612 usable
 Feb 18 11:14:13.000 [notice] {NET} f_exit: 1.00, f_myexit: 1.00,
 f_myexit_unflagged: 0.98
 }}}

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