[tor-bugs] #17635 [Tor]: Assertion due to periodic event initialization being too late.

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#17635: Assertion due to periodic event initialization being too late.
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 Reporter:  yawning          |          Owner:
     Type:  defect           |         Status:  needs_review
 Priority:  Medium           |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.8.x-final
Component:  Tor              |        Version:  Tor: unspecified
 Severity:  Major            |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tor-core, crash  |  Actual Points:
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Changes (by yawning):

 * status:  new => needs_review


Comment:

 There's no reason not to initialize periodic events as the first thing we
 do when preparing to enter the main loop, since the events themselves
 won't get actually ran until all the setup is done.

 https://github.com/Yawning/tor/compare/bug17635

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