[tor-bugs] #18640 [Core Tor/Tor]: Use smarter algorithms to handle socket exhaustion

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#18640: Use smarter algorithms to handle socket exhaustion
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 Reporter:  nickm                                |          Owner:  andrea
     Type:  enhancement                          |         Status:
                                                 |  needs_review
 Priority:  Medium                               |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                                 |  0.2.9.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor                         |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tor-dos, TorCoreTeam201606, review-  |  Actual Points:  4
  group-5, review-group-7                        |
Parent ID:  #17293                               |         Points:  3
 Reviewer:  nickm                                |        Sponsor:
                                                 |  SponsorU-can
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Changes (by andrea):

 * status:  needs_revision => needs_review


Comment:

 My ticket18640_v3 branch now has all the requested fixes except for a
 heuristic that considers more connection types, and a new DisableOOSCheck
 flag, currently enabled by default.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/18640#comment:22>
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