[tor-bugs] #19435 [Core Tor/Tor]: Negative number of suppressed messages

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#19435: Negative number of suppressed messages
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 Reporter:  twim          |          Owner:
     Type:  defect        |         Status:  needs_revision
 Priority:  Medium        |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.9.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal        |     Resolution:
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Parent ID:                |         Points:
 Reviewer:                |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by nickm):

 * status:  needs_review => needs_revision


Comment:

 NAK on this patch: the point of the rate limiter is to avoid filling the
 log.  If we log up to one message per second, then we will still fill the
 log.

 IMO a  better fix would be to set the rate limiter so that if it is
 INT_MAX, the count does not increment any more.

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