[tor-bugs] #19124 [Core Tor/Tor]: Shared Random and Half-Hour Consensuses

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#19124: Shared Random and Half-Hour Consensuses
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 Reporter:  teor          |          Owner:
     Type:  defect        |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium        |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.9.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal        |     Resolution:
 Keywords:                |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:  #16943        |         Points:
 Reviewer:                |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by teor):

 Apparently it's possible to get up to 5 & 3 (so I would imagine the values
 depend on the amount of time the authority is offline):
 {{{
 May 21 10:52:31.000 [debug] should_keep_commit(): SR: Ignoring non-
 authoritative commit.
 May 21 12:59:15.000 [warn] Your system clock just jumped 7469 seconds
 forward; assuming established circuits no longer work.
 May 21 12:59:16.000 [notice] Choosing expected valid-after time as
 2016-05-21 17:00:00: consensus_set=1, interval=3600
 May 21 12:59:16.000 [info] sr_state_update(): SR: State prepared for new
 voting period (2016-05-21 17:00:00). Current phase is reveal (5 commit & 2
 reveal rounds).
 May 21 12:59:16.000 [notice] Choosing expected valid-after time as
 2016-05-21 17:00:00: consensus_set=1, interval=3600
 May 21 12:59:17.000 [notice] Choosing valid-after time in vote as
 2016-05-21 17:00:00: consensus_set=1, last_interval=3600
 May 21 13:00:01.000 [notice] Choosing expected valid-after time as
 2016-05-21 17:30:00: consensus_set=0, interval=1800
 May 21 13:00:01.000 [info] sr_state_update(): SR: State prepared for new
 voting period (2016-05-21 17:30:00). Current phase is reveal (5 commit & 3
 reveal rounds).
 May 21 13:00:01.000 [notice] Choosing expected valid-after time as
 2016-05-21 17:30:00: consensus_set=0, interval=1800
 }}}

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