[tor-bugs] #8976 [Core Tor/Tor]: rend_service_introduce() doesn't notice if the rendezvous point is on 127.0.0.1

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#8976: rend_service_introduce() doesn't notice if the rendezvous point is on
127.0.0.1
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 Reporter:  arma          |          Owner:  teor
     Type:  defect        |         Status:  merge_ready
 Priority:  Medium        |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.2.4.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |        Version:  Tor: 0.2.3.21-rc
 Severity:  Normal        |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tor-hs        |  Actual Points:
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 Reviewer:                |        Sponsor:  SponsorR-must
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Comment (by arma):

 That's quite a bit of code!

 Do we actually think this needs a backport? It looks like it just saves a
 bit of wasted energy (building circuits) by an onion service in one edge
 case, while leaving other (unfixable) edge cases in place.

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