[tor-bugs] #22453 [Core Tor/Tor]: We should rip out the bandwidth self-test

[Tor Bug Tracker & Wiki]

#22453: We should rip out the bandwidth self-test
--------------------------+------------------------------------
 Reporter:  arma          |          Owner:
     Type:  enhancement   |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium        |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.3.2.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal        |     Resolution:
 Keywords:                |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                |         Points:
 Reviewer:                |        Sponsor:
--------------------------+------------------------------------

Comment (by arma):

 Replying to [comment:2 teor]:
 > It's useful as a fallback if we lose 2 bwauths, which almost happened
 yesterday.
 > And also, the bwauths depend on this test to provide their ratios
 between the observed and measured bandwidths.

 No, I think measuring and self-reporting bandwidth is useful for both the
 reasons you describe, but doing a little 500KB blitz of traffic at start
 time is not really helpful for either of those things.

--
Ticket URL: <https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/ticket/22453#comment:4>
Tor Bug Tracker & Wiki <https://trac.torproject.org/>
The Tor Project: anonymity online