[tor-bugs] #22798 [Core Tor/Tor]: Windows relay is several times slower than Linux relay

Wed Jul 5 16:23:19 UTC 2017

#22798: Windows relay is several times slower than Linux relay
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 Reporter:  Vort                           |          Owner:
     Type:  defect                         |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                         |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                           |  unspecified
Component:  Core Tor/Tor                   |        Version:  Tor: 0.2.9.11
 Severity:  Normal                         |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tor-relay performance windows  |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                                 |         Points:  5
 Reviewer:                                 |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by cypherpunks):

 > Incoming connections behaves like they have TCP window = default send
 buffer size = 8 KiB.
 > Outgoing connections, most likely, have 8 KiB buffers too. But they are
 not waiting until all ACKs arrive.

 Or maybe not, not 8k, not incoming, we need more measured data.

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