[tor-bugs] #21394 [Core Tor/Tor]: connection timeouts are affecting Tor Browser usability

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#21394: connection timeouts are affecting Tor Browser usability
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 Reporter:  arthuredelstein                      |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Very High                            |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                                 |  0.3.3.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor                         |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-performance, tbb-usability,      |  Actual Points:
  performance, tbb-needs                         |
Parent ID:                                       |         Points:
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by arthuredelstein):

 {{{
 11:06 <+gamambel> arthuredelstein: after the reboot yesterday, resolvconf
 reset the resolv.conf, so it did not contain the patched
                   lines
 11:06 <+gamambel> i guess i should add them somewhere in the resolvconf
 configuration instead of editing that file manually
 11:06 <+gamambel> all the 3 exits run on the same machine using the same
 resolv.conf
 11:10 <+gamambel> i added the option back now, so you can run the tests
 again
 }}}

 OK, I have just run the tests again. Results:
 https://arthuredelstein.net/tor/21394/exit_results_20171102_1548.json
 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rxXJnXCFP4CgUtNAC7L8x4wyDZMOyLq3zz5Aqhui6eE/edit?usp=sharing

 All 5 exits (HaveHeart, CriticalMass, sofia, StanMarsh, KyleBroflovski)
 had no timeouts! That's quite promising. I'm going to keep running the
 test today to see if that good behavior persists. And maybe after that we
 can revert resolv.conf and see if the timeouts reappear.

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