[tor-bugs] #23620 [Core Tor/Tor]: Tor lies about "Optimistically trying directory fetches again"

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#23620: Tor lies about "Optimistically trying directory fetches again"
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 Reporter:  teor          |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect        |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium        |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.3.2.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |        Version:  Tor: 0.3.0.10
 Severity:  Normal        |     Resolution:
 Keywords:                |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:  #21969        |         Points:  1
 Reviewer:                |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by teor):

 * parent:   => #21969


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:2 nickm]:
 > Hm. We could easily just change the warning to end "Optimistically
 marking [any] stalled directory downloads as retryable" ?
 >
 > And we could change "Application request" to better describe whether
 it's a user request or an internally-generated stream?
 >
 > This looks, maybe, like some kind of crazy deadlock where we can't
 download directory info without circuits, and we can't open circuits
 without directory info?  Did we have one of those recently?

 Yes, it happens in #21969 and children. There seem to be a few root
 causes, so it's plausible that they could cause this bug,

 Setting parent to #21969, so we close this when it closes.

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