[tor-bugs] #27244 [Core Tor/Tor]: Use mmap to hold our cached consensus, when we even need it stored in RAM at all.

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#27244: Use mmap to hold our cached consensus, when we even need it stored in RAM
at all.
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 Reporter:  nickm                                |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement                          |         Status:
                                                 |  merge_ready
 Priority:  Medium                               |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                                 |  0.3.6.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor                         |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  035-roadmap-master, 035-triaged-     |  Actual Points:
  in-20180711                                    |
Parent ID:  #27243                               |         Points:
 Reviewer:  ahf                                  |        Sponsor:
                                                 |  Sponsor8
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Comment (by ahf):

 > This will read past the end of the mmap into invalid memory. It's
 missing some changes that are in the branch parselen1-on-ticket27247
 (rebased on #27247 obviously).

 Could you elaborate a bit on what and where the issue is Nick's patches?

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