[tor-bugs] #30293 [Core Tor/Tor]: Refactor periodic event system so mainloop doesn't necessarily own everything.

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#30293: Refactor periodic event system so mainloop doesn't necessarily own
everything.
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 Reporter:  nickm         |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect        |         Status:  needs_review
 Priority:  Medium        |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.4.1.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal        |     Resolution:
 Keywords:                |  Actual Points:  .5
Parent ID:  #30292        |         Points:  .5
 Reviewer:  dgoulet       |        Sponsor:  Sponsor31-can
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Changes (by nickm):

 * status:  needs_revision => needs_review


Comment:

 I've fixed the Travis issues (I hope), removed some now-needless calls to
 initialize_periodic_events, and added a documentation commit to rename
 some functions and try to make the code more logical.

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