[tor-bugs] #24857 [Core Tor/Tor]: Tor uses 100% CPU when accessing the cache directory on Windows

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#24857: Tor uses 100% CPU when accessing the cache directory on Windows
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 Reporter:  Eugene646                            |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:
                                                 |  needs_revision
 Priority:  Medium                               |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                                 |  unspecified
Component:  Core Tor/Tor                         |        Version:  Tor:
                                                 |  0.3.1.9
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  cpu, windows, linux, performance,    |  Actual Points:
  regression, 033-triage-20180326,               |
  033-removed-20180326, 034-deferred-20180602,   |
  035-removed-20180711, 032-unreached-backport,  |
  040-roadmap-proposed, 033-unreached-backport-  |
  maybe                                          |
Parent ID:  #25500                               |         Points:
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by cypherpunks):

 just a short note, when running in relay mode this seems to happen every
 here and there.
 with micro-descriptors the CPU-usage spikes is much less.
 my non-exit relay seems to suffer from this issue too.

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