[tor-bugs] #1749 [Core Tor/Tor]: Split relay and link crypto across multiple CPU cores

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#1749: Split relay and link crypto across multiple CPU cores
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 Reporter:  nickm                                |          Owner:
                                                 |  chelseakomlo
     Type:  project                              |         Status:
                                                 |  assigned
 Priority:  High                                 |      Milestone:  Tor:
                                                 |  unspecified
Component:  Core Tor/Tor                         |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tor-relay, term-project-ideas,       |  Actual Points:
  threads, performance, 035-roadmap-master, 035  |
  -triaged-in-20180711                           |
Parent ID:                                       |         Points:  10
 Reviewer:                                       |        Sponsor:
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Comment (by teor):

 Replying to [comment:31 neel]:
 > Is any work being done on this?

 No.

 > Do we require Rust support before work can start?

 No, but reliable multithreaded code is hard to write in C.

 Maybe start with some easier tasks first?

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