[tor-bugs] #29102 [Core Tor/DirAuth]: Serialize padding state machine in consensus

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#29102: Serialize padding state machine in consensus
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 Reporter:  mikeperry         |          Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect            |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Low               |      Milestone:
Component:  Core Tor/DirAuth  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal            |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  wtf-pad           |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                    |         Points:  15
 Reviewer:                    |        Sponsor:  Sponsor2
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Changes (by mikeperry):

 * priority:  Medium => Low


Comment:

 Lowering priority: while I think there will be lots of research interest
 in different types of padding machines, I don't think the actual machine
 updates will require update via consensus until we start producing many
 different types of machines for different quantities of spare consensus
 overhead, which is a long way off.

 I think #29203 plus #29098 plus the existing global consensus padding rate
 limits are way more immediately useful for reacting to different amounts
 of network load than swapping machines in and out entirely on the fly, at
 least until we learn more.

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