[tor-bugs] #31995 [Core Tor/Tor]: test fail: assert(ip->time_to_expire OP_GE now + INTRO_POINT_LIFETIME_MIN_SECONDS

Wed Oct 9 09:45:57 UTC 2019

#31995: test fail: assert(ip->time_to_expire OP_GE now +
INTRO_POINT_LIFETIME_MIN_SECONDS
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 Reporter:  asn                       |          Owner:  asn
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  needs_review
 Priority:  High                      |      Milestone:  Tor: 0.4.2.x-final
Component:  Core Tor/Tor              |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                    |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tor-test tor-hs 042-must  |  Actual Points:  0.3
Parent ID:                            |         Points:
 Reviewer:  dgoulet                   |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by asn):

 * status:  assigned => needs_review

Comment:

 OK here is the current theory:

 The HS intro point code uses approx_time() as its timing source, but the
 test never actually updates approx_time(). This means that approx_time()
 is stuck to the old value, and if tests run very slow it can get majorly
 from time(NULL).

 Please see https://github.com/torproject/tor/pull/1399

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