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| author | Nick Mathewson <nickm@torproject.org> | 2016-08-25 14:32:10 -0400 |
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| committer | Nick Mathewson <nickm@torproject.org> | 2016-08-25 14:32:10 -0400 |
| commit | 90bcfa2274a7b95bd4ff76b1c5c05e05cb8e571f (patch) | |
| tree | 0d83dece85b5e3f0ed3d2bef2245c602e5fbc68b | |
| parent | 1dfa2213a424c36d4aa70fdab60b27b6b5e1ced2 (diff) | |
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changes file and docs for 18640.
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diff --git a/changes/18640 b/changes/18640 new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..de63da6655 --- /dev/null +++ b/changes/18640 @@ -0,0 +1,6 @@ + o Major features (resource management): + - Tor now includes support for noticing when we are about to run out of + sockets, and preemptively closing connections of lower priority. + (This feature is off by default for now, since the current prioritizing + method is not mature enough yet. You can enable it by setting + "DisableOOSCheck 0".) Closes ticket 18640. diff --git a/doc/tor.1.txt b/doc/tor.1.txt index 055073656b..ebf16f3397 100644 --- a/doc/tor.1.txt +++ b/doc/tor.1.txt @@ -2041,6 +2041,12 @@ is non-zero): this. If this option is set to 0, Tor will try to pick a reasonable default based on your system's physical memory. (Default: 0) +[[DisableOOSCheck]] **DisableOOSCheck** **0**|**1**:: + This option disables the code that closes connections when Tor notices + that it is running low on sockets. Right now, it is on by default, + since the existing out-of-sockets mechanism tends to kill OR connections + more than it should. (Default: 1) + [[SigningKeyLifetime]] **SigningKeyLifetime** __N__ **days**|**weeks**|**months**:: For how long should each Ed25519 signing key be valid? Tor uses a permanent master identity key that can be kept offline, and periodically |