Always increment delays by at least 1.

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/src/or/directory.c b/src/or/directory.c
index f83f622030..ee42e2cd9b 100644
--- a/src/or/directory.c
+++ b/src/or/directory.c
@@ -3803,11 +3803,14 @@ next_random_exponential_delay(int delay, int max_delay)
   } else if (delay) {
     max_increment = INT_MAX-1;
   } else {
-    max_increment = 1; /* we're always willing to slow down a little. */
+    max_increment = 1;
   }
 
-  /* the + 1 here is so that we include the end of the interval */
-  int increment = crypto_rand_int(max_increment+1);
+  if (BUG(max_increment < 1))
+    max_increment = 1;
+
+  /* the + 1 here is so that we always wait longer than last time. */
+  int increment = crypto_rand_int(max_increment)+1;
 
   if (increment < max_delay - delay)
     return delay + increment;