log when we finish a circuit after being offline

2 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/changes/bug1362 b/changes/bug1362
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e06393765b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/bug1362
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+  o Minor features:
+    - When we run out of directory information such that we can't build
+      circuits, but then get enough that we can build circuits, log when
+      we actually construct a circuit, so the user has a better chance of
+      knowing what's going on. Fixes bug 1362.
diff --git a/src/or/routerlist.c b/src/or/routerlist.c
index b77107ca0b..f4c1660629 100644
--- a/src/or/routerlist.c
+++ b/src/or/routerlist.c
@@ -4783,6 +4783,13 @@ update_router_have_minimum_dir_info(void)
     log(quiet ? LOG_INFO : LOG_NOTICE, LD_DIR,
         "Our directory information is no longer up-to-date "
         "enough to build circuits: %s", dir_info_status);
+
+    /* a) make us log when we next complete a circuit, so we know when Tor
+     * is back up and usable, and b) disable some activities that Tor
+     * should only do while circuits are working, like reachability tests
+     * and fetching bridge descriptors only over circuits. */
+    has_completed_circuit = 0;
+
     control_event_client_status(LOG_NOTICE, "NOT_ENOUGH_DIR_INFO");
   }
   have_min_dir_info = res;