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1 files changed, 14 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/or/networkstatus.c b/src/or/networkstatus.c
index e942567403..0290832c3a 100644
--- a/src/or/networkstatus.c
+++ b/src/or/networkstatus.c
@@ -211,7 +211,8 @@ router_reload_consensus_networkstatus(void)
s = read_file_to_str(options->FallbackNetworkstatusFile,
RFTS_IGNORE_MISSING, NULL);
if (s) {
- if (networkstatus_set_current_consensus(s, flags)) {
+ if (networkstatus_set_current_consensus(s,
+ flags|NSSET_ACCEPT_OBSOLETE)) {
log_info(LD_FS, "Couldn't load consensus networkstatus from \"%s\"",
options->FallbackNetworkstatusFile);
} else {
@@ -1371,6 +1372,8 @@ networkstatus_copy_old_consensus_info(networkstatus_t *new_c,
* cache. If flags & NSSET_WAS_WAITING_FOR_CERTS, this networkstatus was
* already received, but we were waiting for certificates on it. If flags &
* NSSET_DONT_DOWNLOAD_CERTS, do not launch certificate downloads as needed.
+ * If flags & NSSET_ACCEPT_OBSOLETE, then we should be willing to take this
+ * consensus, even if it comes from many days in the past.
*
* Return 0 on success, <0 on failure. On failure, caller should increment
* the failure count as appropriate.
@@ -1388,6 +1391,7 @@ networkstatus_set_current_consensus(const char *consensus, unsigned flags)
const unsigned from_cache = flags & NSSET_FROM_CACHE;
const unsigned was_waiting_for_certs = flags & NSSET_WAS_WAITING_FOR_CERTS;
const unsigned dl_certs = !(flags & NSSET_DONT_DOWNLOAD_CERTS);
+ const unsigned accept_obsolete = flags & NSSET_ACCEPT_OBSOLETE;
/* Make sure it's parseable. */
c = networkstatus_parse_vote_from_string(consensus, NULL, NS_TYPE_CONSENSUS);
@@ -1397,6 +1401,15 @@ networkstatus_set_current_consensus(const char *consensus, unsigned flags)
goto done;
}
+ if (from_cache && !accept_obsolete &&
+ c->valid_until < now-OLD_ROUTER_DESC_MAX_AGE) {
+ /* XXX022 when we try to make fallbackconsensus work again, we should
+ * consider taking this out. Until then, believing obsolete consensuses
+ * is causing more harm than good. See also bug 887. */
+ log_info(LD_DIR, "Loaded an obsolete consensus. Discarding.");
+ goto done;
+ }
+
if (current_consensus &&
!memcmp(c->networkstatus_digest, current_consensus->networkstatus_digest,
DIGEST_LEN)) {