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Default: 20
Min: 3
Max: 1000
- Effect: This is the number of circuit build times to keep track of
- for the following option.
+ Effect: This is the number of circuit build outcomes (success vs
+ timeout) to keep track of for the following option.
cbtmaxtimeouts
Default: 18
@@ -644,6 +644,10 @@ Tables of Contents
circuit attempts, the client should discard all of its
history and begin learning a fresh timeout value.
+ Note that if this parameter's value is greater than the value
+ of 'cbtrecentcount', then the history will never be
+ discarded because of this feature.
+
cbtmincircs
Default: 100
Min: 1
@@ -651,6 +655,12 @@ Tables of Contents
Effect: This is the minimum number of circuits to build before
computing a timeout.
+ Note that if this parameter's value is higher than 1000 (the
+ number of time observations that a client keeps in its
+ circular buffer), circuit build timeout calculation is
+ effectively disabled, and the default timeouts are used
+ indefinitely.
+
cbtquantile
Default: 80
Min: 10